> The "What's new in MySQL 5.7" manual page [1] says:
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> * InnoDB now supports spatial data types.
>
> What is the difference to previous releases in this respect?
The 5.7.1 Release Notes are a bit more specific:
https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.7/en/news-5-7-1.html
InnoDB: Added su
The "What's new in MySQL 5.7" manual page [1] says:
* InnoDB now supports spatial data types.
What is the difference to previous releases in this respect?
Spatial column types have been supported by InnoDB (and even
Cluster) for a long time already, and spatial indexes on
spatial columns stil
