ChangeLog
2016-11-03 - 5.5.32 -> 5.5.53
- Added 5.6.34
- Removed 5.1.61
- DBD::mysql 4.023 -> 4.038
2013/07/08 - Added link to main downloads page
- Updated Slackware note for 14.0, note about current
removing it for MariaDB
- 5.5.25a -> 5.5.32
- Clarified the socket part a bit, moved most of it down
to the Post-install section at the bottom
- Moved a few more things around, make sure mysqld is
actually running before trying to mysql_upgrade it
- DBD::mysql 4.021 -> 4.023
2012/07/13 - DBD::mysql 4.020 -> 4.021
2012/07/10 - 5.5.21 -> 5.5.25a
- Updated note for 5.5.x about where mysql.sock goes, which still
referenced configure (no longer used)
2012/03/03 - 5.5.14 -> 5.5.21
- 5.1.58 -> 5.1.61
- DBD::mysql 4.019 -> 4.020
2011/08/01 - Added InnoDB plugin
2011/07/31 - 5.1.51 -> 5.1.58
- Added 5.5.14
- Removed 5.0.89
- Updated note for Slackware 13.37, removed 12.0
- DBD::mysql 4.011 -> 4.019
2010/10/06 - Updated note for Slackware 13.0 and 13.1, removed
11.0
- Added 5.1.51
- 5.0.83 -> 5.0.89 (previous major GA release)
- Removed 4.1.22
- Added link to OpenSSL, how to built it in for 5.1.x
2009/08/08 - Added note about creating a symlink for mysql.sock in
/tmp
2009/07/09 - 5.0.51b -> 5.0.83
- Updated Slackware note for 12.2, removed older than 11.0
- DBD::mysql 4.007 -> 4.011
2008/07/02 - 5.0.51 -> 5.0.51b
- DBD::mysql 4.005 -> 4.007
2007/12/19 - 5.0.45 -> 5.0.51
2007/11/12 - Added mysqldump backup
2007/08/24 - Removed gawk link, now at the top
- Updated Slackware note for 12.0
- 5.0.24 -> 5.0.45
- DBD::mysql 3.0006 -> 4.005
Feb 21, 2007 - 4.1.21 -> 4.1.22
- Updated Slackware note for 11.0
Aug 24, 2006 - 5.0.22 -> 5.0.24
- 4.1.20 -> 4.1.21
Jun 12, 2006 - DBD::mysql 3.0002 -> 3.0006
- 4.1.18 -> 4.1.20
Jun 9, 2006 - 5.0.20a -> 5.0.22
Apr 27, 2006 - 5.0.18 -> 5.0.20a
- 4.1.16 -> 4.1.18
Jan 25, 2006 - Added 5.0.18
- 4.1.15 -> 4.1.16
- Removed 4.0.26
- Only run removepkg if it exists
- Updated links to upgrade info, docs aren't in Docs any
more
Oct 24, 2005 - 4.1.14 -> 4.1.15
- Added note about 5.x
- Updated Slackware note for 10.2
Sep 9, 2005 - 4.0.25 -> 4.0.26
Sep 8, 2005 - 4.1.13 -> 4.1.14
Jul 22, 2005 - 4.1.12 -> 4.1.13
- DBD::mysql 3.0001 -> 3.0002
Jul 8, 2005 - DBD::mysql 3.0000 -> 3.0001
- And back to 3.0000 again, build problem
Jul 5, 2005 - 4.0.24 -> 4.0.25
- DBD::mysql 2.9008 -> 3.0000
- Clarified a few notes that may have been confusing
Jun 15, 2005 - 4.1.11 -> 4.1.12
- Moved source directory (see note <a href="howtos.php?msd">here</a>)
- Rearranged options to shut up the new version of find
- Run chown -R root:root . on the source directory when
$UID = 0
- Added sha1sum verification
- Run egrep instead of grep for certain things
- DBD::mysql 2.9004 -> 2.9008
Apr 6, 2005 - 4.1.10a -> 4.1.11
Mar 25, 2004 - 4.0.23a -> 4.0.24
- 4.1.10 -> 4.1.10a
- Removed make, gcc, binutils, fileutils/coreutils links
- root.root -> root:root
- Changed md5sum verification to show OK (or not)
- Added note about versions that come with Slackware
Feb 18, 2005 - 4.1.8a -> 4.1.10
- Removed 3.23.58 (two stable branches ago)
Jan 3, 2005 - Added note that 3.23.x is going away next time
- Changed the order of some of the post-install setup
- Added installation of the DBD-mysql perl module, removed
Msql-Mysql-modules - the latter hasn't been updated in three
years
Dec 31, 2004 - Added 4.1.8a, the new stable version ("generally available
(GA)")
- Replaced md5sum -> textutils links with links to coreutils
- 4.0.21 -> 4.0.23a
- They all use the same (verified to exist) download URL
- Added run of ldconfig after make install
Sep 30, 2004 - 4.0.20 -> 4.0.21
- Added setting of the root password for the local hostname
too, in addition to localhost
- Added settings for the CPAN module to set perl to download
prerequisite modules and uninstall old versions
- Slackware names the rc script rc.mysqld (not rc.mysql like
I've been using), name it that from now on and create a
symlink to the old name just in case
- Updated other notes about the startup scripts
Jun 8, 2004 - 4.0.18 -> 4.0.20
Mar 17, 2004 - 4.0.17 -> 4.0.18
- Updated the fileutils and sh-utils prereqs to list as
fileutils and sh-utils or coreutils
- Added note that recent Slackwares already run rc.mysql
Dec 19, 2003 - 4.0.16 -> 4.0.17
Nov 25, 2003 - 4.0.14 -> 4.0.16
- Minor update to gpg verification
- Moved start of mysql to before setting the password, it
has to be running to be able to set it
Oct 23, 2003 - 3.23.57 -> 3.23.58
- Create ~/installed with mode 700
- Minor update to the gpg verification part
- Set to create a /etc/profile.d/mysql instead of modifying
/etc/profile
Aug 4, 2003 - 4.0.13 -> 4.0.14
Jul 1, 2003 - 3.23.56 -> 3.23.57
Jun 3, 2003 - 4.0.12 -> 4.0.13
Apr 15, 2003 - 4.0.10-gamma -> 4.0.12
- 3.23.55 -> 3.23.56
- Added gpg verification of tarball
- Set useradd to use uid 27 and groupadd to use gid 27
(like Slack does)
- Added removepkg mysql for 4.0.x (oops?)
- Added removal of old versions of Msql::Msql-Mysql-modules
source and tarball
Feb, 13, 2003 - 4.0.9-gamma -> 4.0.10-gamma
- Added something to remove my-medium.cnf.sh.patch
Jan 30, 2003 - 3.23.54a -> 3.23.55
- Added md5sum verification of the stable starball
- Split-off repeated sections to a section at the top that
applies to either version and a section at the bottom
- Added something to add /usr/local/mysql/bin to PATH and
/usr/local/mysql/man to MANPATH
- Added something to add /usr/local/mysql/lib/mysql to
ld.so.conf, if it's not already in there
- Remove old versions of Msql-Mysql-modules too
- Added a 'make distclean' for the perl modules which cleans
up the username and password you use to run 'make test'
(stored in several files in mysql/t/)
Jan 24, 2003 - Added MySQL 4.0.9-gamma (3.23.54a is below it)
Dec 16, 2002 - 3.23.54 -> 3.23.54a
- Added note about alternate download sites
Dec 12, 2002 - 3.23.53 -> 3.23.54
- Improved removal of old source dirs
Nov 21, 2002 - 3.23.52 -> 3.23.53
- Updated removal of old versions
- Moved things around to make it easier to upgrade without
running through the first-time installation stuff
Sep 2, 2002 - Added home page link
- 3.23.51 -> 3.23.52
- Replaced the metalab sourceforge mirror download address
with UUnet - the sourceforge mirror is _always_ behind