Bug #19648 Merge table does not work with bit types
Submitted: 9 May 2006 17:52 Modified: 15 Jun 2006 4:22
Reporter: Predrag Ostojic Email Updates:
Status: Closed Impact on me:
None 
Category:MySQL Server Severity:S2 (Serious)
Version:5.0.18/5.0BK/5.1BK OS:Linux (SUSE 9.2)
Assigned to: Antony Curtis CPU Architecture:Any

[9 May 2006 17:52] Predrag Ostojic
Description:
See the example below.

It works only for bit(M) where M is multiple of 8.

How to repeat:
mysql> create table t1 (b bit(1));
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.06 sec)

mysql> create table t2 (b bit(1));
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.06 sec)

mysql> create table tm (b bit(1)) engine = merge union = (t1,t2);
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.02 sec)

mysql> select * from tm;
ERROR 1168 (HY000): All tables in the MERGE table are not identically defined
[9 May 2006 18:20] MySQL Verification Team
Thank you for the bug report.

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mysql> create table t1 (b bit(1));
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.01 sec)

mysql> create table t2 (b bit(1));
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.01 sec)

mysql> create table tm (b bit(1)) engine = merge union = (t1,t2);
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.01 sec)

mysql> select * from tm;
ERROR 1168 (HY000): All tables in the MERGE table are not identically defined
mysql> exit
[11 May 2006 7:56] Bugs System
A patch for this bug has been committed. After review, it may
be pushed to the relevant source trees for release in the next
version. You can access the patch from:

  http://lists.mysql.com/commits/6237
[31 May 2006 0:11] Bugs System
A patch for this bug has been committed. After review, it may
be pushed to the relevant source trees for release in the next
version. You can access the patch from:

  http://lists.mysql.com/commits/7069
[14 Jun 2006 22:58] Antony Curtis
Appears to have been pushed to 5.0.23 repository.
[15 Jun 2006 4:22] Paul DuBois
Noted in 5.0.23 changelog.

MERGE tables did not work reliably with BIT columns.