BUG #1223: RedHat Linux 8

The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference: 1223
Logged by: Shigeaki Momose

Email address: sig_momose(at)yahoo(dot)co(dot)jp

PostgreSQL version: 7.4.2

Operating system: Linux

Description: RedHat Linux 8

Details:

The type of macaddr column could not work "Like" pattern matches.

The detail as follows.

[...]$ createdb mac_test
CREATE DATABASE
[...]psql -d mac_test
Welcome to psql 7.4.2, the PostgreSQL interactive terminal.

Type: \copyright for distribution terms
\h for help with SQL commands
\? for help on internal slash commands
\g or terminate with semicolon to execute query
\q to quit

mac_test=# create table addr( id integer ,
mac_test(# mac macaddr,
mac_test(# constraint addr_pk primary key(id) );
NOTICE: CREATE TABLE / PRIMARY KEY will create implicit index "addr_pk" for
table "addr"
CREATE TABLE
mac_test=# \d
List of relations
Schema | Name | Type | Owner
--------+------+-------+-------
public | addr | table | momo
(1 row)

mac_test=# \d addr
Table "public.addr"
Column | Type | Modifiers
--------+---------+-----------
id | integer | not null
mac | macaddr |
Indexes:
"addr_pk" primary key, btree (id)

mac_test=# insert into addr values( 1, '001006-000000');
INSERT 29383 1
mac_test=# insert into addr values( 2, '001006-000002');
INSERT 29384 1
mac_test=# insert into addr values( 3, '001006-000003');
INSERT 29385 1
mac_test=# insert into addr values( 4, '001006-000001');
INSERT 29386 1
mac_test=# insert into addr values( 5, '001006-00000f');
INSERT 29387 1
mac_test=# insert into addr values( 6, '001006-00000d');
INSERT 29388 1
mac_test=# insert into addr values( 7, '001006-00000a');
INSERT 29389 1
mac_test=# insert into addr values( 8, '001006-00000c');
INSERT 29390 1
mac_test=# insert into addr values( 9, '001006-045f23');
INSERT 29391 1
mac_test=# insert into addr values( 10, '001006-045f2e');
INSERT 29392 1
mac_test=# select * from addr;
id | mac
----+-------------------
1 | 00:10:06:00:00:00
2 | 00:10:06:00:00:02
3 | 00:10:06:00:00:03
4 | 00:10:06:00:00:01
5 | 00:10:06:00:00:0f
6 | 00:10:06:00:00:0d
7 | 00:10:06:00:00:0a
8 | 00:10:06:00:00:0c
9 | 00:10:06:04:5f:23
10 | 00:10:06:04:5f:2e
(10 rows)

mac_test=# select * from addr where mac like '%2e';
ERROR: operator does not exist: macaddr ~~ "unknown"
HINT: No operator matches the given name and argument type(s). You may need
to add explicit type casts.
mac_test=#