Re: [HACKERS] Re: CIDR/IP types. Was: [GENERAL] big numbers

On Fri, 4 Sep 1998, Bruce Momjian wrote:

> Unfortunately, there are few people who can integrate Paul's stuff with
> the current ip_and_mac code, to get the best of both.  I would hate to
> throw out the ip_and_mac stuff without knowing if it has certain
> advantages over his in certain areas.

	Can we integrate Paul's CIDR type to give us the base, leave the
ip_and_mac stuff in contrib and then once Tom has a spare moment between
feedings *grin* we can get what is in the ip_and_mac stuff integrated?  

> Even if you just say, "Paul's is better, throw out ip_and_mac", that is
> all we need.

	That woudn't be wise...Paul's stuff focuses on the ip aspect of
ip_and_mac, not the the _and_mac part, which I feel to be as valuable,
especially in a DHCP environment :)