Update Linux compilation guide and Docker helper script; enhance fallback logic in drive enumeration

Author: codeyourweb

README.linux-compilation.md

@@ -71,10 +71,11 @@ sudo dnf install -y \
     gcc \
     pkgconf \
     git \
-    openssl-devel
+    openssl-devel \
+    zlib-devel
 ```
 
-> ⚠️ **Fedora-specific workaround**: After installing YARA, you may encounter library linking issues. See the [troubleshooting section](#fedora-library-workaround) below for the required additional steps.
+> ⚠️ **Fedora-specific workaround**: Depending on your Fedora version, after installing YARA, you may encounter library linking issues. See the [troubleshooting section](#fedora-library-workaround) below for the required additional steps.
 
 ### Arch Linux
 
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ sudo pacman -S \
 mkdir -p ~/build && cd ~/build
 
 # Download latest stable release
-YARA_VERSION="4.5.0"  # Check https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/releases for latest
+YARA_VERSION="4.5.5"  # Check https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/releases for latest
 wget https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/archive/v${YARA_VERSION}.tar.gz
 tar -xzf v${YARA_VERSION}.tar.gz
 cd yara-${YARA_VERSION}
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ sudo ldconfig
 yara --version
 
 # Verify library linking
+export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$PKG_CONFIG_PATH:/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig
 pkg-config --cflags --libs yara
 
 # Test with simple rule
@@ -150,7 +152,6 @@ CGO requires specific flags to link with the YARA library:
 # Add to your ~/.bashrc or ~/.profile
 export CGO_CFLAGS="-I/usr/local/include"
 export CGO_LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/lib -lyara"
-export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig:$PKG_CONFIG_PATH"
 
 # Reload environment
 source ~/.bashrc

docker/docker-helper.ps1

@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ function Run-Runtime {
         $entrypointArgs = @("--entrypoint", "/bin/bash")
         $commandArgs = @()
     } else {
-        $commandArgs = @("-c", $configFileInContainer)
+        $commandArgs = @("-c", $configFileInContainer, "--root", "/scan")
         if ($Triage) {
             $commandArgs += "-t"
             Write-Info "Triage mode enabled - continuous monitoring active"

main.go

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func RunProgramWithParameters(pConfigPath string, pSfxPath string, pSilentMode b
 		go MainFastfinderRoutine(config, pConfigPath, false, pSfxPath, pTriage, pLogVerbosity, pRootPath)
 		MainWindow()
 	} else {
-		LogMessage(LOG_INFO, LineBreak+"================================================"+LineBreak+RenderFastfinderLogo()+"================================================"+LineBreak)
+		fmt.Print(LineBreak + "================================================" + LineBreak + RenderFastfinderLogo() + "================================================" + LineBreak)
 		MainFastfinderRoutine(config, pConfigPath, false, pSfxPath, pTriage, pLogVerbosity, pRootPath)
 	}
 
@@ -186,8 +186,17 @@ func MainFastfinderRoutine(config Configuration, pConfigPath string, pNoAdvUI bo
 	for _, basePath := range baseDrives {
 		LogMessage(LOG_VERBOSE, "(INFO)", "Enumerating files in", basePath)
 
+		// Calculate excluded paths for this base path
+		var currentExcludedPaths []string
+		currentExcludedPaths = append(currentExcludedPaths, excludedPaths...)
+
 		if runtime.GOOS != "windows" {
-			excludedPaths = append(excludedPaths, basePath)
+			// Exclude other base drives that are subdirectories of the current base path
+			for _, otherPath := range baseDrives {
+				if otherPath != basePath && strings.HasPrefix(otherPath, basePath) {
+					currentExcludedPaths = append(currentExcludedPaths, otherPath)
+				}
+			}
 		}
 
 		// Prepare path regex patterns
@@ -205,7 +214,7 @@ func MainFastfinderRoutine(config Configuration, pConfigPath string, pNoAdvUI bo
 
 		// Start enumeration in a separate goroutine
 		LogMessage(LOG_VERBOSE, "(INFO)", "Starting file enumeration in", basePath)
-		pipeline.StartEnumeration([]string{basePath}, excludedPaths)
+		pipeline.StartEnumeration([]string{basePath}, currentExcludedPaths)
 
 		// Start scanning based on configuration
 		if len(config.Input.Content.Grep) > 0 || len(config.Input.Content.Checksum) > 0 || len(config.Input.Content.Yara) > 0 {

utils_linux.go

@@ -143,16 +143,24 @@ func EnumLogicalDrives() (drivesInfo []DriveInfo, excludedPaths []string) {
 
 	// Fallback for containers: if nothing was found, use a mounted scan root
 	if len(drivesInfo) == 0 {
+		LogMessage(LOG_VERBOSE, "[COMPAT]", "No block devices found - checking for container environment")
+		
 		root := os.Getenv("FASTFINDER_SCAN_ROOT")
 		if root == "" {
 			root = "/scan"
 		}
 
+		LogMessage(LOG_VERBOSE, "[COMPAT]", "Attempting to use fallback scan root:", root)
+		
 		if info, err := os.Stat(root); err == nil && info.IsDir() {
-			LogMessage(LOG_INFO, "[COMPAT]", "No block devices found; using fallback scan root", root)
+			LogMessage(LOG_INFO, "[COMPAT]", "Container detected: using fallback scan root", root)
 			drivesInfo = append(drivesInfo, DriveInfo{Name: root, Type: DRIVE_FIXED})
 		} else {
-			LogMessage(LOG_ERROR, "[COMPAT]", "Fallback scan root not accessible", root)
+			if err != nil {
+				LogMessage(LOG_ERROR, "[COMPAT]", "Fallback scan root not accessible (stat error):", root, "Error:", err.Error())
+			} else {
+				LogMessage(LOG_ERROR, "[COMPAT]", "Fallback scan root exists but is not a directory:", root)
+			}
 		}
 	}