MySQL Bugs: #112039: Request for What Is New in the next Innovation release

Bug #112039	Request for What Is New in the next Innovation release
Submitted:	11 Aug 2023 6:21	Modified:	3 Nov 2023 15:53
Reporter:	Tsubasa Tanaka (OCA)	Email Updates:
Status:	Closed	Impact on me:	None
Category:	MySQL Server: Documentation	Severity:	S4 (Feature request)
Version:		OS:	Any
Assigned to:		CPU Architecture:	Any

Description:
This is request for "What Is New in MySQL x.x" document in *next LTS release* .

As of 8.0.34, "What Is New in MySQL 8.0" describes the deferences between 5.7 and 8.0(.34).

https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/mysql-nutshell.html

And 8.1.0, "What Is New in MySQL 8.1" describes the deferences between 8.0(.33) and 8.1.

https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.1/en/mysql-nutshell.html

My request is "What Is New in MySQL 8.4.x LTS (version number is privisional) includes the deferences between 8.0 and 8.4, and, the defernces between 8.3 and 8.4".

Because of, LTS announcement describes

> When 8.x becomes LTS, you can plan, test, and migrate from the 8.0.x bug fix track to the LTS release track (ex., from 8.0.37 to 8.4.1).

https://dev.mysql.com/blog-archive/introducing-mysql-innovation-and-long-term-support-lts-...

Many users may choose migration current 8.0.x to next 8.4.x LTS.
"What Is New" documentation is important for those users.

How to repeat:
This is improvement request for future LTS release.

The other hand, 8.3.0(Innovation Release) to 8.4.x(LTS Release) is supported too.

https://dev.mysql.com/blog-archive/introducing-mysql-innovation-and-long-term-support-lts-...

I hope both of "diff between 8.0 and 8.4" and "diff between 8.3 and 8.4" described in "What Is New in MySQL 8.4" .

Hello tanaka-San,

Thank you for the reasonable request.

regards,
Umesh

Hello Tsubasa-san,

Thank you for the excellent suggestion.

Two new sections have been added to the 8.2 Manual providing info on changes from MySQL 8.0 to MySQL 8.1; these should be published in the next day or so, and appear online at the following locations:

https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.2/en/mysql-nutshell-8-1.html 

https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.2/en/added-deprecated-removed-8-1.html 

When MySQL 8.3 is released, we will also include these sections in the 8.3 Manual, as well as similar material about changes between 8.1 and 8.2, so that you don't have to hunt between different versions of the Manual to see changes in each MySQL Innovation release.

cheers

jon.

Note: "LTS" currently refers to MySQL 8.0. MySQL 8.1, 8.2, 8.3 are Innovation releases. I've updated the Synopsis to reflect this and hopefully avoid any confusion.

Fixed in mysqldoc rev 77164. Closed.