On Wed, Oct 12, 2016 at 09:50:41AM -0400, Russell Sutherland wrote: > Is it possible to use a macro variable with a network CIDR value and then > reference it later in a list? > > E.g. This first example is fine: > > > a = “1.2.3.4” > b = “2.3.4.5” > > c = “{“ $a $b “}” > > works as expected, that is c ends up as a list with host values: > > c = "{ 1.2.3.4 2.3.4.5 }” > > But if one uses the CIDR network format for any one of the variables, a syntax > error is created: > > an = “1.2.3.0/24” > bn = “2.3.0.0/16” > > cn = “{“ $an $bn “}” > > Output from pfctl -nvf /etc/pf.conf: > > a = "1.2.3.4" > b = "2.3.4.5" > c = "{ 1.2.3.4 2.3.4.5 }" > an = "1.2.3.0/24" > bn = "2.3.0.0/16" > /etc/pf.conf:36: syntax error > > > — > Russell Sutherland > Supervisor, Network Development | Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions > Information Technology Services | University of Toronto > 4 Bancroft Ave., Rm. 102 | Toronto, ON M5S 1C1 > > russell.sutherl...@utoronto.ca > +1.416.978.0470 ~ tel > +1.416.978.6620 ~ fax
Often it is better to use a table to hold addresses: table <x> { $an $bn } works, Roughly speaking, in the macro it doesn't work since / cannot be part of an unquoted string. -Otto