Bug #15759 MySQL 5.0.16 doesn't include the help tables properly on Windows

Submitted:	14 Dec 2005 22:10	Modified:	24 Jan 2006 15:54
Reporter:	Tobias Asplund	Email Updates:
Status:	Closed	Impact on me:	None
Category:	MySQL Server: Packaging	Severity:	S2 (Serious)
Version:	5.0.16	OS:	Windows (windows)
Assigned to:	Paul DuBois	CPU Architecture:	Any

Description:
The mysql installer doesn't seem to include the help tables in the mysql database as of 5.0.16

tested the normal installer, but not the essential package.

How to repeat:
C:\>mysql
Enter password: ****
Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 6 to server version: 5.0.16-nt

Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer.

mysql> help select

Nothing found
Please try to run 'help contents' for a list of all accessible topics

mysql>

See bug:

http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=16457

For MAC.

It was an error in the Bootstrap script that includes the fill_help_tables.sql file into the source distribution (by downloading it from the documentation server). This has now been resolved and will be fixed for 5.0.19. It only affected the 5.0.x builds.

Noted in 5.0.19 changelog.

          <filename>file_help_tables.sql</filename> was not included in
          binary distributions for several platforms. (Bug #15759)

Actually, the correct file name is "fill_help_tables.sql" - can you please fix
the changelog in the manual?

Fixed, thanks.

My version is 5.5.27 and it appears to have the same problem:

Description:
The help contents doesn't appear when you type 'mysql> help contents'. 
This message appears:

Nothing found
Please try to run 'help contents' for a list of all accessible topics

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