Hi!
3.23.50 is basicly just a bug fix release compare do 3.23.49a There is however two things one should be aware of regarding 3.23.50 (both only affecting our Linux x86 binaries (normal and RPM's): - We have switched to a new updated glib library, because we found a critical memory corruption bug (introduced by us) in the old glibc library that we used to compile 3.23.49. (older MySQL binaries are not affected by this problem) - We have changed compiler to gcc 3.0.4 (because the old gcc compiler we used couldn't compile with an alternative glibc library). As 3.23 is a stable release version, we don't want to release 3.23.50 to the general public right away, as we want to be sure that the new gcc version works in practice as good as it has worked on our internal machines. You can now find 3.23.50 at the following link: http://www.mysql.com/downloads/mysql-3.23-pre.html If we don't get any fatal bug reports by the end of the week for this version, we will then move it to our standard download page. If you find anything wrong/strange with this release compared to older 3.23 releases, please send a full bug report to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and we will fix it ASAP! Changes in release 3.23.50 -------------------------- * Fixed problem with `crash-me' and gcc 3.0.4. * Fixed that `@@unknown_variable' doesn't hang server. * Added `@@VERSION' as a synonym for `VERSION()'. * `SHOW VARIABLES LIKE 'xxx'' is now case insensitive. * Fixed timeout for `GET_LOCK()' on HPUX with DCE threads. * Fixed memory allocation bug in the glibc library used to build Linux binaries, which caused mysqld to die in 'free()'. * Fixed `SIGINT' and `SIGQUIT' problems in `mysql'. * Fixed bug in character table converts when used with big ( > 64K) strings. * `InnoDB' now retains foreign key constraints through `ALTER TABLE' and `CREATE/DROP INDEX'. * `InnoDB' now allows foreign key constraints to be added through the `ALTER TABLE' syntax. * `InnoDB' tables can now be set to automatically grow in size (autoextend). * Fixed some buffer overflow problems when reading startup parameters. * Because of problems on shutdown we have now disabled named pipes on windows by default. One can enable named pipes by starting mysqld with `--enable-named-pipe'. * Fixed bug when using `WHERE key_column = 'J' or key_column='j''. * Fixed core-dump bug when using `--log-bin' with `LOAD DATA INFILE' without an active database. * Fixed bug in `RENAME TABLE' when used with `lower_case_table_names=1' (default on Windows). * Fixed unlikely core-dump bug when using `DROP TABLE' on a table that was in use by a thread that also used queries on only temporary tables. * Fixed problem with `SHOW CREATE TABLE' and `PRIMARY KEY' when using 32 indexes. * Fixed that one can use `SET PASSWORD' for the anonymous user. * Fixed core-dump bug when reading client groups from option files using `mysql_options()'. * Memory leak (16 bytes per every *corrupted* table) closed. * Fixed binary builds to use `--enable-local-infile'. * Update source to work with new `bison' version. * Updated shell scripts to new agree with new POSIX standard. * Fixed bug where `DATE_FORMAT()' returned empty string when used with `GROUP BY'. Regards, Monty CTO of MySQL AB --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
