Description:
Some users have reported being unable to select 8.0.23 products even when updating the product catalog within MySQL Installer.
It's been identified that when Installer has already downloaded a previous full version of the product catalog, Installer is no longer able to download the most recent one due to a bug in the logic used to apply the new manifest.
Users which previously accepted the upgrade to Installer 1.4.36 prompt are affected by this since during the upgrade a full version of the product catalog was also downloaded, hence the latest version (which includes 8.0.23 products) can no longer be applied even though it is being downloaded.
Note: This doesn't affect new installations of MySQL Installer because the product catalog is initially set to type "snippet", hence triggering the download of the full product catalog.
Identified workarounds:
- Workaround #1 (recommended): Uninstall current version of MySQL Installer and then install the latest version available at: https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/installer/
- Workaround #2: Update the "products.xml" file by replacing the value of the "type" attribute from "full" to "snippet". File is located at: C:\ProgramData\MySQL\MySQL Installer for Windows\Manifest. This will force Installer to download the most recent full manifest containing 8.0.23 products.
How to repeat:
See description.
Suggested fix:
Fix logic which will enable a product catalog of "type=full" to be applied over a product catalog which is already of type full.
