#50570: Installing clamav/clamav-server is very annoying on MacPorts -----------------------------------+----------------------- Reporter: graziosi.angelo@… | Owner: pixilla@… Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: 2.3.4 Resolution: | Keywords: Port: clamav clamav-server | -----------------------------------+----------------------- Comment (by graziosi.angelo@…): Replying to [comment:7 dluke@…]:
Replying to [comment:6 graziosi.angelo@…]:
I don't understand why an user should "install/use clamav without" a mechanism to selfupdate its "vital" database... as occurs on other systems
you may want to update the db via cron (instead of running freshclam) you may be running on a host that only has periodic internet connection.
Also, 'freshclam' running as a daemon doesn't necessarily mean you want 'clamd' running all the time.
In any event, the port you want is 'clamav-server' which if you install also installs the 'clamav' port. So if the clamav-server is updated, you should be happy.
No, I fear that I will not be happy.. On GNU/linux I have installed *only* "clamav" and every time I run manually "sudo freshclam" I find that the database is already updated... -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/50570#comment:8> MacPorts <https://www.macports.org/> Ports system for OS X