Merge work.mysql.com:/home/bk/mysql-4.0

@code{automake} (1.5) doesn't yet work.

If you get some strange error during this stage, check that you really

have @code{libtool} installed!

@example

shell> cd mysql

shell> bk -r edit

shell> cd mysql-4.0

shell> bk -r get -Sq

shell> aclocal; autoheader; autoconf;  automake;

shell> ./configure  # Add your favorite options here

shell> make

@end example

If you get some strange error during this stage, check that you really

have @code{libtool} installed!

A collection of our standard configure scripts is located in the

@file{BUILD/} subdirectory.  If you are lazy, you can use

@file{BUILD/compile-pentium-debug}. To compile on a different architecture,

agree with what was on the master @strong{when the binary log was

started}, your slaves may fail.

Starting in 4.0.0, one can use @code{LOAD DATA FROM MASTER} to set up

a slave. Note that 4.0.0 slaves cannot communicate with 3.23 masters, but 4.0.1

and later version slaves can. 3.23 slave cannot talk to 4.0 master.

Please see the following table for an indication of master-slave

compatibility between different versions. With regard to version 4.0,

we recommend using same version on both sides.

@c FIX arjen 2002-07-17 new table, not yet measured for XML/DocBook.

@multitable @columnfractions .10 .15 .15 .10 .10 .10

@item                @tab                         @tab @strong{Master}         @tab @strong{Master} @tab @strong{Master} @tab @strong{Master}

@item                @tab                         @tab @strong{3.23.33 and up} @tab @strong{4.0.0}  @tab @strong{4.0.1}  @tab @strong{4.0.2}

@item @strong{Slave} @tab @strong{3.23.33 and up} @tab yes                     @tab no              @tab no              @tab no

@item @strong{Slave} @tab @strong{4.0.0}          @tab no                      @tab yes             @tab no              @tab no

@item @strong{Slave} @tab @strong{4.0.1}          @tab yes                     @tab no              @tab yes             @tab no

@item @strong{Slave} @tab @strong{4.0.2}          @tab yes                     @tab no              @tab no              @tab yes

@end multitable

You must also be aware that @code{LOAD DATA FROM MASTER} currently works only

if all the tables on the master are @code{MyISAM} type, and will acuire a

Starting from 4.0.0, one can use @code{LOAD DATA FROM MASTER} to set up

a slave. Be aware that @code{LOAD DATA FROM MASTER} currently works only

if all the tables on the master are @code{MyISAM} type, and will acquire a

global read lock, so no writes are possible while the tables are being

transferred from the master. This limitation is of a temporary nature, and is

due to the fact that we have not yet implemented hot lock-free table backup.