Re: pgsql: Define INADDR_NONE on Solaris when it's missing.

From: Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: pgsql-committers <pgsql-committers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: pgsql: Define INADDR_NONE on Solaris when it's missing.
Date: 2010-01-28 20:07:59
Message-ID: 9837222c1001281207r6aa12623w51ec98684cc9dfaa@mail.gmail.com
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On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 17:16, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
> Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net> writes:
>> On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 17:04, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
>>> I think what this shows is we should look for a way to avoid using
>>> INADDR_NONE.
>
>>> From some more googling
>> (http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/000095399/functions/inet_addr.html),
>> it says it will return (in_addr_t)(-1), though, so maybe we should
>> just move that #ifdef out to some global place?
>
> Given the way that's written, I think we should just compare the result
> to (in_addr_t)(-1), and not assume there's any macro provided for that.

Well, that doesn't match all other platforms..

> However, now that I know the real issue is you're using inet_addr, I
> would like to know why you're not using inet_aton instead; or even
> better, something that also copes with IPv6.

"Path of least resistance?"

Which method would you suggest?

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