How can my perl script receive SNMP traps?

Hi,

I would like to do the following, but I'm not sure I'm using the best method:

A perl script, running on a Sparc/Solaris 10 machine, should wait for
incoming SNMP trap packets (on port 162 for instance). When it
receives a trap, it should decode it and do some processing on it, and
then resume waiting for the next trap.

Am I correct in assuming that this cannot be done from within Perl
with the net-snmp perl modules?

I found some clues elsewhere that I should use the "snmptrapd" binary
and use the embedded perl functions of it, to call my script when
snmptrapd receives a message. This could work, but would be
impractical since the embedded perl option requires a perl binary
compiled without large file support. I do not own the target system
and hence cannot replace the compiler/interpreter. I could ship my
software with a specially-compiled perl, but that would give me
cross-platform issues I was hoping to avoid.

Best regards,
Joel Hansell

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