On Thu, Jul 19, 2007 at 09:20:57PM +0100, Dave Shield wrote: > On 19/07/07, Kelsey Cummings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> ./configure --with-mib-modules=ucd-snmp/exec > > > >That module doesn't exist in the 5.4.1.rc3 source tree, did you mean > >something else? > > Sorry - try > > --with-mib-modules=ucd-snmp/extensible
That seems to have done the trick, though the error it still spits out is a bit misleading since it's the same as the error raised by agent/extend. Perhaps for clarity's sake ucd-snmp/extensible.c could be updated so the error implies that the feature is depcrated but support for it is enabled. > >> > what is the reasoning behind removing backwards compatibility? > >> > >> The output is invalid. > >> It doesn't form a legal MIB structure. > > > >While I can appreciate that, it doesn't recognize the cost associated with > >removing a feature (strictly non-compliant or not) that is in use. > > That's why we still ship the original code. > We're just dropping it from the default build configuration. > > We've been issuing a warning about this change for three years now, > and beefed the warning up further some 18 months ago. You can > hardly say that this has been sprung upon you suddenly! :-) Heh. That may be true but due to how far RedHat is behind in versions this all became news to me in the last couple of weeks when trying to track down the proc related troubles we are having. :-( -- Kelsey Cummings - [EMAIL PROTECTED] sonic.net, inc. System Architect 2260 Apollo Way 707.522.1000 Santa Rosa, CA 95407 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Net-snmp-users mailing list Net-snmp-users@lists.sourceforge.net Please see the following page to unsubscribe or change other options: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/net-snmp-users
