Bug #33836 Backup: tables have default character set latin1
Submitted: 12 Jan 2008 20:15 Modified: 8 Sep 2008 17:56
Reporter: Peter Gulutzan Email Updates:
Status: Closed Impact on me:
None 
Category:MySQL Server: Backup Severity:S3 (Non-critical)
Version:6.0.5-backup OS:Linux (SUSE 10 64-bit)
Assigned to: Jørgen Løland CPU Architecture:Any

[12 Jan 2008 20:15] Peter Gulutzan
Description:
The 'online backup' tables, mysql.online_backup and
mysql.online_backup_progress, have default character
set latin1. Other mysql tables have default character
set utf8.

How to repeat:
use mysql
show create table online_backup;
show create table online_backup_progress;
[1 Aug 2008 7:13] 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/50804

2674 Jorgen Loland	2008-08-01
      Bug#33836 - Backup: tables have default character set latin1
      
      Pre-fix: mysql.online_backup* tables have default character 
      set latin1, while other mysql tables have utf8.
      
      Fix: change default character set of online_backup tables to 
      utf8.
[4 Aug 2008 20:17] Chuck Bell
Ok to push
[6 Aug 2008 13:58] 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/51010

2675 Jorgen Loland	2008-08-06
      Bug#33836 - Backup: tables have default character set latin1
      
      Pre-fix: mysql.online_backup* tables have default character 
      set latin1, while other mysql tables have utf8.
      
      Fix: change default character set of online_backup tables to
      utf8.
[8 Aug 2008 9:33] 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/51180

2675 Jorgen Loland	2008-08-08
      Bug#33836 - Backup: tables have default character set latin1
            
      Pre-fix: mysql.online_backup* tables have default character 
      set latin1, while other mysql tables have utf8.
            
      Fix: change default character set of online_backup tables to
      utf8.
[8 Aug 2008 12:31] Øystein Grøvlen
Patch is approved, and can be pushed.
[8 Aug 2008 12:59] 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/51188

2679 Jorgen Loland	2008-08-08
      Bug#33836 - Backup: tables have default character set latin1
      
      Pre-fix: mysql.online_backup* tables have default character 
      set latin1, while other mysql tables have utf8.
      
      Fix: change default character set of online_backup tables to
      utf8.
[8 Aug 2008 13:01] 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/51189

2679 Jorgen Loland	2008-08-08
      Bug#33836 - Backup: tables have default character set latin1
      
      Pre-fix: mysql.online_backup* tables have default character 
      set latin1, while other mysql tables have utf8.
      
      Fix: change default character set of online_backup tables to
      utf8.
[8 Sep 2008 11:37] Jørgen Løland
Pushed to 6.0.7
[8 Sep 2008 17:56] Paul DuBois
Noted in 6.0.7 changelog.

The mysql.online_backup and mysql.online_backup_progress tables now
have a default character set of utf8 rather than latin1.
[13 Sep 2008 21:44] Bugs System
Pushed into 6.0.6-alpha  (revid:jorgen.loland@sun.com-20080808125955-56wfjj50mjibcgen) (version source revid:hakan@mysql.com-20080716105400-yav1i4blki6o6xd8) (pib:3)