[SLUG] Re: Debain stable; MySQL 4.1 backport?
On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 14:25:09 +1000, Jon Austin wrote: Does anyone know if such a beast exists? I need subquery support which is only present (I believe) in 4.1.. By this point in time, you might as well think about upgrading to sarge (the next debian stable). It will go stable soon, so it might be worth considering before going to the effort of compiling from source or using an unknown/trusted backport. Chris. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Re: Debain stable; MySQL 4.1 backport?
Chris Deigan wrote: On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 14:25:09 +1000, Jon Austin wrote: Does anyone know if such a beast exists? I need subquery support which is only present (I believe) in 4.1.. By this point in time, you might as well think about upgrading to sarge (the next debian stable). It will go stable soon, so it might be worth considering before going to the effort of compiling from source or using an unknown/trusted backport. What happens with a stable system when testing becomes stable? I have a server with MySQL 3-something and my testing laptop is MySQL 4.1 so I gather that soon, when I do an apt-get update, the stable system will report that that it will upgrade from 3 to 4. I know the mysql tables changed structure from 3 to 4. I presume it will do a conversion seamlessly? Mike -- Michael Lake Chemistry, Materials Forensic Science, UTS Ph: 9514 1725 Fx: 9514 1460 -- UTS CRICOS Provider Code: 00099F DISCLAIMER: This email message and any accompanying attachments may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, do not read, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message or attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender expressly, and with authority, states them to be the views the University of Technology Sydney. Before opening any attachments, please check them for viruses and defects. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Re: Debain stable; MySQL 4.1 backport?
FWIW, I just ended up using the binary distribution of 4.1 from MySQL. This was replacing a backdated port of 4.0 It used the existing configuration and data fine (from my limited testing). There is a 4.1 debain package in the experimental branch, but I did not have much joy. Regards, Jon On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 10:11:55 +1100, Michael Lake [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Chris Deigan wrote: On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 14:25:09 +1000, Jon Austin wrote: Does anyone know if such a beast exists? I need subquery support which is only present (I believe) in 4.1.. By this point in time, you might as well think about upgrading to sarge (the next debian stable). It will go stable soon, so it might be worth considering before going to the effort of compiling from source or using an unknown/trusted backport. What happens with a stable system when testing becomes stable? I have a server with MySQL 3-something and my testing laptop is MySQL 4.1 so I gather that soon, when I do an apt-get update, the stable system will report that that it will upgrade from 3 to 4. I know the mysql tables changed structure from 3 to 4. I presume it will do a conversion seamlessly? Mike -- Michael Lake Chemistry, Materials Forensic Science, UTS Ph: 9514 1725 Fx: 9514 1460 -- UTS CRICOS Provider Code: 00099F DISCLAIMER: This email message and any accompanying attachments may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, do not read, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message or attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender expressly, and with authority, states them to be the views the University of Technology Sydney. Before opening any attachments, please check them for viruses and defects. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
