I do not necessarily expect changes to the code of ./configure, instead believing the greatest benefit would derive from the creation of applicable documentation. It was not easy to port Net-SNMP to Kenati linux, though it seems that I am most of the way there, thanks to the help of a number of people, most of whom work for the same firm that has sought my help with Net-SNMP. I will take time to seek information from the developers of the configuration tools, so as to minimise the burden on the core developers. Still, details on the porting process need to be elucidated, and I will not cease from this effort. As time and knowledge permit, I will prepare some documentation for the porting process, with the goal of making Net-SNMP a better tool.
The greatest difficulty I faced seemed to be not knowing what to do. It is all well and good to try a few things, get stuck, have some epiphany, try something else, get stuck again, repeat ad nausium. Better would be a guide to the porting process, with anecdotes from those who have tried before, and perhaps some suggestions on how to solve problems with the process. Many interesting problems were encountered in the port, and these are sure to be of interest to other users. Hence, I have now started generating the documentation regarding my experience. I just hope that some others who have ported will pony-up with their experience, so that the content of the documentation is broadly based. William R. Buckley > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dave > Shield > Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 3:30 AM > To: Thomas Anders > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Porting Net-SNMP to the Kenati embedded Linux environment. > > > > OTOH, some of your other complaints indeed are due to the way > > configure.in is written by the Net-SNMP team. However, it's of > > course up to the developers to decide whether they share your > > comments and, even if so, whether/when they find time to change > > code. You're free to submit patches to speed up this process. > > I think it's fair to say that the configure mechanism has "just growed" > quite a bit over the years, and like most such gradually developed systems, > is now far from ideal (if it ever was!) > > If anyone felt like tackling this tangle and tidying it up a bit, > then this is probably definitely worth doing. I don't think any of the > core development team would regard ourselves as experts with autoconf. > We know enough to keep things working, and avoid some of the more glaring > mistakes, but it's not the main area of our expertise. > > A more knowledgable pair of eyes would definitely be of benefit here. > > Having said which, I don't think it's realistic to think of addressing > this in the 5.2 timeframe. Any significant work on the configure > mechanism has the potential to break things big time, and we wouldn't > want to risk the 5.2 release process being hit by that. > But it's definitely something worth considering for the 5.3 line, > if we can find a suitable volunteer.... > > Dave > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is sponsored by Shop4tech.com-Lowest price on Blank Media > 100pk Sonic DVD-R 4x for only $29 -100pk Sonic DVD+R for only $33 > Save 50% off Retail on Ink & Toner - Free Shipping and Free Gift. > http://www.shop4tech.com/z/Inkjet_Cartridges/9_108_r285 > _______________________________________________ > Net-snmp-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Please see the following page to unsubscribe or change other options: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/net-snmp-users > ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by Shop4tech.com-Lowest price on Blank Media 100pk Sonic DVD-R 4x for only $29 -100pk Sonic DVD+R for only $33 Save 50% off Retail on Ink & Toner - Free Shipping and Free Gift. http://www.shop4tech.com/z/Inkjet_Cartridges/9_108_r285 _______________________________________________ Net-snmp-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please see the following page to unsubscribe or change other options: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/net-snmp-users
