Ethereal-dev: Re: [Ethereal-dev] [PATCH] Make Net-SNMP Optional for VC++ Build

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From: Thomas Anders <thomas.anders@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 05 Jun 2004 14:43:35 +0200

RS> I say we just kill off UCD|NET-SNMP completely.
RS> The only thing we use them for is to translate a OID into a name.
RS> No big deal.

I tend to disagree to some extent. My remarks:

1. oid-to-name translation is important to anyone using SNMP,
   IMHO. Dropping/reducing this functionality is the worst option.

2. oid-to-name translation based on MIB parsing is complex
   and cannot easily be replaced by a flat oid-name table.
   E.g. tables in MIBs require special handling and types matter.

3. Many people use (different) private MIBs that will never
   be shipped with Ethereal and need a way to add them.

That said, I'd love to hear Wes' opinion on the best way out of this.


+Thomas

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Thomas Anders <thomas.anders at blue-cable.de>