> My opinion is that this is a very bogus shortcut in the
> network datatype code. There are no cases outside the
> inet/cidr group where an operator doesn't exactly match its
> underlying function. (The whole business of inet and cidr
> being almost but not quite the same type is maldesigned
> anyway...)
>
> The right solution for you is to declare two SQL functions.
> Whether you make them point at the same underlying C code is
> up to you.
Right,...
In that case may I suggest fixing the catalog so network_* functions exists for
both datatypes!
Anything less I'd consider inconsistent...
Kind regards,
John
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