* Francis A. Vidal ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [29 Jun 2004 21:47]:
> I think you're missing a comma in between $host1 and $host2. It should
> be:
>
> all_hosts = "{ $host1, $host2 }"
>
The commas do not seem to matter. The issue is that when
the variables $host1 and $host2 are of the format:
a.b.c.d/N
the list syntax given above (with or without the commas) gives
a syntax error.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
> Russell Sutherland
> Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 2:00 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: pf macro syntax problems
>
> According to the pf FAQ:
>
> Macros can be defined recursively. Since macros are not expanded
> within
> quotes the following syntax must be used:
>
> host1 = "192.168.1.1"
> host2 = "192.168.1.2"
> all_hosts = "{" $host1 $host2 "}"
>
> However when one tries to use this syntax to create a list of networks
> a syntax error occurs when checking the rule set using pfctl:
>
> # cat nets.conf
>
> netA = "18.100.0.0/16"
> netB = "12.150.0.0/16"
> netC = "12.151.0.0/16"
> nets = "{" $netA $netB $netC "}"
>
> # pfctl -nvf ./nets.conf
> netA = "18.100.0.0/16"
> netB = "12.150.0.0/16"
> netC = "12.151.0.0/16"
> ./nets.conf:5: syntax error
>
> How does one create a macro to expand to a list of networks?
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