DS> The reason I'm mentioning it here, is to float the idea of dropping
DS> the 'ucd-snmp/extensible' module completely - as from v5.2
RS> Gack! I don't like the sound of that at all!
OK - that was probably badly phrased (and badly thought through).
It's clearly premature for us to stop shipping these files with
the source distribution. What I'm really suggesting is to
omit this module from the default configuration.
It would still be available, but you'd have to ask for it explicitly.
Thus:
RS> I'd say there should be a configure option to choose the new/old
RS> style implementation.
could be achieved using
configure --with-mib-modules=ucd-snmp/extensible
DS> The disadvantage of doing this is that the output of the "relocatable"
DS> form of the exec directive (i.e. "exec .1.2.3.4.5 ....") would change.
RS> Breaking scripts and such that might depend on the behaviour,
RS> however broken it is.
Indeed.
That's exactly why I'm raising the question here.
Otherwise, I'd just have applied the change anyway.
RS> I'd say there should be a configure option to choose the new/old style
RS> implementation. I'm on the fence about what the default should be.
RS> Give that it changes behaviour, I'd lean slightly towards defaulting
RS> to the old behaviour.
Noted :-(
For how long - indefinitely?
Or can we look towards a valid default output format at some point?
If so, when would be appropriate?
Dave
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