Re: IPv6 link-local addresses and init data type

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Markus Wanner <markus(at)bluegap(dot)ch>
Cc: Andreas Karlsson <andreas(at)proxel(dot)se>, Haribabu Kommi <kommi(dot)haribabu(at)gmail(dot)com>, Tom Dunstan <pgsql(at)tomd(dot)cc>, "pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: IPv6 link-local addresses and init data type
Date: 2016-06-03 21:02:28
Message-ID: 25771.1464987748@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Markus Wanner <markus(at)bluegap(dot)ch> writes:
> That leaves me wondering if it's really worth extending INET, though.
> TEXT would be just fine to store a textual scope id. And it makes it
> utterly clear that there's no magic involved.

True, but it would force users to disassemble and reassemble the
"address%scope" notation, which is kind of a pain.

regards, tom lane

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