Bug #77709 Inconsistent usage of what a major version of MySQL is

• Submitted: 14 Jul 2015 1:24
• Modified: 22 Jul 2015 21:08
• Reporter: Jesper wisborg Krogh
• Status: Closed
• Category: MySQL Server: Documentation
• Severity: S3 (Non-critical)
• Version: 5.6
• OS: Any
• Assigned to: Christine Cole
• CPU Architecture: Any

[14 Jul 2015 1:24] Jesper wisborg Krogh

Description:
Different parts of the documentation refers to the MySQL major version as different things. For example "Which MySQL Version and Distribution to Install" describes the 5 in 5.6.25 as the major version, whereas "Replication Compatibility Between MySQL Versions" described 5.0 and 5.1 as different major versions.

How to repeat:
https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/which-version.html

"The first number (5) is the major version and describes the file format. All MySQL 5 releases have the same file format."

https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/replication-compatibility.html

"MySQL supports replication from one major version to the next higher major version. For example, you can replicate from a master running MySQL 4.1 to a slave running MySQL 5.0, from a master running MySQL 5.0 to a slave running MySQL 5.1, and so on."

Suggested fix:
Make sure a consistent terminology is used.

[22 Jul 2015 21:08] Christine Cole

Thank you for your bug report. This issue has been addressed in the documentation. The updated documentation will appear on our website shortly.