Re: Where the hell did 5.4 come from?
Andy Shellam wrote: My thoughts exactly! This article might help: http://dev.mysql.com/tech-resources/articles/mysql-54.html It worries me though that 5.1 went through a large number of alpha releases, then a set of beta releases before the GA release came out. It looks like they've thrown 5.4 straight out without anyone even being aware that it existed! Hell, 6.0 is on its tenth release and it's still in alpha. Like you say, it'd be interesting to see which blackhole 5.2 and 5.3 fell into...! Andy Daevid Vincent wrote: Have I been in a coma or something? WTF happened to 5.2 and 5.3? Hell, we're still on 5.0.51 and 5.1 just came out a month or two ago right? What you now know as 6.0 was originally called 5.2. 5.3 was a very short-lived test of an idea. It never made it to Alpha. So, 5.4 is the next version in the 5.x line. It's a hybrid of 5.1 and 6.0 and is putting a lot of recent performance improvement suggestions into practical use. It is not yet GA. Because 5.1 is already GA, many of these suggestions could not be added to that code without changing how it operates. The next version, 6.0, will have several new core features that are still under development. While these performance tweaks will be appearing in 6.0 its release date for is still a ways out. That means that the quickest way to get the faster code into our users hands is to produce an intermediate release, 5.4 ! More details will be coming out as the 5.4 matures. -- Shawn Green, MySQL Senior Support Engineer Sun Microsystems, Inc. Office: Blountville, TN -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe:http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=arch...@jab.org
Where the hell did 5.4 come from?
Have I been in a coma or something? WTF happened to 5.2 and 5.3? Hell, we're still on 5.0.51 and 5.1 just came out a month or two ago right? -Original Message- From: mos [mailto:mo...@fastmail.fm] Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 7:40 AM To: mysql@lists.mysql.com Subject: Is there a MySQL 5.4 Speed advantage for MyISAM tables? I see MySQL 5.4 is out. http://www.mysql.com/news-and-events/generate-article.php?id=1602 Sun claims there are speed improvements for Innodb and ClusterDb tables, but is there any reason to upgrade if I'm only using MyISAM tables? Also I didn't see a Windows binary download. Does this mean I have to compile the source from one of the Linux distros? What compiler do I use? TIA Mike -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=dae...@daevid.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe:http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=arch...@jab.org
Re: Where the hell did 5.4 come from?
My thoughts exactly! This article might help: http://dev.mysql.com/tech-resources/articles/mysql-54.html It worries me though that 5.1 went through a large number of alpha releases, then a set of beta releases before the GA release came out. It looks like they've thrown 5.4 straight out without anyone even being aware that it existed! Hell, 6.0 is on its tenth release and it's still in alpha. Like you say, it'd be interesting to see which blackhole 5.2 and 5.3 fell into...! Andy Daevid Vincent wrote: Have I been in a coma or something? WTF happened to 5.2 and 5.3? Hell, we're still on 5.0.51 and 5.1 just came out a month or two ago right? -Original Message- From: mos [mailto:mo...@fastmail.fm] Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 7:40 AM To: mysql@lists.mysql.com Subject: Is there a MySQL 5.4 Speed advantage for MyISAM tables? I see MySQL 5.4 is out. http://www.mysql.com/news-and-events/generate-article.php?id=1602 Sun claims there are speed improvements for Innodb and ClusterDb tables, but is there any reason to upgrade if I'm only using MyISAM tables? Also I didn't see a Windows binary download. Does this mean I have to compile the source from one of the Linux distros? What compiler do I use? TIA Mike -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=dae...@daevid.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe:http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=arch...@jab.org
RE: Where the hell did 5.4 come from?
Oracle owns the mess now. I assume the next release will be 5.11, followed by 5.11i, and then finally dropping of the 5 to be in line with how they manager their os, leave it to just be 11i. To ensure it is smooth they will change the license and add $5k in suport costs. From: Andy Shellam [andy-li...@networkmail.eu] Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 2:19 PM To: Daevid Vincent Cc: mysql@lists.mysql.com Subject: Re: Where the hell did 5.4 come from? My thoughts exactly! This article might help: http://dev.mysql.com/tech-resources/articles/mysql-54.html It worries me though that 5.1 went through a large number of alpha releases, then a set of beta releases before the GA release came out. It looks like they've thrown 5.4 straight out without anyone even being aware that it existed! Hell, 6.0 is on its tenth release and it's still in alpha. Like you say, it'd be interesting to see which blackhole 5.2 and 5.3 fell into...! Andy Daevid Vincent wrote: Have I been in a coma or something? WTF happened to 5.2 and 5.3? Hell, we're still on 5.0.51 and 5.1 just came out a month or two ago right? -Original Message- From: mos [mailto:mo...@fastmail.fm] Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 7:40 AM To: mysql@lists.mysql.com Subject: Is there a MySQL 5.4 Speed advantage for MyISAM tables? I see MySQL 5.4 is out. http://www.mysql.com/news-and-events/generate-article.php?id=1602 Sun claims there are speed improvements for Innodb and ClusterDb tables, but is there any reason to upgrade if I'm only using MyISAM tables? Also I didn't see a Windows binary download. Does this mean I have to compile the source from one of the Linux distros? What compiler do I use? TIA Mike -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=dae...@daevid.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe:http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=g...@primeexalia.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe:http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=arch...@jab.org
