Peter Eisentraut <pete...@gmx.net> writes: > On fre, 2012-05-18 at 19:57 +0000, erlko...@talisman.org wrote: >> Given compatibility concerns, renaming >> it is probably infeasible. However, being able to parameterize the >> length, defaulting to 6 bytes, would be adequate.
> That could be a workable solution. That's far more easily said than done, considering macaddr is a fixed-length type with essentially no overhead info. I don't see a way to do this at all without an on-disk compatibility break. Given the number of requests so far (viz, one) it doesn't seem like something we should expend much effort on. We might at some point consider introducing a different type that could handle variable length data ... although it's not clear that text or bytea couldn't meet the apparently limited need. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-bugs mailing list (pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-bugs