Cricket-config and GW which does not support ifName

The old (3.5) NAV's makecricketconfig.py used interface-indexes directly when collecting router-interface data. The new (3.8) NAV's mcc.py uses a map based on ifName:

map interface-name base-oid = ifName match = %ifname%

We have a couple of GWs (firewall nodes running some variation of Linux) which does not support ifName. This breaks the collection of router-interface.

I know what is needed of a work-around (use ifDescr instead), but wonder if we are the only ones who have this kind of (old) equipment? Will anyone be interested in patching mcc.py or shall I just implement a local hack?

--Ingeborg