MySQL Bugs: #17372: MySQL still shows as MySQL-max

Bug #17372	MySQL still shows as MySQL-max
Submitted:	14 Feb 2006 11:09	Modified:	2 May 2006 19:25
Reporter:	Markus Popp	Email Updates:
Status:	Closed	Impact on me:	None
Category:	MySQL Server: Documentation	Severity:	S3 (Non-critical)
Version:	5.1.6	OS:	Windows (Windows XP)
Assigned to:	Paul DuBois	CPU Architecture:	Any

Description:
SELECT version() still shows -max.

How to repeat:
mysql> SELECT version();
+--------------------+
| version()          |
+--------------------+
| 5.1.6-alpha-nt-max |
+--------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

Hi,

Looking in our download page:

# The Standard binaries are recommended for most users
# The Max version includes additional features that have not been exhaustively tested or are not required for general usage. When these features have matured and proven to be stable, they will be incorporated into future releases of the Standard binaries.

For example you have only Partition support with the max server. Why you
think the -max should not showed:

c:\mysql\bin>mysqld-nt -V
mysqld-nt  Ver 5.1.7-beta-nt for Win32 on ia32 (Source distribution)

c:\mysql\bin>mysqld-max-nt -V
mysqld-max-nt  Ver 5.1.7-beta-nt-max for Win32 on ia32 (Source distribution)

c:\mysql\bin>

Thanks in advance.

The change history of 5.1.6: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-6.html says that there shouldn't be a max server anymore, because the max server is supposed to become the default and only version, without explicitly naming -max in the version name anymore.

Thank you for the feedback.

This has actually changed since this release note was written.
There will be a "max" (maybe renamed before GA not to be
confused with MaxDB) to enable MySQL AB to get testing of
really experimental features.

It is still the case that for the MySQL non-max server in the
community package most engines will be enabled, i.e. very 
similar to the old "max".

The page should be updated to reflect this
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-6.html

Thank you for your bug report. This issue has been addressed in the
documentation. The updated documentation will appear on our website
shortly, and will be included in the next release of the relevant
product(s).

Additional info:

mysqld-max was removed in 5.1.6, and restored in 5.1.9.

I've updated these pages:

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-9.html
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-6.html
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/upgrade.html
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/upgrading-from-5-0.html
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/mysqld-max.html