[libsmi] problem restricting TimeTicks - bad error message???

31 Mar 2003


      I have encountered a mib (full mib attached) with the following entry:
testInteger OBJECT-TYPE
         SYNTAX          TimeTicks (500..12000)
         MAX-ACCESS      read-write
         STATUS          current
         DESCRIPTION
                 "Test Integer"
         ::=  { testObjects 1 }
When I run this through libsmi (0.4.1), smilint, I get:
test.mib:22: the SPPI construct/keyword `MAX-ACCESS' may not be used
              in a MIB
and it bails.  It's pointing at the SYNTAX line.  Now, I don't
claim to be a SMIv2 expert, but I believe the syntax is OK, isn't
it?  Maybe not?
Even if it's not, the error message is completely wrong and
misleading, as the problem has nothing at all to do with the
MAX-ACCESS line.
Pete Flugstad
Icon Labs
TEST-MIB DEFINITIONS ::= BEGIN
IMPORTS
    MODULE-IDENTITY, OBJECT-IDENTITY, NOTIFICATION-TYPE,
    TimeTicks, OBJECT-TYPE,
    enterprises
    	FROM SNMPv2-SMI;
testMibModule MODULE-IDENTITY
    LAST-UPDATED "200301230000Z"
    ORGANIZATION "World"
    CONTACT-INFO "Someplace"
    DESCRIPTION
    	"Test module"
    ::= { enterprises 5687 }
--- comment test
testObjects OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { testMibModule 1 }
testInteger OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX          TimeTicks (500..12000)
    MAX-ACCESS  	read-write
    STATUS		current
    DESCRIPTION
            "Test Integer"
    ::=  { testObjects 1 }
testObjectIdentity2 OBJECT-IDENTITY
    STATUS		current
    DESCRIPTION
    	        "Test Object Identity 2"
    ::=  { testObjects 2 }
testObjectIdentity3 OBJECT-IDENTITY
    STATUS		current
    DESCRIPTION
    	        "Test Object Identity 3"
    ::=  { testObjects 3 }
testAlarms OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { testMibModule 2 }
testAlarmIdentity1 OBJECT-IDENTITY
    STATUS		current
    DESCRIPTION
    	        "Test Alarm Identity 1"
    ::=  { testAlarms 1 }
testAlarmIdentity2 OBJECT-IDENTITY
    STATUS		current
    DESCRIPTION
    	        "Test Alarm Identity 2"
    ::=  { testAlarms 2 }
testAlarmIdentity3 OBJECT-IDENTITY
    STATUS		current
    DESCRIPTION
    	        "Test Alarm Identity 3"
    ::=  { testAlarms 3 }
testTraps OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { testMibModule 3 }
testTrapPrefix OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { testTraps 0 }
testTrap NOTIFICATION-TYPE
   OBJECTS { testInteger }
   STATUS current
   DESCRIPTION
        "test trap"
   ::= { testTrapPrefix 1 }
END