Docs confusion and missing dependency on EL9
Gerald Vogt <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.mail.spam.spamassassin.general |
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Hi, for testing I tried to install spamassassin 4.0.1 on EL9 (AlmaLinux 9.4). I have noticed some dependencies are not mentioned on the INSTALL page: I have had to install perl-ExtUtils-MakeMaker.noarch to run Makefile.PL I have had to install perl-Archive-Tar.noarch to run sa-update. Those two are nowhere mentioned. It also took me a while to find the instructions how to install. I started at https://spamassassin.apache.org/index.html where "Click here to get started using SpamAssassin! " looked promising. But at https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/SPAMASSASSIN/StartUsing I have spent considerable time to look for where to download and how to actually install spamassassin, but eventually gave up. Only now I have found some instructions on the SingleUserUnixInstall page. So I have circled back and checked the Download link from the top. There I can download the tar, get hints on Upgrading but still nothing on installation. The Wiki and FAQ links from the top are not helpful either. So eventually, I have found it on "Docs", pointing to the INSTALL file. From experience, that it not really the first place I would look. I would think the "Get Started" page should have a link to the Download and INSTALL page at the beginning. Downloading and installing seem to be the obvious first steps to get started. The Download page should have a link for INSTALL like it already has for the Upgrade. And I would say "Where to download" and "How to install" are pretty common FAQs, too. I hope this helps. Thanks, Gerald