Actually, I remember now why I did not get this packaged LONG ago.
root@x064:[/data/prj/sourceforge/net-snmp/net-snmp-5.7.3]buildaix
VRMF 5.7.3.0
do_configure: using existing Makefile
do_configure: run distclean to get a standard AIX configure
-rwxrwx--- 1 root system 32166 Mar 19 2015 ./Makefile
-rwxrwx--- 1 michael felt 45044 Dec 8 2014 config.guess
-rwxrwx--- 1 root system 2566769 Mar 19 2015 config.log
-rwxrwx--- 1 root system 79796 Mar 19 2015 config.status
-rwxrwx--- 1 michael felt 35070 Dec 8 2014 config.sub
+ > .buildaix/make.out
+ make install DESTDIR=/var/aixtools/sourceforge/net-snmp/5.7.3.0 > .buildaix/install.out
libtool: install: warning: remember to run `libtool --finish /opt/lib'
libtool: install: warning: relinking `libnetsnmpagent.la'
libtool: install: warning: remember to run `libtool --finish /opt/lib'
libtool: install: warning: remember to run `libtool --finish /opt/lib'
libtool: install: warning: relinking `libnetsnmpmibs.la'
libtool: install: warning: remember to run `libtool --finish /opt/lib'
libtool: install: warning: relinking `libnetsnmptrapd.la'
libtool: install: warning: remember to run `libtool --finish /opt/lib'
libtool: install: warning: remember to run `libtool --finish /opt/lib'
libtool: install: warning: relinking `libnetsnmpagent.la'
libtool: install: warning: remember to run `libtool --finish /opt/lib'
libtool: install: warning: remember to run `libtool --finish /opt/lib'
libtool: install: warning: relinking `libnetsnmpmibs.la'
libtool: install: warning: remember to run `libtool --finish /opt/lib'
libtool: install: warning: `libnetsnmpagent.la' has not been installed in `/opt/lib'
libtool: install: warning: `libnetsnmpmibs.la' has not been installed in `/opt/lib'
libtool: install: warning: `/data/prj/sourceforge/net-snmp/net-snmp-5.7.3/agent/libnetsnmpagent.la' has not been insta lled in `/opt/lib'
libtool: install: warning: `/data/prj/sourceforge/net-snmp/net-snmp-5.7.3/snmplib/libnetsnmp.la' has not been installe d in `/opt/lib'
libtool: install: warning: `../snmplib/libnetsnmp.la' has not been installed in `/opt/lib'
libtool: install: warning: remember to run `libtool --finish /opt/lib'
libtool: install: warning: relinking `libnetsnmptrapd.la'
libtool: install: warning: remember to run `libtool --finish /opt/lib'
libtool: install: warning: `../snmplib/libnetsnmp.la' has not been installed in `/opt/lib'
libtool: install: warning: `../snmplib/libnetsnmp.la' has not been installed in `/opt/lib'
libtool: install: warning: `../snmplib/libnetsnmp.la' has not been installed in `/opt/lib'
libtool: install: warning: `../snmplib/libnetsnmp.la' has not been installed in `/opt/lib'
libtool: install: warning: `../snmplib/libnetsnmp.la' has not been installed in `/opt/lib'
libtool: install: warning: `../snmplib/libnetsnmp.la' has not been installed in `/opt/lib'
libtool: install: warning: `../snmplib/libnetsnmp.la' has not been installed in `/opt/lib'
libtool: install: warning: `../snmplib/libnetsnmp.la' has not been installed in `/opt/lib'
libtool: install: warning: `../snmplib/libnetsnmp.la' has not been installed in `/opt/lib'
libtool: install: warning: `../snmplib/libnetsnmp.la' has not been installed in `/opt/lib'
libtool: install: warning: `../snmplib/libnetsnmp.la' has not been installed in `/opt/lib'
libtool: install: warning: `../snmplib/libnetsnmp.la' has not been installed in `/opt/lib'
libtool: install: warning: `../snmplib/libnetsnmp.la' has not been installed in `/opt/lib'
libtool: install: warning: `../agent/libnetsnmpmibs.la' has not been installed in `/opt/lib'
libtool: install: warning: `/data/prj/sourceforge/net-snmp/net-snmp-5.7.3/agent/libnetsnmpagent.la' has not been insta lled in `/opt/lib'
libtool: install: warning: `../agent/libnetsnmpagent.la' has not been installed in `/opt/lib'
libtool: install: warning: `/data/prj/sourceforge/net-snmp/net-snmp-5.7.3/snmplib/libnetsnmp.la' has not been installe d in `/opt/lib'
libtool: install: warning: `../snmplib/libnetsnmp.la' has not been installed in `/opt/lib'
libtool: install: warning: `../snmplib/libnetsnmp.la' has not been installed in `/opt/lib'
libtool: install: warning: `../snmplib/libnetsnmp.la' has not been installed in `/opt/lib'
libtool: install: warning: `../snmplib/libnetsnmp.la' has not been installed in `/opt/lib'
libtool: install: warning: `libnetsnmptrapd.la' has not been installed in `/opt/lib'
libtool: install: warning: `/data/prj/sourceforge/net-snmp/net-snmp-5.7.3/agent/libnetsnmpmibs.la' has not been instal led in `/opt/lib'
libtool: install: warning: `../agent/libnetsnmpmibs.la' has not been installed in `/opt/lib'
libtool: install: warning: `/data/prj/sourceforge/net-snmp/net-snmp-5.7.3/agent/libnetsnmpagent.la' has not been insta lled in `/opt/lib'
libtool: install: warning: `../agent/libnetsnmpagent.la' has not been installed in `/opt/lib'
libtool: install: warning: `/data/prj/sourceforge/net-snmp/net-snmp-5.7.3/snmplib/libnetsnmp.la' has not been installe d in `/opt/lib'
libtool: install: warning: `../snmplib/libnetsnmp.la' has not been installed in `/opt/lib'
libtool: install: warning: `../../snmplib/libnetsnmp.la' has not been installed in `/opt/lib'
+ mkinstallp.ksh /var/aixtools/sourceforge/net-snmp/5.7.3.0 > .buildaix/mkinstallp.out
renamed:./usr/share/man/man3/NetSNMP::TrapReceiver.3:./usr/share/man/man3/NetSNMP_TrapReceiver.3
renamed:./usr/share/man/man3/NetSNMP::ASN.3:./usr/share/man/man3/NetSNMP_ASN.3
renamed:./usr/share/man/man3/NetSNMP::agent::default_store.3:./usr/share/man/man3/NetSNMP_agent_default_store.3
renamed:./usr/share/man/man3/NetSNMP::agent.3:./usr/share/man/man3/NetSNMP_agent.3
renamed:./usr/share/man/man3/NetSNMP::OID.3:./usr/share/man/man3/NetSNMP_OID.3
renamed:./usr/share/man/man3/NetSNMP::netsnmp_request_infoPtr.3:./usr/share/man/man3/NetSNMP_netsnmp_request_infoPtr.3
renamed:./usr/share/man/man3/NetSNMP::default_store.3:./usr/share/man/man3/NetSNMP_default_store.3
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aixtools.sourceforge.net-snmp:aixtools.sourceforge.net-snmp.man.en_US:5.7.3.0::I:T:::::N:sourceforge net-snmp man page s::::0::
aixtools.sourceforge.net-snmp:aixtools.sourceforge.net-snmp.rte:5.7.3.0::I:T:::::N:sourceforge net-snmp 23-Nov-2016::: :0::
aixtools.sourceforge.net-snmp:aixtools.sourceforge.net-snmp.share:5.7.3.0::I:T:::::N:sourceforge net-snmp universal fi les::::0::
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root@x064:[/data/prj/sourceforge/net-snmp/net-snmp-5.7.3]
In short, some the file names include the colon character
':' and that messes up the template. Since then I have added some things to the template builder (mkinstallp.ksh) to rename those files. I am working on something 'better' to rename them (in a generic way) back after the install, but that will take some additional time.
I put my packaging at
http://download.aixtools.net/test/aixtools.sourceforge.net-snmp.5.7.3.0.I - and I would be grateful for your feedback as I do not know net-snmp. Maybe, because of perl specifics (the Config.pm) the package will be AIX specific (5.8.2 is AIX 5.3, 5.8.8 is AIX 6.1, etc..)
Thanks for your interest!
Many thanks for your feedback