On Sat, 17 Jun 2017 13:48:32 +0100 Peter Smith wrote: > Hello list, > > I'm playing around with sa-compile in an attempt to improve > performance, but I have a couple of questions that I can't find > answered in the online docs. > > 1) After compiling, my compiled ruleset is stored in > /var/lib/spamassassin/compiled/5.014/3.004001. Do I now need to > remove my rules from /etc/mail/spamassassin/
You don't need to remove anything. The stock rules aren't stored there anyway, it's just local rules. > 3) If it's correct to keep my uncompiled rules > in /etc/mail/spamassassin, what happens if these rules are modified? > Does spamassassin spot the change and invalidate the compiled rules, > or will it carry on using the compiled version (until I recompile) ? IIRC, it loops through the body rules parsed-out of the various .cf files, if there is a valid binary version of a rule, it's used, otherwise the rule is evaluated in perl. So changes should get picked-up and deleted rules shouldn't be run. However, unless you are using very low-end hardware, you might as well rerun sa-compile.
