This release fixes a large number of bugs and security vulnerabilities
including SA37372.
For detailed list of all the changes since 5.0.67 have a look here, please:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/news-5-0-x.html
the termcap libraries. Including termcap.buildlink3.mk (indirectly
through including readline/buildlink3.mk) will do the right thing.
+ Remove readline dependency from Makefile.common and add it into
mysql5-client/Makefile. Only the -client package needs and uses
readline. The -server package only "needs" it to placate the
configure script, but none of its installed binaries are linked
against it.
+ Add full DESTDIR support to the -client and -server packages.
Bump the PKGREVISION of mysql5-client to 3.
The PKGREVISION of mysql5-server remains unchanged since there are
no user-visible changes to the binary package.
* Added the SHOW PROFILES and SHOW PROFILE statements to display statement
profile data, and the accompanying INFORMATION_SCHEMA.PROFILING table.
* Added the Uptime_since_flush_status status variable, which indicates the
number of seconds since the most recent FLUSH STATUS statement.
* Incompatible change in DATE_FORMAT().
* NDB Cluster: The LockPagesInMainMemory configuration parameter has changed
its type and possible values.
* The bundled yaSSL library was upgraded to version 1.5.8.
* The --skip-thread-priority option now is enabled by default for binary Mac
OS X distributions. Use of thread priorities degrades performance on Mac OS X.
* Added the --disable-grant-options option to configure.
* Bug fixes.
Changes since version 5.0.22:
- Security fix: If a user has access to MyISAM table t, that user can
create a MERGE table m that accesses t. However, if the user's
privileges on t are subsequently revoked, the user can continue to
access t by doing so through m. If this behavior is undesirable, you
can start the server with the new --skip-merge option to disable the
MERGE storage engine. (Bug#15195)
- In the INFORMATION_SCHEMA.ROUTINES table the ROUTINE_DEFINITION
column now is defined as NULL rather than NOT NULL. Also, NULL rather
than the empty string is returned as the column value if the user does
not have sufficient privileges to see the routine
definition. (Bug#20230)
- Several other bug fixes
MySQL is a SQL (Structured Query Language) database server. SQL is the
most popular database language in the world. MySQL is a client-server
implementation that consists of a server daemon `mysqld' and many
different client programs/libraries.
The main goals of MySQL are speed and robustness.
The base upon which MySQL is built is a set of routines that have been
used in a highly demanding production environment for many years. While
MySQL is still in development it already offers a rich and highly useful
function set.
The official way to pronounce 'MySQL' is 'My Ess Que Ell' (Not MY-SEQUEL).
This package contains the MySQL client programs and libraries.
