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== Agenda ==
 
== Agenda ==
  
 
* Next Meeting Date
 
* Next Meeting Date
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** '''Mar 15th'''
 
* Releases
 
* Releases
 
** 5.2.x -- dts12
 
** 5.2.x -- dts12
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*** Dave is deleday due to work.  Will likely do one more pre-release
 
** 5.4.x -- dts12
 
** 5.4.x -- dts12
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*** Dave is delayed due to work.  Will likely do one more pre-release
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** 5.6 in May/June?
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*** Wes proposes this
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*** '''difficult but ok to shoot for''' -- Wes
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*** '''discussion surrounding "what's in it"'''
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**** isms support among other things
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*** '''No real objections, but no real support either'''
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*** '''result: probably; confirm next time'''
 
* Administrative Issues
 
* Administrative Issues
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** Wes reminds that we backport patches to all branches possible, but only fixes (no features).
 
* Coding Issues
 
* Coding Issues
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** RPM API incompatibilities
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*** 5.[2-4] has issues with RPM
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*** jsafrane suggests you probably need -D_RPM_4_4_COMPAT
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*** '''jasfrane''' will look into the problem
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** Noting the new [[Command Line Calling Order]] page -- Wes
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** Transport changes likely coming soon
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*** Resulting from TLS work mainly
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*** Changes involved:
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**** auto-transport detection and inclusion
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***** similar to mib modules now
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***** signficinantly more re-use
 +
**** Configuration passing
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**** possible split of transport object creation to actual opening
 +
*** more config changes described to transports passing "up" an identifier to load for read_config
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**** ie, ''snmpget -G noc ... localhost ...'' would load localhost.conf followed by noc.conf in the [snmp] contexts
 
** magfr's frustration with OID registrations and his hopefully-this-time solution proposal
 
** magfr's frustration with OID registrations and his hopefully-this-time solution proposal
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*** no progress
 
** TrogL's multi-core CPU monitoring
 
** TrogL's multi-core CPU monitoring
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*** not available today
 
* Testing infrastructure and supported releases
 
* Testing infrastructure and supported releases
 
** Wes' proposal from a few meetings ago
 
** Wes' proposal from a few meetings ago
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*** '''hopefully a proposal in march'''
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*** unit and API tests
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*** Magfr: need a robust C-code based test system
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** Dropping MSVC 6.0 -- bartvanassche
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*** '''agreed'''
 
* Future Directions
 
* Future Directions
 
* Other Issues
 
* Other Issues
 
* Round Table
 
* Round Table
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** Wes: transports, TLS, ISMS, hopefully a testing harness

Latest revision as of 21:03, 22 February 2010

Previous: 2010-01-11
Next: 2010-03-15

This is the meeting agenda/notes for the Meeting held on 2010-02-22.

Date and Time: 2010-02-22 20:00 UTC

Agenda

  • Next Meeting Date
    • Mar 15th
  • Releases
    • 5.2.x -- dts12
      • Dave is deleday due to work. Will likely do one more pre-release
    • 5.4.x -- dts12
      • Dave is delayed due to work. Will likely do one more pre-release
    • 5.6 in May/June?
      • Wes proposes this
      • difficult but ok to shoot for -- Wes
      • discussion surrounding "what's in it"
        • isms support among other things
      • No real objections, but no real support either
      • result: probably; confirm next time
  • Administrative Issues
    • Wes reminds that we backport patches to all branches possible, but only fixes (no features).
  • Coding Issues
    • RPM API incompatibilities
      • 5.[2-4] has issues with RPM
      • jsafrane suggests you probably need -D_RPM_4_4_COMPAT
      • jasfrane will look into the problem
    • Noting the new Command Line Calling Order page -- Wes
    • Transport changes likely coming soon
      • Resulting from TLS work mainly
      • Changes involved:
        • auto-transport detection and inclusion
          • similar to mib modules now
          • signficinantly more re-use
        • Configuration passing
        • possible split of transport object creation to actual opening
      • more config changes described to transports passing "up" an identifier to load for read_config
        • ie, snmpget -G noc ... localhost ... would load localhost.conf followed by noc.conf in the [snmp] contexts
    • magfr's frustration with OID registrations and his hopefully-this-time solution proposal
      • no progress
    • TrogL's multi-core CPU monitoring
      • not available today
  • Testing infrastructure and supported releases
    • Wes' proposal from a few meetings ago
      • hopefully a proposal in march
      • unit and API tests
      • Magfr: need a robust C-code based test system
    • Dropping MSVC 6.0 -- bartvanassche
      • agreed
  • Future Directions
  • Other Issues
  • Round Table
    • Wes: transports, TLS, ISMS, hopefully a testing harness