Re: allowing revisions of labels to correct typos

["C. M. Heard" <heard@pobox.com>]

On Tue, 22 Jul 2003, C. M. Heard wrote:
> On Sat, 5 Jul 2003, C. M. Heard wrote:
> > JS> i) The text allows to change module names when revising MIB modules to
> > JS>    correct typos. I think the same should be explicitly allowed for
> > JS>    labels (next to last item on page 26).
> > 
> > I agree and will make this change unless someone objects.
> 
> Here is the proposed text.
> 
> On page 26, change:

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And on page 27, in the bullet discussing the revisions allowed by
RFC 2579 Section 5, change:

   - Bullet (1) allows the labels of named numbers and named bits in
     SYNTAX clauses of type enumerated INTEGER or BITS to be changed.
     This can break compilation compatibility, since those labels may be
     used by DEFVAL clauses in modules that import the definitions of
     the affected TCs.  Therefore, labels of named numbers and named
     bits MUST NOT be changed when revising IETF MIB modules, and they
     SHOULD NOT be changed when revising enterprise MIB modules.

to:

   - Bullet (1) allows the labels of named numbers and named bits in
     SYNTAX clauses of type enumerated INTEGER or BITS to be changed.
     This can break compilation compatibility, since those labels may be
     used by DEFVAL clauses in modules that import the definitions of
     the affected TCs.  Therefore, labels of named numbers and named
     bits MUST NOT be changed when revising IETF MIB modules (excetp to
     correct typographical errors), and they SHOULD NOT be changed when
     revising enterprise MIB modules.

//cmh