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Bug 200279 - net-analyzer/net-snmp-5.4.1 no longer contains "exec" support by default. Please add USE flag for ucd-snmp/extensible
Summary: net-analyzer/net-snmp-5.4.1 no longer contains "exec" support by default. Ple...
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: New packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High enhancement (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo Netmon project
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Reported: 2007-11-25 12:54 UTC by Honza
Modified: 2007-12-28 10:08 UTC (History)
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Description Honza 2007-11-25 12:54:35 UTC
ucd-snmp/extensible extension, containing "exec" keyword support, was dropped from default net-snmp build between 5.2 and 5.4. Can you add USE flag for re-enabling it by adding ucd-snmp/extensible to --with-mib-modules configure option ?

Reproducible: Always
Comment 1 Peter Volkov (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2007-12-27 16:45:34 UTC
Honza, but why do you need this? Reading ChangeLog it's clear that was done on purpose: 

2006-09-04 06:33  dts12

   * agent/mibgroup/: ucd_snmp.h, agent/extend.c,
     ucd-snmp/extensible.c:

   Drop the old UCD extensible module from the default build.
   Rely on the reworked (cached, valid syntax) "extend" module instead.

thus I doubt we'll include something that supposed deprecated by upstream without really good reasons. What's wrong with "extend" module?
Comment 2 Honza 2007-12-27 18:31:52 UTC
To use extend, you need to rewrite not only configuration file, but also application(s) which use that snmp informations. That "valid syntax" means that it is not possible to put same values to same MIBOID as you have in "exec" configuration.

You know, upstream have some reason to drop the old module only from the default instead of droping it from source completely. For example, to provide time for transition.
Comment 3 Peter Volkov (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2007-12-27 20:10:14 UTC
Honza, I've added extensible USE flag, which enables this functionality. Hope this solution suits your needs. Enjoy.
Comment 4 Peter Volkov (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2007-12-27 20:13:28 UTC
Forgot to say, added in net-snmp-5.4.1-r3.ebuild.
Comment 5 Honza 2007-12-28 10:08:12 UTC
Thanks. Works perfectly.