diff -urNad mysql-dfsg-5.0-5.0.45~/innobase/include/db0err.h mysql-dfsg-5.0-5.0.45/innobase/include/db0err.h
--- mysql-dfsg-5.0-5.0.45~/innobase/include/db0err.h	2007-07-04 15:06:59.000000000 +0200
+++ mysql-dfsg-5.0-5.0.45/innobase/include/db0err.h	2007-11-14 16:39:16.000000000 +0100
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 					buffer pool (for big transactions,
 					InnoDB stores the lock structs in the
 					buffer pool) */
+#define DB_UNSUPPORTED	46
 
 /* The following are partial failure codes */
 #define DB_FAIL 		1000
diff -urNad mysql-dfsg-5.0-5.0.45~/innobase/include/page0cur.h mysql-dfsg-5.0-5.0.45/innobase/include/page0cur.h
--- mysql-dfsg-5.0-5.0.45~/innobase/include/page0cur.h	2007-07-04 15:06:10.000000000 +0200
+++ mysql-dfsg-5.0-5.0.45/innobase/include/page0cur.h	2007-11-14 16:32:18.000000000 +0100
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 /* Page cursor search modes; the values must be in this order! */
 
+#define	PAGE_CUR_UNSUPP	0
 #define	PAGE_CUR_G	1
 #define	PAGE_CUR_GE	2
 #define	PAGE_CUR_L	3
diff -urNad mysql-dfsg-5.0-5.0.45~/libmysqld/ha_innodb.cc mysql-dfsg-5.0-5.0.45/libmysqld/ha_innodb.cc
--- mysql-dfsg-5.0-5.0.45~/libmysqld/ha_innodb.cc	2007-07-04 15:06:48.000000000 +0200
+++ mysql-dfsg-5.0-5.0.45/libmysqld/ha_innodb.cc	2007-11-14 16:32:18.000000000 +0100
@@ -498,6 +498,10 @@
 
     		return(HA_ERR_RECORD_FILE_FULL);
 
+	} else if (error == DB_UNSUPPORTED) {
+
+				return(HA_ERR_UNSUPPORTED);
+
  	} else if (error == (int) DB_TABLE_IS_BEING_USED) {
 
     		return(HA_ERR_WRONG_COMMAND);
@@ -3690,10 +3694,21 @@
 		  innobase_mysql_cmp() to get PAGE_CUR_LE_OR_EXTENDS to
 		  work correctly. */
 
-		default:			assert(0);
+		case HA_READ_MBR_CONTAIN:
+		case HA_READ_MBR_INTERSECT:
+		case HA_READ_MBR_WITHIN:
+		case HA_READ_MBR_DISJOINT:
+			my_error(ER_TABLE_CANT_HANDLE_SPKEYS, MYF(0));
+			return(PAGE_CUR_UNSUPP);
+		/* do not use "default:" in order to produce a gcc warning:
+		enumeration value '...' not handled in switch
+		(if -Wswitch or -Wall is used)									
+    */
 	}
 
-	return(0);
+	my_error(ER_CHECK_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, MYF(0), "this functionality");
+
+	return(PAGE_CUR_UNSUPP);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -3831,11 +3846,17 @@
 
 	last_match_mode = (uint) match_mode;
 
-	innodb_srv_conc_enter_innodb(prebuilt->trx);
+	if (mode != PAGE_CUR_UNSUPP) {
+		innodb_srv_conc_enter_innodb(prebuilt->trx);
 
-	ret = row_search_for_mysql((byte*) buf, mode, prebuilt, match_mode, 0);
+		ret = row_search_for_mysql((byte*) buf, mode, prebuilt,
+					   match_mode, 0);
 
-	innodb_srv_conc_exit_innodb(prebuilt->trx);
+		innodb_srv_conc_exit_innodb(prebuilt->trx);
+	} else {
+
+		ret = DB_UNSUPPORTED;
+	}
 
 	if (ret == DB_SUCCESS) {
 		error = 0;
@@ -5150,8 +5171,16 @@
 	mode2 = convert_search_mode_to_innobase(max_key ? max_key->flag :
                                                 HA_READ_KEY_EXACT);
 
-	n_rows = btr_estimate_n_rows_in_range(index, range_start,
-						mode1, range_end, mode2);
+	if (mode1 != PAGE_CUR_UNSUPP && mode2 != PAGE_CUR_UNSUPP) {
+
+		n_rows = btr_estimate_n_rows_in_range(index, range_start,
+						      mode1, range_end,
+						      mode2);
+	} else {
+
+		n_rows = 0;
+	}
+
 	dtuple_free_for_mysql(heap1);
 	dtuple_free_for_mysql(heap2);
 
diff -urNad mysql-dfsg-5.0-5.0.45~/sql/ha_innodb.cc mysql-dfsg-5.0-5.0.45/sql/ha_innodb.cc
--- mysql-dfsg-5.0-5.0.45~/sql/ha_innodb.cc	2007-07-04 15:06:48.000000000 +0200
+++ mysql-dfsg-5.0-5.0.45/sql/ha_innodb.cc	2007-11-14 16:32:18.000000000 +0100
@@ -498,6 +498,10 @@
 
     		return(HA_ERR_RECORD_FILE_FULL);
 
+	} else if (error == DB_UNSUPPORTED) {
+
+				return(HA_ERR_UNSUPPORTED);
+
  	} else if (error == (int) DB_TABLE_IS_BEING_USED) {
 
     		return(HA_ERR_WRONG_COMMAND);
@@ -3690,10 +3694,21 @@
 		  innobase_mysql_cmp() to get PAGE_CUR_LE_OR_EXTENDS to
 		  work correctly. */
 
-		default:			assert(0);
+		case HA_READ_MBR_CONTAIN:
+		case HA_READ_MBR_INTERSECT:
+		case HA_READ_MBR_WITHIN:
+		case HA_READ_MBR_DISJOINT:
+			my_error(ER_TABLE_CANT_HANDLE_SPKEYS, MYF(0));
+			return(PAGE_CUR_UNSUPP);
+		/* do not use "default:" in order to produce a gcc warning:
+		enumeration value '...' not handled in switch
+		(if -Wswitch or -Wall is used)									
+    */
 	}
 
-	return(0);
+	my_error(ER_CHECK_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, MYF(0), "this functionality");
+
+	return(PAGE_CUR_UNSUPP);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -3831,11 +3846,17 @@
 
 	last_match_mode = (uint) match_mode;
 
-	innodb_srv_conc_enter_innodb(prebuilt->trx);
+	if (mode != PAGE_CUR_UNSUPP) {
+		innodb_srv_conc_enter_innodb(prebuilt->trx);
 
-	ret = row_search_for_mysql((byte*) buf, mode, prebuilt, match_mode, 0);
+		ret = row_search_for_mysql((byte*) buf, mode, prebuilt,
+					   match_mode, 0);
 
-	innodb_srv_conc_exit_innodb(prebuilt->trx);
+		innodb_srv_conc_exit_innodb(prebuilt->trx);
+	} else {
+
+		ret = DB_UNSUPPORTED;
+	}
 
 	if (ret == DB_SUCCESS) {
 		error = 0;
@@ -5150,8 +5171,16 @@
 	mode2 = convert_search_mode_to_innobase(max_key ? max_key->flag :
                                                 HA_READ_KEY_EXACT);
 
-	n_rows = btr_estimate_n_rows_in_range(index, range_start,
-						mode1, range_end, mode2);
+	if (mode1 != PAGE_CUR_UNSUPP && mode2 != PAGE_CUR_UNSUPP) {
+
+		n_rows = btr_estimate_n_rows_in_range(index, range_start,
+						      mode1, range_end,
+						      mode2);
+	} else {
+
+		n_rows = 0;
+	}
+
 	dtuple_free_for_mysql(heap1);
 	dtuple_free_for_mysql(heap2);