Erik Price writes: > Sinisa, everyone, > > That's great news! I'm excited to hear that. Which version would that > be... 4.0? Or perhaps another 3.x version? > > In the meantime, my boss is going to wonder why I'm not populating a > database for him. He will make me use Access if I don't get cracking, > so... do you know of a working version of MySQL for Darwin 1.4.1 ? > > Alternatively, I am open to a workaround until the working version is > released. I can actually use MySQL (as far as I know), it's just the > "shutdown" that hangs. I have to use "kill -9" in order to kill the > daemon. This makes me worry about my data, since this command has the > potential to cause corruption. Is there some way that I can preserve > the data, or protect it from corruption, so that at the end of the day > when I shut down my laptop I can use "kill -9" without fear of damaging > the contents? > > Or is the best policy to just back up the data directory and then go > ahead and kill the daemon, then in the morning when I get to work move > the backup back into the working directory? > > I admit that I'm still new to MySQL so I'm not sure exactly what the > best course of action would be. > > Thanks to Sinisa, Sasha and to anyone who has input on this situation, > > > Erik > > PS: do you advise that I beta-test the upcoming MySQL version? I would > be open to this idea, especially if it fixes my problem, but I am > working in a production environment and so would be best served with as > stable a release as is available.
Hi! I am not sure, but I think it will appear in 3.23.45. Watch our for both 3.23.45 and 4.0.1 and read Changelog. -- Regards, __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Mr. Sinisa Milivojevic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ MySQL AB, Fulltime Developer /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ Larnaca, Cyprus <___/ www.mysql.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php