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•
--with-named-z-libs
•
--with-debug[=full]
• You want to configure
distributions. For example, distributions normally are compiled with support for all character sets. If
you want a smaller MySQL server, you can recompile it with support for only the character sets you
need.
• You want to use the latest sources from one of the Bazaar repositories to have access to all current
bugfixes. For example, if you have found a bug and reported it to the MySQL development team, the
bugfix is committed to the source repository and you can access it there. The bugfix does not appear
in a release until a release actually is issued.
• You want to read (or modify) the C and C++ code that makes up MySQL. For this purpose, you
should get a source distribution, because the source code is always the ultimate manual.
• Source distributions contain more tests and examples than binary distributions.
2.4.3.3. How and When Updates Are Released
MySQL is evolving quite rapidly and we want to share new developments with other MySQL users. We
try to produce a new release whenever we have new and useful features that others also seem to have
a need for.
We also try to help users who request features that are easy to implement. We take note of what our
licensed users want, and we especially take note of what our support customers want and try to help
them in this regard.
No one is required to download a new release. The
new release has something you really want.
We use the following policy when updating MySQL:
• Enterprise Server releases are meant to appear every 18 months, supplemented by quarterly service
packs and monthly rapid updates. Community Server releases are meant to appear 2–3 times per
year.
• Releases are issued within each series. For each release, the last number in the version is one more
than the previous release within the same series.
• Binary distributions for some platforms are made by us for major releases. Other people may make
binary distributions for other systems, but probably less frequently.
• We make fixes available as soon as we have identified and corrected small or noncritical but
annoying bugs. The fixes are available in source form immediately from our public Bazaar
repositories, and are included in the next release.
• If by any chance a security vulnerability or critical bug is found in a release, our policy is to fix it in a
new release as soon as possible. (We would like other companies to do this, too!)
2.4.3.4. MySQL Binaries Compiled by Oracle Corporation
Oracle Corporation provides a set of binary distributions of MySQL. In addition to binaries provided in
platform-specific package formats, we offer binary distributions for a number of platforms in the form of
compressed
Distribution". For Windows distributions, see
If you want to compile MySQL from a source distribution, see
Source". To compile a debug version of MySQL, see
Options" for options that enable debugging.
Choosing Which MySQL Distribution to Install
(this is done for some of the binaries)
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without some features that are included in the standard binary
mysqld
files (.tar.gz files). See
tar
Release Notes
Section 2.9, "Standard MySQL Installation from a Binary
Section 2.10, "Installing MySQL on Microsoft
Section 2.17, "Installing MySQL from
Section 2.17.3, "MySQL Source-Configuration
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help you determine whether the
Windows".