From: | Paul A Vixie <vixie(at)vix(dot)com> |
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To: | Tom Ivar Helbekkmo <tih+mail(at)hamartun(dot)priv(dot)no> |
Cc: | pgsql-hackers(at)hub(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: [HACKERS] cidr |
Date: | 1998-07-20 21:45:18 |
Message-ID: | 199807202145.OAA29306@bb.rc.vix.com |
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> > i didn't realize that anybody else was working on an IP address
> > data type or i'd've posted this six months ago when i first wrote
> > it. it lacks only the stuff needed to make it usable as a UNIQUE
> > KEY. it depends on BIND-8's libraries.
>
> Interesting -- looks nice at first glance, and does some things that
> neither Aleksei nor I had thought of. I guess a merge of the three
> variations is in order. At least I'll be doing that locally, and will
> make the result available.
i would be happy if given a chance to consult with whomever wants to do
the work of merging the various ipaddr proposals, and would even do some
work if appropriate. i would like an indexable "cidr" data type (you
ought not call it an ipaddr, it can be either a net or a host, and the
net is variable sized, so it really is a "cidr") to become part of the
standard postgres system. but i mostly want to use it in apps, and i
mostly wanted to learn how to extend postgres -- i have no undying love
for the implementation i posted here, nor do i know the process for making
this a standard data type. so, i will help if someone else is driving.
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