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README (tcl_snmp, tcl_curses, tcl_dbm, tcl_mib, tclnm)
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DATE:
	Wed Mar 24 21:07:40 MET 1993

STATUS: /* disregard all version-numbers in other files ! */

	patchlevel	a

	tcl_snmp	1.03	SNMP extensions.
	tcl_curses	1.03	Curses(3) interface
	tcl_dbm		1.03	Ndbm(3) interface
	tcl_mib		1.03	MIB access routines.
	tclnm		1.03	Tcl-Network-Management

	Known to work on these platforms:
		SunOS 4.1.3, X11R5, Tcl6.7, TK3.2, gcc-2.3.3
		386BSD 0.1pl110, No X11, Tcl6.7, gcc-2.3.3

MESSAGE:

	News in 1.03: ( Consider this a beta-release. )

	BEWARE: syntax for 'send' and 'callback' changed.  The callback
	argument has been cleaned up.

	snmp set is implemented. (be careful !)  no support from the MIB
	yet, I'm not sure I know how this is supposed to work.

	In the tk_version, everything stalls at the synchronous calls
	(ie. snmp get, snmp getnext &c &c), I might have found a way
	to do this better, but infinite recursion seems possible, I'll
	have to check it first.

	Improved installation, handles 386bsd too.

	The Scripts directory contains some beginnings, more to come,
	look carefully before running.

	Feature under test: caching the MIB-dbm data in VM.
	All data from the MIB-dbm file is cached in VM. (look for 'cache'
	in tcl_mib.tcl and tcl_dbm.c).  This can be a problem with the
	(tclnm_)dumpmib utility since it might traverse large parts
	of the MIB.  This is not the final implementation of it.

	Idea always welcome,
	Poul-Henning

COMPILE/INSTALL:
	I have started on a friendly installation, But if anyone
	can point me at some code to do this, I would be happy.
	My $env() is mostly sun's, and I'm getting paid to keep
	their natural diversity at a minimum.

	You will need to edit Config.edit, the run any tcl program on
	Config.tcl, tcl or wish will do just fine, then make.  I have
	included a makefile.init which will appear as just 'makefile'
	after a 'make realclean' which does just this.

	You might try make install, but check out install.tcl first...

	Whats installed:

		tclnm
		smic2dbm (and a dbm base is made)
		wishnm
		dumpmib/tclnm_dumpib
		ip_routes/tclnm_dumpib


COPYRIGHT &c:
	Since I'm from Denmark, which is slightly less paranoid than the
	USA, and a good deal more reasonable one might add, you have to do
	without the normal kilobyte(s) of legalese.  If you feel this is a 
	problem, you may insert the GNU COPYLEFT here.

	"You can do whatever you want to with my code. Beware of the code I
	have borrowed, it might have other restrictions.  If this solves
	a problem for you and we ever meet, you owe me a beer."
					( The BEER-WARE LICENSE version 42)

CREDITS:
	Except for the parts mentioned below, this was written by
	Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@data.fls.dk>.

	Lennart Sorth <ls@dmi.min.dk> ought to share the blame, if any.

	Dave Collier-Brown has generously donated space on his ftp-server.

	The following has provided fixes & suggestions:
	    Craig Jackson, Lennart Sorth, Chris Fedde, Louis A. Mamakos,
	    Dirk Wisse, Juergen Schoenwaelder, Bill Owens, + anyone I forgot,
	    in that case remind me and I'll straighten the record.

	The <tcl_snmp@data.fls.dk> mail-list provided a lot of light,
	much appreciated, thanx.

	The MIB stuff lives on data from the SMIC MIB-compiler.  This is the
	only MIB-compiler I have found which doesn't just do proof of concept.
	Contact: <dperkins@synoptics.com>.

	The ASN.1 stuff is cut&pasted from Tricklet, a neat little SNMP
	package by Dirk Wisse / Ir. Jan van Oorschot. You can reach them
	at <Jan.vOorschot@dnpap.et.tudelft.nl>.
		{ tcl_snmp/asn.[ch] tcl_snmp/asn1.h tcl_snmp/aut.[ch]
		tcl_snmp/pkt.[ch] tcl_snmp/snmp.h }

AVAILABILITY:
	Via anonymous FTP from:
	    nexus.yorku.ca 		~pub/tcl_snmp

	Mirrored at:
	    ftp.ibr.cs.tu-bs.de		~pub/languages/tcl/contrib/tcl_snmp
		[134.169.34.15]

HISTORY:

	23mar93 phk@data.fls.dk
	release of 1.03
	Added set, snmp-error handling.

	06mar93 phk@data.fls.dk
	release of 1.02

	16feb93 phk@data.fls.dk
	found a bug in tcl_snmp/asn.c, integers of zero length hosed the
	code.  Cisco saves a byte that way... (maybe a bug they say, but now
	we cope.)

	27jan93 phk@data.fls.dk
	added mkpdu, rmpdu and -P, rearranged ParseLOIDV a bit.
	A patch to tcl_curses, and some to the MIB-stuff from Craig Jackson.

	18jan93 phk@data.fls.dk
	Initial release of this collection of Tcl tools.

BUGS:
	probably lots :-(
	many places memory leak when errors occur.

	The return from the mib isn't always good, ascii-strings with
	quotes and braces are not nice...

TODO:
	tcl_snmp:
	=========
	* implement close
	* implement destroy_tcl_snmp()
	* add round-trip-time & retry counters.
	* configure # of outstanding call-backs

	tk_snmp:
	========
	* decide on exact spec.

	tk_mib:
	=======
	* decide on non tcl_snmp interface commands.
	* decide on and implement support for 'set'

	tk_dbm:
	=======
	* Implement least-recently-used cache.

	tk_curses:
	==========
	* curses(3) seems not at all to be a WKO (Well-Known-Object), I have
	no idea how to handle the differences.  One could scan the libcurses.a
	for [tT] symbols, and make a conditional for each.  But how to 
	guarantee interoperability ???
	* needs a cleanup anyway...

EOF:
	That's all folk's.