Dear MySQL users, MySQL Connector/C 6.1.2, a new version of the C API for client/server communication for the MySQL database management system, has been released.
This version of Connector/C provides full support for MySQL 5.6 protocol. Connector/C is compatible with the client libraries (libmysql). It includes all the features in the MySQL client library shipped with MySQL servers 5.6 as well as prior versions. You can recompile existing code linked with Connector/C 6.1.2 without any code changes. You can use Connector/C to run and build client applications which communicate with MySQL server versions from 4.1 to 5.6 without a need to do a complete server installation. The release is now available in source and binary form for a number of platforms from our download pages at http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/c/ MySQL Connector/C 6.1.2 will also be available for downloads via the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud in approximately 1-2 weeks. For information on installing, please see the documentation at http://dev.mysql.com/doc/connector-c/en/connector-c-installation.html Enjoy! Kent Boortz The MySQL build team at Oracle ============================================================================== Functionality Added or Changed * The implementation of condition variables specific to Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 was removed from the source code because MySQL is not supported on those platforms as of MySQL 5.6. Note This change has the following implication: Previously, Connector/C 6.1, while not officially supported on Windows XP or Windows Server 2003, could be used on those platforms. This is no longer possible. (Bug #17332056) * MySQL now supports the use of client-side plugins that implement tracing of communication between a client and the server that takes place using the client/server protocol. Protocol trace plugins use the client plugin API (see Writing Plugins (http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/writing-plugins.html)) In Connector/C source distributions, a test protocol trace plugin is implemented in the test_trace_plugin.cc file in the libmysql directory. This can be examined as a guide to writing other protocol trace plugins. * Static libraries built with VS2008, VS2010, VS2012 are now distributed as part of Connector/C packages for Windows: ZIP and MSI. New directories named vs9, vs10, and vs11 located under the lib directory contain static libraries and corresponding pdb files built with VS2008, VS2010, and VS2012, respectively. Bugs Fixed * The CLIENT_CONNECT_WITH_DB flag was improperly handled in the C client library. This could lead to a malformed packet sent to the server. (Bug #17351732) * The mysql_real_connect() C API function could leak memory if it failed. (Bug #17337684) * The mysql_options() C API function could leak memory if called more than once with the MYSQL_SET_CLIENT_IP option. (Bug #17297012) * The Connector/C MSI package was missing the following files: ChangeLog, README, LICENSE, COPYING, INFO_SRC, INFO_BIN. (Bug #17261526) * The Connector/C RPM package was missing the following files: INFO_SRC, INFO_BIN, my_print_defaults, perror. (Bug #17261610) * On Windows, a MySQL client program that simply used #include <mysql.h> could not be compiled due to missing Windows declarations in that file. The same program would compile on other platforms. (Bug #16409270) * The libmysql.dll library was missing several symbols: my_init, mysql_client_find_plugin, mysql_client_register_plugin, mysql_load_plugin, mysql_load_plugin_v, and mysql_plugin_options. (Bug #69204, Bug #16797982) -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql
