Fixes to the newer ChangeLog entries in manual.texi.

Fixed a major performance bug in the table locking code when one

constantly had a LOT of @code{SELECT}, @code{UPDATE} and @code{INSERT}

statements running. The symptom was that the @code{UPDATE} and

@code{INSERT} queries was locked a long time while new @code{SELECT}

@code{INSERT} queries were locked a long time while new @code{SELECT}

statements where executed without locks.

@item

When reading options_files with @code{mysql_options()} the

programs that runs for a long time (like @code{mysqlhotcopy}) to use

@code{interactive_timeout} instead of @code{wait_timeout}.

@item

We now always print when the query was made and who made it in the 'slow

query log'.  If you are using @code{--log-long-format} then also queries

We now always print when the query was made and who made it in the ``slow

query log''.  If you are using @code{--log-long-format} then also queries

that are not using indexes are printed.

@item

Fixed problem in @code{LEFT JOIN} which caused all columns in reference

table to be NULL.

Fixed a problem in @code{LEFT JOIN} which caused all columns in a reference

table to be @code{NULL}.

@item

Fixed problem when using @code{NATURAL JOIN} without keys.

Fixed a problem when using @code{NATURAL JOIN} without keys.

@item

Fixed bug when using a multi-part keys where the first part was of type

Fixed a bug when using a multi-part keys where the first part was of type

@code{TEXT} or @code{BLOB}.

@item

@code{DROP} of temporary tables wasn't stored in the update/binary log.

@item

Fixed bug where @code{SELECT DISTINCT * ... LIMIT #} only returned 1 row.

Fixed a bug where @code{SELECT DISTINCT * ... LIMIT #} only returned one row.

@item

Fixed a bug in the assembler code in strstr for sparc and cleaned up

the global.h header file to avoid a problem with bad aliasing with

Fixed a bug in the assembler code in @code{strstr()} for sparc and cleaned up

the @file{global.h} header file to avoid a problem with bad aliasing with

the compiler submitted with RedHat 7.0. (Reported by Trond Eivind Glomsrød)

@item

Fixed the @code{--skip-networking} works properly on NT.

The option @code{--skip-networking} now works properly on NT.

@item

Fixed long outstanding bug in the @code{ISAM} tables when a row with a length

of more than 65K was shortened by a single byte.

@item

Allow one to use @code{FLUSH TABLE tablename}.

@item

Changed all log files to use our own IO_CACHE mechanism instead of

FILE:s to avoid OS problems when there is many files open.

Changed all log files to use our own @code{IO_CACHE} mechanism instead of

@code{FILE} to avoid OS problems when there are many files open.

@item

Added options @code{--open-files} and @code{--timezone} to @code{safe_mysqld}.

@item

Fixed fatal bug in @code{CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE ...SELECT ...}.

Fixed a fatal bug in @code{CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE ... SELECT ...}.

@item

Fixed problem with @code{CREATE TABLE .. SELECT NULL}.

Fixed a problem with @code{CREATE TABLE .. SELECT NULL}.

@item

Added variables @code{large_file_support},@code{net_read_timeout},

@code{net_write_timeout} and @code{query_buffer_size} to @code{SHOW VARIABLES}.

Added status variables @code{created_tmp_files} and @code{sort_merge_passes}

to @code{SHOW STATUS}.

@item

Fixed bug where we didn't allow an index name after the

Fixed a bug where we didn't allow an index name after the

@code{FOREIGN KEY} definition.

@item

Added @code{TRUNCATE table_name} as a synonym for

@code{DELETE FROM table_name}.

@item

Fixed bug in a BDB key compare function when comparing part keys.

Fixed a bug in a BDB key compare function when comparing part keys.

@item

Added variable @code{bdb_lock_max} to @code{mysqld}.

@item

Added more tests to the benchmark suite.

@item

Fixed a overflow bug in the client code when using too long database names.

Fixed an overflow bug in the client code when using overly long database names.

@item

@code{mysql_connect()} now aborts on Linux if the server doesn't answer in

@code{timeout} seconds.

MASTER TO}.

@item

Fixed the output of @code{SHOW MASTER STATUS} to be consistent with

@code{SHOW SLAVE STATUS} (no directory in the log name).

@code{SHOW SLAVE STATUS}. (It now has no directory in the log name.)

@item

Added @code{PURGE MASTER LOGS TO}.

@item

Added @code{SHOW MASTER LOGS}.

@item

Added @code{--safemalloc-mem-limit} option to mysqld to simulate memory

shortage when compiled @code{--with-debug=full}

shortage when compiled @code{--with-debug=full}.

@item

Fixed several coredumps in out-of-memory conditions

Fixed several coredumps in out-of-memory conditions.

@item

@code{SHOW SLAVE STATUS} was using unititialized mutex if the slave had

not been started yet

@code{SHOW SLAVE STATUS} was using an unititialized mutex if the slave had

not been started yet.

@item

Fixed bug in @code{ELT()} and @code{MAKE_SET()} when the query used

a temporary table

a temporary table.

@item

@code{CHANGE MASTER TO} without specifying @code{MASTER_LOG_POS} would

set it to 0 instead of 4 and hit the magic number in the master binlog.

@appendixsubsec Changes in release 3.23.27

@itemize @bullet

@item

Fixed bug where the automatic repair of MyISAM tables sometimes failed

Fixed a bug where the automatic repair of MyISAM tables sometimes failed

when the data file was corrupt.

@item

Fixed a bug in @code{SHOW CREATE} when using @code{AUTO_INCREMENT} columns.

@item

Fixed @code{<>} to work properly with @code{NULL}.

@item

Fixed problem with @code{SUBSTRING_INDEX()} and @code{REPLACE()}.

Fixed a problem with @code{SUBSTRING_INDEX()} and @code{REPLACE()}.

(Patch by Alexander Igonitchev)

@item

Fix @code{CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE IF NOT EXISTS} not to give an error

@item

When using @code{--log-slow-queries}, don't count the time waiting for a lock.

@item

Fixed bug in lock code on @code{windows} which could cause the key cache

Fixed bug in lock code on Windows which could cause the key cache

to report that the key file was crashed even if it was okay.

@item

Automatic repair of @code{MyISAM} tables if you start @code{mysqld} with

@item

Removed the @code{TYPE=} keyword from @code{CHECK} and

@code{REPAIR}. Allow @code{CHECK} options to be combined. (You can still

use @code{TYPE=} but this usage is deprecated).

use @code{TYPE=} but this usage is deprecated.)

@item

Fixed mutex bug in the binary replication log - long update queries could

be read only in part by the slave if it did it at the wrong time, which

@code{UPDATE} didn't always work when used with a range on a timestamp that

was part of the key that was used to find rows.

@item

Fixed bug in @code{FULLTEXT} index when inserting a @code{NULL} column.

Fixed a bug in @code{FULLTEXT} index when inserting a @code{NULL} column.

@item

Changed to use @code{mkstemp()} instead of @code{tempnam()}. Based

on a patch from John Jones.

Added @code{@@@@IDENTITY} as a synonym for @code{LAST_INSERT_ID()}.

(This is for Visual Basic compatibility.)

@item

Fixed bug in @code{myisamchk} and @code{REPAIR} when using @code{FULLTEXT}

Fixed a bug in @code{myisamchk} and @code{REPAIR} when using @code{FULLTEXT}

index.

@item

@code{LOAD DATA INFILE} now works for FIFOs.

@code{LOAD DATA INFILE} now works with FIFOs.

(Patch by Toni L. Harbaugh-Blackford.)

@item

@code{FLUSH LOGS} broke replication if you specified a log name with an