Re: [HACKERS] cidr

> Thus spake Bruce Momjian
> > > I do like the idea of using attypmod to define the form of the type.
> > > I assume we can use that to determine the output format, that is, use
> > > it to effectively apply one of the functions to it.  That makes for
> > > a clean use of the type.
> >
> > OK.  Sounds good to me.  The only problem is display.  If we don't
> > indicate whether it is a cidr or host/netmask on column creation or
> > insertion, how do we display it so it makes sense?  Always cidr?
>
> Well, I guess we just decide on a default format if it is not defined.
> I think the default should be display as cidr (x.x.x.x/y) except omit
> the mask length if it is 32 (or -1 if we go with that usage.)  Perhaps
> make one of the defined types always display cidr even in thos special
> cases.

Where are we with this?  I think Harouth took this on.

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