On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 15:03:45 +0000 Dave wrote: DS> DS> I'm sure it will all fall into place once I've DS> DS> a better idea of how it all fits together, but at the moment I DS> DS> feel like I'm drowning in caterpillers :-) DS> DS> > Hopefully the cmd line I send to generated the ordered todo list will DS> > help a little, at least in terms of where to go first. DS> DS> Give us a chance, Robert! I'm still trying to come to terms with what DS> this helper does do. I'm nowhere near ready to start looking at what DS> it *doesn't* do! :-)
I don't think we are on the same page here... I sent a command to grep the source for the caterpillers, put them in a line, and identify which ones you should pay attention to. I think that should be pretty helpful. Not sure what the "doesn't do" part means... DS> > I'm a little disappointed (but not too surprised) that the README DS> > files didn't help. Suggestions welcomed! DS> DS> You're being too hard on yourself, Robert. The README files probably DS> *will* help, now that you've pointed me in the right direction. It's DS> just stuff like the description of the mib2c control variables and the DS> regurgitation of the MIB definitions that was muddling things a bit. Hmmm.. well, the mib2c control variables are quite important! Which reminds me, I really should have made the interactive mode the default. Try running mib2c with -Smfd_interactive_setup=1 and see what you think.. DS> I'm basically still identifying what can be ignored, and what is DS> actually useful :-) You might also try turning off the example code in the default-table-myTable.m2d file, and regenerating. Then you don't have the example clutter too. I tried to put as much as possilbe of the 'safe to ignore' stuff in the interface file. If you see other stuff that isn't useful, let me know or make a not for the future discussion. DS> One thing that struck me with the user-array helper (and it may DS> apply here too), is how much was effectively duplicating code that DS> was also in other helpers (perhaps with a different API). DS> Similarly with the table_container and table_data helpers. DS> DS> One thing I'd like to explore (in due course) is whether we could DS> sensibly consolidate some of these helpers so that they worked DS> togethe a bit more, rather than in isolation. The less code we have DS> to maintain, the better! I concur! DS> But I don't think this is quite the right time for that discussion :-) Awww, rats. But at least it's something to look forward too! I'd better start sharpening my sword and polishing my armor now. ;-) -- Robert Story; NET-SNMP Junkie Support: <http://www.net-snmp.org/> <irc://irc.freenode.net/#net-snmp> Archive: <http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum=net-snmp-coders> You are lost in a twisty maze of little standards, all different. ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ _______________________________________________ Net-snmp-coders mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/net-snmp-coders
