On 1 September 2011 15:31, Wes Hardaker <[email protected]> wrote: > DS> Secondly, how do I know what is meant by "needless" code?
> It's at the function level. Once all the mib modules, etc, have been > picked then at compile time it makes a first pass looking through all > the code for netsnmp_feature_request() .... [and omits code that is > never used] > Thus bar() is only compiled if and only if something else wanted it around. I think I'm beginning to understand. (perhaps) My main concern is that description was at a fairly low (implementation) level, which probably won't make much sense to most people. I'm trying to think about this at a more abstract level that would be meaningful to those without an in-depth familiarity with the code structure. The obvious next question is why this needs to explicitly requested. If nothing needs a particular feature, why isn't the code for that feature omitted automatically by default? > DS> But I'd suggest that features in the 5.7.x line should be regarded > DS> as "under development", and hence be open to changes as required. > > Based on what? It's been *long* discussed, the documentation has been > around for comment for ages (the wiki page was created on Jan 3). Based on it only having been widely available for two months (5.7 was released on 1st July) > It's not safe to change at this point. Please. Fair enough. I've voiced my personal belief, but I'm not particularly bothered either way. You clearly disagree, and feel much more strongly about this. Dave ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Offer -- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! And you'll get a free "Love Thy Logs" t-shirt when you download Logger. Secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsisghtdev2dev _______________________________________________ Net-snmp-coders mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/net-snmp-coders
