[Pkg-clamav-devel] Bug#624380: Bug#624380: clamav-base: Please package huge example files seperately or move them to clamav-docs

[Axel Beckert]

Hi Stephen,

Stephen Gran wrote:
> > With the exception of the example configuration file, those files are
> > probably not needed by the vast majority of the clamav users, yet all of
> > them have to waste those 26 MB of disk space and download time when
> > installing e.g. freshclam which has a hard dependency.
> 
> We've been around this before, unfortunately.  The problem is that we
> can't require a network connection for users installing the software,
> and without these files, the dependencies can end up installing
> non-functional software.  I'm afraid I don't see any way out of this
> one.

Hmm, I then see the following three problems (or just don't understand
the reasoning for it):

A) Why are files necessary to get a working software installed in
   /usr/share/_doc_/$package/_examples_? IMHO that's a totally
   inappropriate location for them.

B) What is the package clamav-data then for? It has btw. also a size
   of 26 MB. Coincidence?

C) clamav doesn't depend on clamav-base, it just recommends it. Just
   clamav-freshclam does depend on it, which, according to your
   arguments, does not need those files as the sole purpose of package
   is to fetch signature updates via the internet.

		Regards, Axel
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