Re: BUG #4277: Feature request inet type cast numeric values

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Heikki Linnakangas" <heikki(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
Cc: "x" <noreply(at)postgresql(dot)org>, pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: BUG #4277: Feature request inet type cast numeric values
Date: 2008-07-01 16:05:21
Message-ID: 11512.1214928321@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"Heikki Linnakangas" <heikki(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> writes:
>> Description: Feature request inet type cast numeric values

> You can create the cast yourself if you want to, see CREATE CAST.

The proposed cast seems rather inappropriate in an IPv6 world anyway.
If you want IPv4-only functionality, I think the inet4 type on
pgfoundry has this behavior already.

regards, tom lane

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