Bug #69015 Deprecate mysql_fix_extensions
Submitted: 19 Apr 2013 20:19 Modified: 17 Feb 2014 3:34
Reporter: Todd Farmer (OCA) Email Updates:
Status: Closed Impact on me:
None 
Category:MySQL Server: Command-line Clients Severity:S3 (Non-critical)
Version:5.6.11 OS:Any
Assigned to: CPU Architecture:Any

[19 Apr 2013 20:19] Todd Farmer 
Description:
The mysql_fix_extensions Perl script aims to assist migration of datadir files from case-insensitive systems (Windows) to case-sensitive systems (Linux) when the original files were created without regard to the canonical form (all upper-case file extensions).  I've been unsuccessful in identifying how old of a Windows build one would have to be using to create files using anything other than the canonical form.  The script is also one of the most simple scripts written (5 lines).  I propose deprecation.

How to repeat:
N/A

Suggested fix:
Deprecate.
[17 Feb 2014 3:34] Paul DuBois 
Noted in 5.6.17, 5.7.4 changelogs.

The msql2mysql, mysql_convert_table_format, mysql_find_rows,
mysql_fix_extensions, mysql_setpermission, and mysqlaccess utilities
are deprecated in MySQL 5.6.17 and removed in MySQL 5.7.4.