Re: Feature, my misconception or bug??

From: Markus Schaber <schabi(at)logix-tt(dot)com>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org, Achilleus Mantzios <achill(at)matrix(dot)gatewaynet(dot)com>
Subject: Re: Feature, my misconception or bug??
Date: 2006-02-22 12:55:11
Message-ID: 43FC5F2F.8030101@logix-tt.com
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Hi, Peter,

Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> Am Mittwoch, 22. Februar 2006 13:04 schrieb Achilleus Mantzios:
>
>>foodb=# SELECT '255.255.255.255/24'::cidr;
>>ERROR: invalid cidr value: "255.255.255.255/24"
>>DETAIL: Value has bits set to right of mask.
>
>
>>in this case
>>11111111.11111111.11111111.11111111
>>has no bits set to right of
>> 8 LSB ^
>
>
> I'm sure you are aware that "1" is a set bit, so which part are you not
> understanding?

I guess he's confused by the fact that /24 complains about bits 25-31
beeing set, while /25 does not complain aobut bigs 26-31 beeing set.

HTH,
Markus

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