manual.texi Change note mods, 3.23.21 to 3.23.24.

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Added @code{mysqld} variable @code{created_tmp_disk_tables}.

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

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To make it possible to reliably dump and restore tables with

@code{TIMESTAMP(X)} columns, MySQL now reports columns with @code{X}

other than 14 or 8 to be strings.

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Changed sort order for latin1 as it was before MySQL Version 3.23.23.

Any table with @code{CHAR} columns that may have characters with ASCII

values greater than 128 that was created or modified with 3.23.22 must

be repaired!

Any table that was created or modified with 3.23.22 must be repaired if it has

@code{CHAR} columns that may contain characters with ASCII values greater than

128!

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Fixed small memory leak introduced from 3.23.22 when creating a

temporary table.

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Fixed problem with BDB tables and reading on a unique (not primary) key.

Fixed problem with @code{BDB} tables and reading on a unique (not primary) key.

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Restored the win1251 character set (it's now only marked deprecated).

Restored the @code{win1251} character set (it's now only marked deprecated).

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Changed sort order for 'German';  All tables created with 'German' sortorder

must be repaired with @code{REPAIR TABLE} or @code{myisamchk} before use!

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Added option @code{--core-file} to @code{mysqld} to get a core file on

Added @code{--core-file} option to @code{mysqld} to get a core file on

Linux if @code{mysqld} dies on the SIGSEGV signal.

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MySQL client @code{mysql} now starts with option

Fixed bug in @code{MyISAM} index handling of

@code{DECIMAL}/@code{NUMERIC} keys.

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Fixed a bug in concurrent insert in @code{MyISAM} tables; In some contexts,

Fixed a bug in concurrent insert in @code{MyISAM} tables.  In some contexts,

usage of @code{MIN(key_part)} or @code{MAX(key_part)} returned an empty set.

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Updated @code{mysqlhotcopy} to use the new @code{FLUSH TABLES table_list}

that both non-threaded (@code{-lmysqlclient}) and threaded

(@code{-lmysqlclient_r}) libraries are built.  Users who linked

against a threaded @code{-lmysqlclient} will need to link against

@code{libmysqlclient_r} now.

@code{-lmysqlclient_r} now.

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Added atomic @code{RENAME TABLE} command.

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Don't count entries with @code{NULL} in @code{COUNT(DISTINCT ...)}.

Don't count @code{NULL} values in @code{COUNT(DISTINCT ...)}.

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Changed @code{ALTER TABLE}, @code{LOAD DATA INFILE} on empty tables and

@code{INSERT ... SELECT ...} on empty tables to create non-unique indexes

at the same time as concurrent inserts crash. This only affects systems

that don't have the @code{pthread_rwlock_rdlock} code.

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When deleting rows with a non-unique key in a HEAP table, all rows weren't

always deleted.

When deleting rows with a non-unique key in a @code{HEAP} table, all rows

weren't always deleted.

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Fixed bug in range optimiser for HEAP tables for searches on a part index.

Fixed bug in range optimiser for @code{HEAP} tables for searches on a part

index.

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Fixed that @code{SELECT} on part keys works with BDB tables.

Fixed @code{SELECT} on part keys to work with @code{BDB} tables.

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Fixed @code{INSERT INTO bdb_table ... SELECT} to work with BDB tables.

Fixed @code{INSERT INTO bdb_table ... SELECT} to work with @code{BDB} tables.

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@code{CHECK TABLE} now updates key statistics for the table.

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@code{ANALYZE TABLE} will now only update tables that have been changed

since thee last @code{ANALYZE}. Note that this is a new feature and tables

since the last @code{ANALYZE}. Note that this is a new feature and tables

will not be marked to be analysed until they are updated in any way with

3.23.23 or newer.  For older tables, you have to do @code{CHECK TABLE}

to update the key distribution.

Fixed some minor privilege problems with @code{CHECK}, @code{ANALYZE},

@code{REPAIR} and @code{SHOW CREATE} commands.

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Added @code{CHANGE MASTER TO} command.

Added @code{CHANGE MASTER TO} statement.

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Added @code{FAST}, @code{QUICK} @code{EXTENDED} check types to

@code{CHECK TABLES}.

@code{SLAVE STOP} now will not return until the slave thread actually exits.

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Full-text search via the @code{MATCH()} function and @code{FULLTEXT} index type

(for MyISAM files).  This makes @code{FULLTEXT} a reserved word.

(for @code{MyISAM} files).  This makes @code{FULLTEXT} a reserved word.

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The log generated by @code{--slow-query-log} didn't contain the whole queries.

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Fixed that open transactions in BDB tables are rolled back if the

Fixed that open transactions in @code{BDB} tables are rolled back if the

connection is closed unexpectedly.

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Added workaround for a bug in @code{gcc} 2.96 (intel) and @code{gcc} 2.9

Fixed bug when comparing the result of @code{DATE_ADD()}/@code{DATE_SUB()}

against a number.

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Changed the meaning of @code{-F, --fast} for @code{myisamchk}. Added option

@code{-C, --check-only-changed} to @code{myisamchk}.

Changed the meaning of @code{-F, --fast} for @code{myisamchk}. Added

@code{-C, --check-only-changed} option to @code{myisamchk}.

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Added @code{ANALYZE table_name} to update key statistics for tables.

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Added @code{mysql_character_set_name(MYSQL *mysql)} function to the

Added @code{mysql_character_set_name()} function to the

MySQL C API.

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Made the update log @code{ASCII 0} safe.

Made the update log ASCII 0 safe.

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Added the @code{mysql_config} script.

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One would get a core dump if the log file was not readable by the MySQL user.

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Changed @code{mysqladmin} to use the @code{CREATE DATABASE}/@code{DROP

DATABASE} commands instead of the old deprecated API calls.

Changed @code{mysqladmin} to use @code{CREATE DATABASE} and @code{DROP

DATABASE} statements instead of the old deprecated API calls.

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Fixed @code{chown} warning in @code{safe_mysqld}.

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Fixed a bug in @code{ORDER BY} that was introduced in 3.23.19.

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Only optimise the @code{DELETE FROM tbl_name} to do a drop+create of

the table if we are in @code{AUTOCOMMIT} mode (needed for BDB tables).

the table if we are in @code{AUTOCOMMIT} mode (needed for @code{BDB} tables).

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Added extra checks to avoid index corruption when the @code{ISAM}/@code{MyISAM}

index files gets full during an @code{INSERT}/@code{UPDATE}.

index files get full during an @code{INSERT}/@code{UPDATE}.

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@code{myisamchk} didn't correctly update row checksum when used with

@code{-ro} (this only gave an warning in subsequent runs).

@code{-ro} (this only gave a warning in subsequent runs).

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Fixed bug in @code{REPAIR TABLE} so that it works with tables without indexes.

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Fixed buffer overrun in @code{DROP DATABASE}

Fixed buffer overrun in @code{DROP DATABASE}.

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@code{LOAD TABLE FROM MASTER} is sufficiently bug-free to announce it as

a feature.