Notes20091214

Agenda

• Next Meeting Date
  • Monday 11th Jan
• Releases
  • Wes notes a linux binary for makerelease now available
    • Based on Par::Packer
    • Dave will look at this and/or RPM-based packageing
  • 5.2.x -- dts12
  • 5.4.x -- dts12
    • pre2 versions should appear in the next week or so
• Coding Issues
  • magfr's frustration with OID registrations and his hopefully-this-time solution proposal
    • Held over to the next meeting
  • TrogL's multi-core CPU monitoring
    • Attempting to ascertain the exact user requirements
    • Some progress, but rather slow
  • Dave - tracker patch to support monitoring for "unwanted" processes
    • Involves change in interpretation of min=max=0
    • OK for main trunk (?with warning) - don't backport
• Testing infrastructure and supported releases
  • Wes' proposal from a few meetings ago
    • Past: Wes will try and put something together in Q1 2010
    • Held over to the next meeting
• Future Directions
  • TrogL: Interested in updating UCD MIB data
    • Tackle one chunk at a time
    • netSnmp tree includes an (empty) framework for this
    • Common data handling can support multiple MIB interfaces (UCD/netSnmp/IETF-standard/etc)
• Other Issues
  • How to handle (new) copyright notices?
    • Full-length copyright notices should go into COPYING
    • Short (3-line) notices acceptable in code files
    • Shouldn't affect doxygen output
  • Welcome to Bart
  • Review process for new patches?

    • Developers are fine to apply patches

      Use your professional judgement
      

    • If in doubt, raise any concerns on the coders list

      *(Old hands, take note\!)*
      

• Round Table
  • Wes: DTLS
  • magfr: some merging to do. agentxtrap
  • TrogL: new documentation and trap handler (promised for January)
  • Dave: 5.[24].x and bug/patch tracker bashing

  • Bart: Call for feedback re: recent patches

    *(esp. cached noSuchInstance support)*