Conference azur::mcc

3101.0. "Problem with MTU created procedure" by VCSESU::WADE (Bill Wade, VAXc Systems & Support Eng) Fri May 29 1992 15:01

    
    I am trying to use MTU to add a MIB extension but have been
    unsuccessful when trying to augment the existing elan MIB definitions.  
    It looks like there is a problem with the command procedure that's 
    created by MTU.  I've attached a log of the MTU session.
    Any ideas on how to track this down?
    
    
    
LEHIGH:: @SONOMA_SW:[MCC]MCC_TCPIP_MTU.COM nport.mib

Welcome to the DECmcc TCP/IP MIB Translator Utility driver procedure T1.2.7

  29-MAY-1992 10:42:10

This procedure operates in a 2 phased manner --
Phase 1 translates a MIB definition into a management specification.
Phase 2 (as an option) translates the management specification into a
  dictionary loadable file and updates the DECmcc data dictionary.


Phase 2 -- Do you want to update the DECmcc data dictionary? (Y/N) [N]: y

Issuing following command:
  $ MTU = "$ SYS$SYSTEM:MCC_TCPIP_MTU.EXE"

                                   * * *

(Now processing file # 1 out of a list of 1 file(s) ...)

Beginning Phase 1 for file SONOMA_SW:[WADE]NPORT.MIB;

  29-MAY-1992 10:42:14
Now starting to run the MIB Translator ...
This may take approximately 1-5 minutes.
Issuing following command:
  $ MTU SONOMA_SW:[WADE]NPORT.MIB;

Entity Model tree is being pruned.

The following non-leaf objects are being removed:

Child entity decMIBextension

Child entity elanext

Child entity efddi

Child entity esystem

Child entity einterfaces

Child entity ebridge

Child entity ebrNportStatic

Child entity ebrNportProtoFilt

Child entity ebrNportFiltSw

Child entity eauth
MIB translation completed successfully.
  29-MAY-1992 10:42:26

Phase 1 for file SONOMA_SW:[WADE]NPORT.MIB; completed.

Beginning Phase 2 for file SONOMA_SW:[WADE]NPORT.MIB;

Now checking DECmcc data dictionary for subclass dec ...
%DAP-S-USE_DICT, Using dictionary file: sonoma_sw:[mcc]mcc_fdictionary.dat;2
Found definition.

The definition for the dec MIB
  already exists in the DECmcc data dictionary.
You have the option of REPLACING or AUGMENTING this definition.

Do you want to REPLACE the existing definition? (Y/N) [Y]: n

Do you want to AUGMENT the existing definition? (Y/N) [Y]: 

Now copying "INCLUDE" .MS files from MCC_COMMON to default directory ...
Copy completed.

  29-MAY-1992 10:42:54
Now starting to run the MSL Translator ...
This may take approximately 1-10 minutes.
Issuing following command:
  $ MANAGE/TOOLKIT/SPECIFICATION NPORT.MS

DECmcc Management Specification Language Translation Tool

               Version X1.2.18


%MCCMSL-S-NORMAL, Scan of MS file has completed successfully
MSL translation completed successfully.
  29-MAY-1992 10:43:33

Editing NPORT.COM ...
%DCL-W-IVQUAL, unrecognized qualifier - check validity, spelling, and placement
%DCL-W-MAXPARM, too many parameters - reenter command with fewer parameters
 \2\
%DCL-W-IVVERB, unrecognized command verb - check validity and spelling
 \INSERT\
%DCL-W-NOCOMD, no command on line - reenter with alphabetic first character
%DELETE-E-DELVER, explicit version number or wild card required
%DCL-W-SKPDAT, image data (records not beginning with "$") ignored
%DELETE-W-FILNOTDEL, error deleting SONOMA_SW:[WADE]MCC_TCPIP_MTU3E600204.TMP2;1
-RMS-E-FLK, file currently locked by another user

    I found the problem.
    
    MCC_TCPIP_MTU.COM contains this command -
    
    	EDIT/EDT/NOCOMMAND 'FILE_NAME'.COM
    
    But my login.com defines EDIT as a symbol pointing to a com file.
    
    For the developers - you may want to do what VMSINSTAL does and delete
    all the symbol definitions at the start of MCC_TCPIP_MTU.COM.
    
    Bill
    
    

Rather than delete the users carefully created environment,
better that MCC be carefull about what it assumes....

Yes, VMSINSTAL deletes all the symbols, and right after running
install, I trash the process as VMSINSTAL leaves it in a state
other than my default.
  
Better yet might be...

	$ mcc_edit := edit
	.
	.
	.
	$ mcc_edit/edt/nocommand 'FILE_NAME'.COM

This, of course, should be applied to almost all the DCL commands
that mcc assumes will work exactly like the default but are commonly
changed by the user (Submit, Edit, Delete, Copy, Rename...)

    .3 suggestion is NOT a good idea.  It is most likely that a future
    version of VMS will check for correct characters past the first four.
    
Peter.