@@ -31600,6 +31600,34 @@ the following configure options:
@item CFLAGS=-DUSE_SYMDIR @tab Symbolic links support for Windows.
@end multitable
Note that as Berkeley DB and InnoDB are not available for all platforms,
some of the @code{Max} binaries may not have support for both of these.
You can check which table types are supported by doing the following
query:
@example
mysql> show variables like "have_%";
+---------------+-------+
| Variable_name | Value |
+---------------+-------+
| have_bdb | YES |
| have_gemini | NO |
| have_innodb | NO |
| have_isam | YES |
| have_raid | YES |
| have_ssl | NO |
+---------------+-------+
@end example
The meaning of the values are:
@multitable @columnfractions .3 .7
@item @strong{Value} @tab @strong{Meaning}.
@item YES @tab The option is activated and usable.
@item NO @tab @strong{MySQL} is not compiled with support for this option.
@item DISABLED @tab The xxxx option is disabled because one started @code{mysqld} with @code{--skip-xxxx} or because one didn't start @code{mysqld} with all needed options to enable the option. In this case the @code{hostname.err} file should contain a reason for why the option is disabled.
@end multitable
@code{safe_mysqld} will automaticly try to start any @code{mysqld} binary
with the @code{-max} prefix. This makes it very easy to test out a
another @code{mysqld} binary in an existing installation. Just
