RE: MIB module root assignment

["David T. Perkins" <dperkins@dsperkins.com>]

HI,

If a compiler switch was added, can we define the requirements a little
better. Specifically, is the syntax
   "{" <valid-item> "xxx" "}"
or (I suggest something like)
   "{" "place-holder-for-future-assignment" "}"
or (to suggest the parrent)
   "{" <valid-item> "place-holder-for-future-assignment" "}"

That will let syntax checking complete, but what about the output?
In any of the outputs that include OID values, what should be output?
For example in the ASCII OID tree output, what should be the value
of the OID node? In generated C code, what should be the value for
the OID sub-identifier?

Finally, can more than one of these exist in the same MIB module?
If so, can they have the same "parent" OID node, or must they be
restricted to different parent OID nodes?

At 11:16 AM 9/19/2003 -0400, Harrington, David wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Why not ask mib compiler writers to provide a switch that will
>automatically convert the "xxx" to 99999 and not flag the "xxx" as an
>error? That would let us have it both ways, at the option of the user of
>the tool.
>
>dbh
Regards,
/david t. perkins