[SNMP4J] SNMP4J v1.7RC1 Released

[Matthias Wiesmann]

Hello,

I would like to second Leo's request but for the general framework. It
would really be nice to be able to access a nightly snapshot of
snmp4j.

Often when faced with a bug, I (and others) ended up posting here a
get an add-hoc patch for some part of the framework, or posting such
patches here. In fact I have never worked with a official release of
snmp4j or snmp4j-agent, there was always at least a few patched
classes. Working like this is both time-consuming and error prone. I
also means some people will duplicate your patches, or diverge from
the base-code (I have to seriously review 1.7RC1 before using it,
because of such patches).

As more people use snmp4j and are willing to contribute code, this
issue will become more and more important.

Best regards

Matthias Wiesmann


On 11/03/06, Leo Sutic <leo.sutic at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Frank,
>
> I understand. However, I think that there is a lot to be gained by
> having the daily snapshots available, even if it is pre-beta.
>
> Personally, I'm at a point where I would like to implement basic the
> operations of the AgentX protocol within the coming week. My options
> are to simply roll my own implementation, but given the progress
> you've made that seems like duplication of effort and a waste of time,
> or, I was hoping, to use the unfinished AgentX impl that you are
> working on.
>
> I mean, even if your impl is hopelessly unfisnihed it must be better
> than to start from scratch - especially if I intend to replace
> whatever I code with the snmp4j implementation as it becomes
> available.
>
> (Actually,my original plan was to implement AgentX and donate it to
> snmp4j, but seeing that you are almost finished with your
> implementation that plan didn't work out.)
>
> So is there any way I can make you reconsider regarding the
> availability of the AgentX code?
>
> /LS