On Thu, 2005-04-28 at 00:47, Robert Story wrote: > On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 16:11:53 +0100 Dave wrote: > DS> I think that, like it or not, the > DS> introduction of this config file *has* effectively > DS> defined an API for the table_container helper. > > Just because a mib2c conf file generates code that uses a > helper, that doesn't make that code an API for the helper.
> Maybe an analogy would help clarify the point I'm trying to > make. Think of table_container as a cake. The container conf > is red frosting. Ah - there's the difference, then. I'd regard the mib2c.container.conf as describing the bare cake. It doesn't imply any frosting at all. (Assuming that "frosting" is what I'd call "icing" :-) ) > table_data2 is green frosting. All I'm > saying is that the cake could/should come with a tube of > green frosting. It could - and that tube would be labelled "mib2c.data2.conf" (Except that I *still* don't like that particular name - but that's not the point at issue here). (Oh, and I wouldn't dream of using frosting/icing from a *tube*! It's not exactly difficult to mix icing sugar and a bit of water, and you've got much more control over how things come out. But then I enjoy cooking, and digressions in roughly equal measure.....) But I think you should also be able to make a plain cake (mib2c.container.conf) that doesn't have any frosting on at all. The idea of having to scrape off all the green frosting before you start is Just Plain Wierd! Dave ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Tell us your software development plans! Take this survey and enter to win a one-year sub to SourceForge.net Plus IDC's 2005 look-ahead and a copy of this survey Click here to start! http://www.idcswdc.com/cgi-bin/survey?id=105hix _______________________________________________ Net-snmp-coders mailing list Net-snmp-coders@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/net-snmp-coders
