conf size limits and functions / scripts / class possibilities

[Simon Hobson]

Karl Bloch Andersen wrote:

>The estimate is 1200 interfaces with at least 50 lines of conf for each.
>

Do you really mean interfaces, or do you means subnets ?

>
>1.
>Due to the Boolean logic and no possibilities to make loops (as far as I
>found out), I'm expecting to get a lot of dupe configuration in the
>different parts of the configuration.
>
>The thing is that lots of different interfaces (start of the circuit ID)
>with the same ending ID in groups repeating.

Can you give examples ? And if it's not obvious, what you have/are 
trying to achieve ?

>2.
>If there's no way to use functions / scripts / class what is the
>functional limit of conf entries?

I don't think anyone's found it yet ! We did have someone complaining 
of long startup times, but he had a pool with something like "range 
10.0.0.3 10.255.255.254" !

Simon