[clamav-users] Opinion wanted: Change default config directory usr/clamav

[Frans de Boer]

On 7/31/21 2:03 PM, Micah Snyder (micasnyd) via clamav-users wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I could use your opinion about a change we'd planned to make in 0.104. 
> By request, I'd made this pull request to change the default directory 
> for the config files from <prefix>/etc to <prefix>/etc/clamav. The 
> purpose being to de-clutter /usr/local/etc: 
> https://github.com/Cisco-Talos/clamav/pull/182 
> <https://github.com/Cisco-Talos/clamav/pull/182>
>
> I procrastinated merging it for a long time because while it feels 
> like a good change it will require a change to our test framework and 
> would likely break scripts for other users as well. Some justification 
> for the change at this time is that with the build system change to 
> cmake, users will likely have to change the same scripts anyhow so we 
> don't have any better time.
>
> Unfortunately, I procrastinated it so hard I forgot to merge it before 
> the first release candidate. Now, I can't decide if it's right to 
> merge it before the second release candidate or throw it away. I would 
> like your opinion.
>
> Regards,
> Micah
In the past I already used /etc/clamav for the configuration file, just 
for the same reason: avoiding cluttering.
Now, since <prefix>/etc has become the norm, it's only logical - for the 
same reason - to use the proposed form of <prefix>/etc/clamav as the 
default. I already use it this way.

Regards, Frans.