Re: macaddr type (fwd)

Larry Rosenman <ler(at)lerctr(dot)org> writes:
> 1) the macaddr type is NOT documented in the datatypes and functions
> documentation.
> 2) the manufacturer list in the mac.c module is way out of date.
> this list can be updated from http://standards.ieee.org/regauth/oui/index.shtml
> and massaging the oui.txt file available from there.

> Is there anything I can do to help this?

Sure: do it and submit a patch. Doc patches gratefully accepted, too.

> Also, I noticed a discussion on the INET/CIDR types ongoing here, and
> was wondering if there was a way to get an output function for these
> types that would ALWAYS print all 4 octets of the adddress for use by
> non-technical people. I am currently writing an IP allocation and
> tracking system using these types and find this a prioblem.

This probably ought to be one of the considerations in the INET/CIDR
redesign that we seem to be working on. I haven't been paying much
attention to the details, but feel free to contribute to that thread.

regards, tom lane