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authormonty@hundin.mysql.fi <>2002-06-19 00:38:58 +0300
committermonty@hundin.mysql.fi <>2002-06-19 00:38:58 +0300
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Merge work:/home/bk/mysql-4.0 into hundin.mysql.fi:/my/bk/mysql-4.0
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@@ -4745,7 +4745,7 @@ code, we are better able to coordinate new features and releases.
@cindex PostgreSQL vs. MySQL, features
-On the crash-me page
+On the @code{crash-me} page
(@uref{http://www.mysql.com/information/crash-me.php})
you can find a list of those database constructs and limits that
one can detect automatically with a program. Note, however, that a lot of
@@ -4807,7 +4807,7 @@ MySQL replication has been thoroughly tested, and is used by sites like:
@item
Included in the MySQL distribution are two different testing suites,
-@file{mysql-test-run} and crash-me
+@file{mysql-test-run} and @code{crash-me}
(@uref{http://www.mysql.com/information/crash-me.php}), as well
as a benchmark suite. The test system is actively updated with code to
test each new feature and almost all reproduceable bugs that have come to
@@ -24885,7 +24885,7 @@ application that is fast with many databases it becomes even harder!
To make a complex application portable you need to choose a number of
SQL servers that it should work with.
-You can use the MySQL crash-me program/web-page
+You can use the MySQL @code{crash-me} program/web-page
@uref{http://www.mysql.com/information/crash-me.php} to find functions,
types, and limits you can use with a selection of database
servers. Crash-me now tests far from everything possible, but it
@@ -24894,7 +24894,7 @@ is still comprehensive with about 450 things tested.
For example, you shouldn't have column names longer than 18 characters
if you want to be able to use Informix or DB2.
-Both the MySQL benchmarks and crash-me programs are very
+Both the MySQL benchmarks and @code{crash-me} programs are very
database-independent. By taking a look at how we have handled this, you
can get a feeling for what you have to do to write your application
database-independent. The benchmarks themselves can be found in the
@@ -25095,7 +25095,7 @@ How big a query can be
How big a @code{VARCHAR} column can be
@end itemize
-We can find the result from crash-me on a lot of different databases at
+We can find the result from @code{crash-me} on a lot of different databases at
@uref{http://www.mysql.com/information/crash-me.php}.
@@ -38520,7 +38520,7 @@ Corresponding columns in the foreign key
and the referenced key must have similar internal data types
inside InnoDB so that they can be compared without a type
conversion.
-The size and the signedness of integer types has to be the same.
+The @strong{size and the signedness of integer types has to be the same}.
The length of string types need not be the same.
Starting from version 3.23.50 you can also associate the
@@ -48967,7 +48967,7 @@ also Unireg, a curses-based application tool with many utilities.
Porting of @code{mSQL} tools like @code{msqlperl}, @code{DBD}/@code{DBI}, and
@code{DB2mysql}.
@item
-Most of crash-me and the foundation for the MySQL benchmarks.
+Most of @code{crash-me} and the foundation for the MySQL benchmarks.
@end itemize
@item David Axmark
@@ -49019,7 +49019,7 @@ Multi-row @code{INSERT}
@item
@code{mysqldump} -e option
@item
-@code{LOAD DATA INFILE LOCAL}
+@code{LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE}
@item
@code{SQL_CALC_FOUND_ROWS} @code{SELECT} option
@item
@@ -49045,14 +49045,14 @@ Maintainer of @code{MySQL++}.
@item
Our security expert.
@item
-Vio interface (the foundation for the encrypted client/server protocol).
+VIO interface (the foundation for the encrypted client/server protocol).
@item
MySQL Filesystem (a way to use MySQL databases as files
and directories).
@item
-The CASE expression.
+The @code{CASE} expression.
@item
-The MD5() and COALESCE() functions.
+The @code{MD5()} and @code{COALESCE()} functions.
@item
@code{RAID} support for @code{MyISAM} tables.
@end itemize
@@ -49979,10 +49979,10 @@ not yet 100% confident in this code.
@itemize @bullet
@item
Fixed possible problem in replication when doing @code{DROP DATABASE} on a
-database with InnoDB tables.
+database with @code{InnoDB} tables.
@item
-Fixed that @code{mysql_info()} returns 0 for 'Duplicates' when using
-@code{INSERT DELAYED IGNORE}.
+Fixed @code{mysql_info()} to return 0 for the 'Duplicates' value for
+@code{INSERT DELAYED IGNORE} statements.
@end itemize
@node News-3.23.51, News-3.23.50, News-3.23.52, News-3.23.x
@@ -49990,46 +49990,47 @@ Fixed that @code{mysql_info()} returns 0 for 'Duplicates' when using
@itemize @bullet
@item
-Remove end space from @code{enum} values. (This fixed a problem with
-@code{SHOW CREATE TABLE}).
+Remove end space from @code{ENUM} values. (This fixed a problem with
+@code{SHOW CREATE TABLE}.)
@item
Fixed bug in @code{CONCAT_WS()} that cut the result.
@item
-Changed name of variables @code{Com_show_master_stat} to
+Changed name of server variables @code{Com_show_master_stat} to
@code{Com_show_master_status} and @code{Com_show_slave_stat} to
@code{Com_show_slave_status}.
@item
Changed handling of @code{gethostbyname()} to make the client library
-threadsafe even if @code{gethostbyname_r} doesn't exists.
+thread-safe even if @code{gethostbyname_r} doesn't exist.
@item
Fixed core-dump problem when giving a wrong password string to @code{GRANT}.
@item
Fixed bug in @code{DROP DATABASE} with symlinked directory.
@item
-Fixed optimization problem with @code{DATETIME} and value outside
+Fixed optimisation problem with @code{DATETIME} and value outside
@code{DATETIME} range.
@item
Removed BDB documentation.
@item
-Fixed mit-pthreads to compile with glibc 2.2 (needed for @code{make dist}).
+Fixed MIT-pthreads to compile with @code{glibc} 2.2 (needed for
+@code{make dist}).
@item
Fixed the @code{FLOAT(X+1,X)} is not converted to @code{FLOAT(X+2,X)}.
(This also affected @code{DECIMAL}, @code{DOUBLE} and @code{REAL} types)
@item
-Fixed the result from @code{IF()} is case in-sensitive if the 2 and
-third arguments are case-sensitive.
+Fixed the result from @code{IF()} is case in-sensitive if the second and
+third arguments are case sensitive.
@item
-Fixed core dump problem on OSF in @code{gethostbyname_r}.
+Fixed core dump problem on OSF/1 in @code{gethostbyname_r}.
@item
-Fixed that underflowed decimal fields is not zero filled.
+Fixed that underflowed decimal fields are not zero filled.
@item
If we get an overflow when inserting @code{'+11111'} for
-@code{decimal(5,0) unsigned} columns, we will just drop the sign.
+@code{DECIMAL(5,0) UNSIGNED} columns, we will just drop the sign.
@item
-Fixed optimization bug with @code{ISNULL(expression_which_cannot_be_null)} and
+Fixed optimisation bug with @code{ISNULL(expression_which_cannot_be_null)} and
@code{ISNULL(constant_expression)}.
@item
-Fixed host lookup bug in the glibc library that we used with the 3.23.50
+Fixed host lookup bug in the @code{glibc} library that we used with the 3.23.50
Linux-x86 binaries.
@end itemize