module should now provide you with a valid upgrade path. The native functions also operate on a VARBINARY(16).
These files are experimental and provided as-is under a EUPL license.
Debian GNU/Linux or derivatives at the moment.
Note that the plug-in install path has changed around MySQL version 5.0.67, make sure to select the correct path in the Makefile.
You can neatly store the output of inet6_pton() in a VARBINARY(16) column.
Don't push too many rows through the lookup function, as each lookup may take many seconds to complete.