Bug #44044 Documentation mismatch
Submitted: 2 Apr 2009 13:48 Modified: 3 Apr 2009 15:28
Reporter: Shawn Green Email Updates:
Status: Closed Impact on me:
None 
Category:MySQL Server: Documentation Severity:S4 (Feature request)
Version:5.0, 5.1,6.x+ OS:Any
Assigned to: Paul DuBois CPU Architecture:Any

[2 Apr 2009 13:48] Shawn Green
Description:
The package contents do not appear to match our statements in the documentation

How to repeat:
Download and install a 5.x or higher server, then run SHOW ENGINES:

Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 1
Server version: 5.0.72-enterprise-gpl-nt MySQL Enterprise Server (GPL)

Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer.

localhost.(none) >show engines\G
... snip ...
*************************** 7. row ***************************
 Engine: ARCHIVE
Support: YES
Comment: Archive storage engine
... snip ...

This contradicts the manual:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/archive-storage-engine.html
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/archive-storage-engine.html
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/6.0/en/archive-storage-engine.html

That states:
"The ARCHIVE storage engine is not included in MySQL binary distributions."

Suggested fix:
Update the docs
[2 Apr 2009 14:43] Valeriy Kravchuk
Thank you for the documentation request.
[3 Apr 2009 15:28] Paul DuBois
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 products.