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[Maria-developers] Updated (by Knielsen): Windows installer for MariaDB (55)
by worklog-noreply＠askmonty.org 14 May '10

14 May '10

----------------------------------------------------------------------- WORKLOG TASK -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- TASK...........: Windows installer for MariaDB CREATION DATE..: Wed, 14 Oct 2009, 00:07 SUPERVISOR.....: Monty IMPLEMENTOR....: Bothorsen COPIES TO......: CATEGORY.......: Server-Sprint TASK ID........: 55 (http://askmonty.org/worklog/?tid=55) VERSION........: Server-9.x STATUS.........: Assigned PRIORITY.......: 60 WORKED HOURS...: 0 ESTIMATE.......: 0 (hours remain) ORIG. ESTIMATE.: 0 PROGRESS NOTES: -=-=(Knielsen - Fri, 14 May 2010, 06:45)=-=- Category updated. --- /tmp/wklog.55.old.18457 2010-05-14 06:45:28.000000000 +0000 +++ /tmp/wklog.55.new.18457 2010-05-14 06:45:28.000000000 +0000 @@ -1 +1 @@ -Server-RawIdeaBin +Server-Sprint -=-=(Knielsen - Fri, 14 May 2010, 06:45)=-=- Status updated. --- /tmp/wklog.55.old.18457 2010-05-14 06:45:28.000000000 +0000 +++ /tmp/wklog.55.new.18457 2010-05-14 06:45:28.000000000 +0000 @@ -1 +1 @@ -Un-Assigned +Assigned -=-=(Psergey - Sat, 17 Oct 2009, 00:03)=-=- High-Level Specification modified. --- /tmp/wklog.55.old.19999 2009-10-17 00:03:11.000000000 +0300 +++ /tmp/wklog.55.new.19999 2009-10-17 00:03:11.000000000 +0300 @@ -79,5 +79,9 @@ 3. Other notes -------------- * MariaDB's logo is the seal. It can be found here: -http://askmonty.org/wiki/index.php/MariaDB_Logo + http://askmonty.org/wiki/index.php/MariaDB_Logo +* We should make both 32-bit installer and 64-bit installer (the + latter will be possible when we have 64-bit windows binaries) +* At this point we don't see a need to force a reboot after the installation. +* The installer should be Vista and Windows7-proof. -=-=(Psergey - Thu, 15 Oct 2009, 23:46)=-=- High-Level Specification modified. --- /tmp/wklog.55.old.23061 2009-10-15 23:46:18.000000000 +0300 +++ /tmp/wklog.55.new.23061 2009-10-15 23:46:18.000000000 +0300 @@ -7,28 +7,25 @@ 1.1 Step 1: simple installer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An installer package that -- Copies files on installation -- Registers mysqld a service -- Prompts the user for "essential" configuration options. Preliminary list - of "essential" options: +- Presents the user with GPL licence +- Prompts the user for "essential" configuration options: * Install directory - Data directory (see email from Peter Laursen on maria-developers@ dated 14-10-2009 about data directory, Vista and UAC) * root password * default character set - * TODO come up with the final list. The criteria for inclusion are: - 1. ask for things that are essential to have a working setup as soon as - the installation is complete - 2. ask for things without answers for which the newbies can get into - trouble. - + * [possibly] sql_mode setting. - Checks if the target installation directory, TCP port, or named pipe are - busy. If they are, it asks to remove the previous installation first - and aborts. (that is: upgrades are not supported in step#1) + busy. If they are, offers to either change these parameters or abort the + installation (that is: no support for any kind of upgrades at this point) +- Copies installation files to appropriate destination +- Registers mysqld a service - Generates appropriate my.cnf file -- Sets up SQL user with specified password +- Sets up SQL root user with the specified password - Adds start menu items - to start the server manually (with --console) + (note: starting server manually requires write access to datadir, which + not all users will have. what to do?) - to start mysql client - to edit the my.cnf file. - Registers MariaDB to start as a service with the specified parameters. @@ -53,7 +50,7 @@ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - Installer should include configuration wizard that's similar to what MySQL installer does. - TODO come up with options + TODO come up with a list of options to set. 1.4 Items not on the wishlist ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -=-=(Psergey - Thu, 15 Oct 2009, 23:40)=-=- High-Level Specification modified. --- /tmp/wklog.55.old.22795 2009-10-15 23:40:36.000000000 +0300 +++ /tmp/wklog.55.new.22795 2009-10-15 23:40:36.000000000 +0300 @@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ 1.1 Step 1: simple installer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An installer package that -- Shows GPL Licence +- Copies files on installation +- Registers mysqld a service - Prompts the user for "essential" configuration options. Preliminary list of "essential" options: * Install directory @@ -15,27 +16,28 @@ 14-10-2009 about data directory, Vista and UAC) * root password * default character set - * [perhaps] sql_mode setting. + * TODO come up with the final list. The criteria for inclusion are: + 1. ask for things that are essential to have a working setup as soon as + the installation is complete + 2. ask for things without answers for which the newbies can get into + trouble. -- Copies files to destination directories - Checks if the target installation directory, TCP port, or named pipe are busy. If they are, it asks to remove the previous installation first and aborts. (that is: upgrades are not supported in step#1) -- Generates appropriate my.cnf file (from a template) -- Sets up SQL root user with specified password +- Generates appropriate my.cnf file +- Sets up SQL user with specified password - Adds start menu items - to start the server manually (with --console) - (note: will this work from any user, and on any OS? if not, this might - be omitted) - to start mysql client - - to edit the my.cnf file -- Registers MariaDB to start as a service with the specified parameters -- Registers MariaDB as installed software, sets up uninstaller + - to edit the my.cnf file. +- Registers MariaDB to start as a service with the specified parameters. +- Registers MariaDB as installed software, sets up uninstaller. (TODO: should the uninstaller the datadir or leave it? (or ask the user?)) - Creates installation log, and in case of any failures presents the log to the user and requests to file it as a bug (How far we should go here depends - on how complex and error-prone the installation procedure will end up being). + on how complex and error-prone the final installation procedure will be). 1.2 Step 2: Upgrades from MySQL or MariaDB ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -=-=(Psergey - Thu, 15 Oct 2009, 23:40)=-=- High-Level Specification modified. --- /tmp/wklog.55.old.22774 2009-10-15 23:40:16.000000000 +0300 +++ /tmp/wklog.55.new.22774 2009-10-15 23:40:16.000000000 +0300 @@ -15,13 +15,9 @@ 14-10-2009 about data directory, Vista and UAC) * root password * default character set - * TODO come up with the final list. The criteria for inclusion are: - 1. ask for things that are essential to have a working setup as soon as - the installation is complete - 2. ask for things without answers for which the newbies can get into - trouble. + * [perhaps] sql_mode setting. -- Copies files to destination directory +- Copies files to destination directories - Checks if the target installation directory, TCP port, or named pipe are busy. If they are, it asks to remove the previous installation first and aborts. (that is: upgrades are not supported in step#1) @@ -29,6 +25,8 @@ - Sets up SQL root user with specified password - Adds start menu items - to start the server manually (with --console) + (note: will this work from any user, and on any OS? if not, this might + be omitted) - to start mysql client - to edit the my.cnf file - Registers MariaDB to start as a service with the specified parameters -=-=(Psergey - Thu, 15 Oct 2009, 23:38)=-=- High-Level Specification modified. --- /tmp/wklog.55.old.22618 2009-10-15 23:38:06.000000000 +0300 +++ /tmp/wklog.55.new.22618 2009-10-15 23:38:06.000000000 +0300 @@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ 1.1 Step 1: simple installer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An installer package that -- Copies files on installation -- Registers mysqld a service +- Shows GPL Licence - Prompts the user for "essential" configuration options. Preliminary list of "essential" options: * Install directory @@ -22,22 +21,23 @@ 2. ask for things without answers for which the newbies can get into trouble. +- Copies files to destination directory - Checks if the target installation directory, TCP port, or named pipe are busy. If they are, it asks to remove the previous installation first and aborts. (that is: upgrades are not supported in step#1) -- Generates appropriate my.cnf file -- Sets up SQL user with specified password +- Generates appropriate my.cnf file (from a template) +- Sets up SQL root user with specified password - Adds start menu items - to start the server manually (with --console) - to start mysql client - - to edit the my.cnf file. -- Registers MariaDB to start as a service with the specified parameters. -- Registers MariaDB as installed software, sets up uninstaller. + - to edit the my.cnf file +- Registers MariaDB to start as a service with the specified parameters +- Registers MariaDB as installed software, sets up uninstaller (TODO: should the uninstaller the datadir or leave it? (or ask the user?)) - Creates installation log, and in case of any failures presents the log to the user and requests to file it as a bug (How far we should go here depends - on how complex and error-prone the final installation procedure will be). + on how complex and error-prone the installation procedure will end up being). 1.2 Step 2: Upgrades from MySQL or MariaDB ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -=-=(Psergey - Thu, 15 Oct 2009, 16:34)=-=- High-Level Specification modified. --- /tmp/wklog.55.old.3919 2009-10-15 16:34:22.000000000 +0300 +++ /tmp/wklog.55.new.3919 2009-10-15 16:34:22.000000000 +0300 @@ -81,6 +81,6 @@ 3. Other notes -------------- -* MySQL's logo is the seal. It can be found here: +* MariaDB's logo is the seal. It can be found here: http://askmonty.org/wiki/index.php/MariaDB_Logo -=-=(Bothorsen - Thu, 15 Oct 2009, 15:40)=-=- High-Level Specification modified. --- /tmp/wklog.55.old.1396 2009-10-15 15:40:03.000000000 +0300 +++ /tmp/wklog.55.new.1396 2009-10-15 15:40:03.000000000 +0300 @@ -81,6 +81,6 @@ 3. Other notes -------------- -* MySQL's logo is the seal (see e.g. here: https://code.launchpad.net/maria) - Bo Thorsen has the latest revision of the picture in various formats. +* MySQL's logo is the seal. It can be found here: +http://askmonty.org/wiki/index.php/MariaDB_Logo -=-=(Psergey - Thu, 15 Oct 2009, 15:22)=-=- High-Level Specification modified. --- /tmp/wklog.55.old.466 2009-10-15 15:22:05.000000000 +0300 +++ /tmp/wklog.55.new.466 2009-10-15 15:22:05.000000000 +0300 @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ 14-10-2009 about data directory, Vista and UAC) * root password * default character set - * <TODO come up with the final list. The criteria for inclusion are: + * TODO come up with the final list. The criteria for inclusion are: 1. ask for things that are essential to have a working setup as soon as the installation is complete 2. ask for things without answers for which the newbies can get into @@ -25,11 +25,14 @@ - Checks if the target installation directory, TCP port, or named pipe are busy. If they are, it asks to remove the previous installation first and aborts. (that is: upgrades are not supported in step#1) +- Generates appropriate my.cnf file +- Sets up SQL user with specified password - Adds start menu items - to start the server manually (with --console) - to start mysql client - to edit the my.cnf file. -- Registers MariaDB as installed, sets up uninstaller. +- Registers MariaDB to start as a service with the specified parameters. +- Registers MariaDB as installed software, sets up uninstaller. (TODO: should the uninstaller the datadir or leave it? (or ask the user?)) - Creates installation log, and in case of any failures presents the log to @@ -54,9 +57,10 @@ 1.4 Items not on the wishlist ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -This is a list of things that one might want an installer to do but that are out -of scope of this WL entry. -* Calibration of my.cnf parameters based on available memory, number of CPUs, etc. +This is a list of things that one might want an installer to do but that are +out of scope of this WL entry: +* Calibration of my.cnf parameters based on available memory, number of CPUs, + etc. 2. Installer wishlist (developer POV) ------------------------------------------------------------ -=-=(View All Progress Notes, 17 total)=-=- http://askmonty.org/worklog/index.pl?tid=55&nolimit=1 DESCRIPTION: We need Windows Installer package for MariaDB. HIGH-LEVEL SPECIFICATION: Not a spec so far but a list of points to consider: 1. Installer wishlist (user POV) -------------------------------- >From the user point of view: 1.1 Step 1: simple installer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An installer package that - Presents the user with GPL licence - Prompts the user for "essential" configuration options: * Install directory - Data directory (see email from Peter Laursen on maria-developers@ dated 14-10-2009 about data directory, Vista and UAC) * root password * default character set * [possibly] sql_mode setting. - Checks if the target installation directory, TCP port, or named pipe are busy. If they are, offers to either change these parameters or abort the installation (that is: no support for any kind of upgrades at this point) - Copies installation files to appropriate destination - Registers mysqld a service - Generates appropriate my.cnf file - Sets up SQL root user with the specified password - Adds start menu items - to start the server manually (with --console) (note: starting server manually requires write access to datadir, which not all users will have. what to do?) - to start mysql client - to edit the my.cnf file. - Registers MariaDB to start as a service with the specified parameters. - Registers MariaDB as installed software, sets up uninstaller. (TODO: should the uninstaller the datadir or leave it? (or ask the user?)) - Creates installation log, and in case of any failures presents the log to the user and requests to file it as a bug (How far we should go here depends on how complex and error-prone the final installation procedure will be). 1.2 Step 2: Upgrades from MySQL or MariaDB ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - Same as above but with handling of the case where MySQL has been already installed: - offer to replace MySQL. - upgrade the data directory (todo we should sort out if anything/what is needed for this). - Uninstall MySQL - Install MariaDB. 1.3 Step 3: Configuration wizard ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - Installer should include configuration wizard that's similar to what MySQL installer does. TODO come up with a list of options to set. 1.4 Items not on the wishlist ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is a list of things that one might want an installer to do but that are out of scope of this WL entry: * Calibration of my.cnf parameters based on available memory, number of CPUs, etc. 2. Installer wishlist (developer POV) ------------------------------------- * Some "installshield-like" tool that's easy to use (suggestion by Webyog: NSIS) * Installation procedure source should reside in MariaDB source repository * Installation procedure source file is better to be in human-readable text format. * It should be possible to automate creation of the installer package, in a way that can be run from buildbot (e.g. the installer package build process should print messages to its stdout) * Any suggestions on how can one automatically test the installation package? (for example, we'll want to start the installer, install, check that installation succeeded, then start the server, run some commands, then uninstall. Any ways to achieve that?) 3. Other notes -------------- * MariaDB's logo is the seal. It can be found here: http://askmonty.org/wiki/index.php/MariaDB_Logo * We should make both 32-bit installer and 64-bit installer (the latter will be possible when we have 64-bit windows binaries) * At this point we don't see a need to force a reboot after the installation. * The installer should be Vista and Windows7-proof. ESTIMATED WORK TIME ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE ----------------------------------------------------------------------- WorkLog (v3.5.9)

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[Maria-developers] Updated (by Knielsen): Windows installer for MariaDB (55)
by worklog-noreply＠askmonty.org 14 May '10

14 May '10

----------------------------------------------------------------------- WORKLOG TASK -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- TASK...........: Windows installer for MariaDB CREATION DATE..: Wed, 14 Oct 2009, 00:07 SUPERVISOR.....: Monty IMPLEMENTOR....: Bothorsen COPIES TO......: CATEGORY.......: Server-Sprint TASK ID........: 55 (http://askmonty.org/worklog/?tid=55) VERSION........: Server-9.x STATUS.........: Assigned PRIORITY.......: 60 WORKED HOURS...: 0 ESTIMATE.......: 0 (hours remain) ORIG. ESTIMATE.: 0 PROGRESS NOTES: -=-=(Knielsen - Fri, 14 May 2010, 06:45)=-=- Category updated. --- /tmp/wklog.55.old.18457 2010-05-14 06:45:28.000000000 +0000 +++ /tmp/wklog.55.new.18457 2010-05-14 06:45:28.000000000 +0000 @@ -1 +1 @@ -Server-RawIdeaBin +Server-Sprint -=-=(Knielsen - Fri, 14 May 2010, 06:45)=-=- Status updated. --- /tmp/wklog.55.old.18457 2010-05-14 06:45:28.000000000 +0000 +++ /tmp/wklog.55.new.18457 2010-05-14 06:45:28.000000000 +0000 @@ -1 +1 @@ -Un-Assigned +Assigned -=-=(Psergey - Sat, 17 Oct 2009, 00:03)=-=- High-Level Specification modified. --- /tmp/wklog.55.old.19999 2009-10-17 00:03:11.000000000 +0300 +++ /tmp/wklog.55.new.19999 2009-10-17 00:03:11.000000000 +0300 @@ -79,5 +79,9 @@ 3. Other notes -------------- * MariaDB's logo is the seal. It can be found here: -http://askmonty.org/wiki/index.php/MariaDB_Logo + http://askmonty.org/wiki/index.php/MariaDB_Logo +* We should make both 32-bit installer and 64-bit installer (the + latter will be possible when we have 64-bit windows binaries) +* At this point we don't see a need to force a reboot after the installation. +* The installer should be Vista and Windows7-proof. -=-=(Psergey - Thu, 15 Oct 2009, 23:46)=-=- High-Level Specification modified. --- /tmp/wklog.55.old.23061 2009-10-15 23:46:18.000000000 +0300 +++ /tmp/wklog.55.new.23061 2009-10-15 23:46:18.000000000 +0300 @@ -7,28 +7,25 @@ 1.1 Step 1: simple installer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An installer package that -- Copies files on installation -- Registers mysqld a service -- Prompts the user for "essential" configuration options. Preliminary list - of "essential" options: +- Presents the user with GPL licence +- Prompts the user for "essential" configuration options: * Install directory - Data directory (see email from Peter Laursen on maria-developers@ dated 14-10-2009 about data directory, Vista and UAC) * root password * default character set - * TODO come up with the final list. The criteria for inclusion are: - 1. ask for things that are essential to have a working setup as soon as - the installation is complete - 2. ask for things without answers for which the newbies can get into - trouble. - + * [possibly] sql_mode setting. - Checks if the target installation directory, TCP port, or named pipe are - busy. If they are, it asks to remove the previous installation first - and aborts. (that is: upgrades are not supported in step#1) + busy. If they are, offers to either change these parameters or abort the + installation (that is: no support for any kind of upgrades at this point) +- Copies installation files to appropriate destination +- Registers mysqld a service - Generates appropriate my.cnf file -- Sets up SQL user with specified password +- Sets up SQL root user with the specified password - Adds start menu items - to start the server manually (with --console) + (note: starting server manually requires write access to datadir, which + not all users will have. what to do?) - to start mysql client - to edit the my.cnf file. - Registers MariaDB to start as a service with the specified parameters. @@ -53,7 +50,7 @@ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - Installer should include configuration wizard that's similar to what MySQL installer does. - TODO come up with options + TODO come up with a list of options to set. 1.4 Items not on the wishlist ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -=-=(Psergey - Thu, 15 Oct 2009, 23:40)=-=- High-Level Specification modified. --- /tmp/wklog.55.old.22795 2009-10-15 23:40:36.000000000 +0300 +++ /tmp/wklog.55.new.22795 2009-10-15 23:40:36.000000000 +0300 @@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ 1.1 Step 1: simple installer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An installer package that -- Shows GPL Licence +- Copies files on installation +- Registers mysqld a service - Prompts the user for "essential" configuration options. Preliminary list of "essential" options: * Install directory @@ -15,27 +16,28 @@ 14-10-2009 about data directory, Vista and UAC) * root password * default character set - * [perhaps] sql_mode setting. + * TODO come up with the final list. The criteria for inclusion are: + 1. ask for things that are essential to have a working setup as soon as + the installation is complete + 2. ask for things without answers for which the newbies can get into + trouble. -- Copies files to destination directories - Checks if the target installation directory, TCP port, or named pipe are busy. If they are, it asks to remove the previous installation first and aborts. (that is: upgrades are not supported in step#1) -- Generates appropriate my.cnf file (from a template) -- Sets up SQL root user with specified password +- Generates appropriate my.cnf file +- Sets up SQL user with specified password - Adds start menu items - to start the server manually (with --console) - (note: will this work from any user, and on any OS? if not, this might - be omitted) - to start mysql client - - to edit the my.cnf file -- Registers MariaDB to start as a service with the specified parameters -- Registers MariaDB as installed software, sets up uninstaller + - to edit the my.cnf file. +- Registers MariaDB to start as a service with the specified parameters. +- Registers MariaDB as installed software, sets up uninstaller. (TODO: should the uninstaller the datadir or leave it? (or ask the user?)) - Creates installation log, and in case of any failures presents the log to the user and requests to file it as a bug (How far we should go here depends - on how complex and error-prone the installation procedure will end up being). + on how complex and error-prone the final installation procedure will be). 1.2 Step 2: Upgrades from MySQL or MariaDB ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -=-=(Psergey - Thu, 15 Oct 2009, 23:40)=-=- High-Level Specification modified. --- /tmp/wklog.55.old.22774 2009-10-15 23:40:16.000000000 +0300 +++ /tmp/wklog.55.new.22774 2009-10-15 23:40:16.000000000 +0300 @@ -15,13 +15,9 @@ 14-10-2009 about data directory, Vista and UAC) * root password * default character set - * TODO come up with the final list. The criteria for inclusion are: - 1. ask for things that are essential to have a working setup as soon as - the installation is complete - 2. ask for things without answers for which the newbies can get into - trouble. + * [perhaps] sql_mode setting. -- Copies files to destination directory +- Copies files to destination directories - Checks if the target installation directory, TCP port, or named pipe are busy. If they are, it asks to remove the previous installation first and aborts. (that is: upgrades are not supported in step#1) @@ -29,6 +25,8 @@ - Sets up SQL root user with specified password - Adds start menu items - to start the server manually (with --console) + (note: will this work from any user, and on any OS? if not, this might + be omitted) - to start mysql client - to edit the my.cnf file - Registers MariaDB to start as a service with the specified parameters -=-=(Psergey - Thu, 15 Oct 2009, 23:38)=-=- High-Level Specification modified. --- /tmp/wklog.55.old.22618 2009-10-15 23:38:06.000000000 +0300 +++ /tmp/wklog.55.new.22618 2009-10-15 23:38:06.000000000 +0300 @@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ 1.1 Step 1: simple installer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An installer package that -- Copies files on installation -- Registers mysqld a service +- Shows GPL Licence - Prompts the user for "essential" configuration options. Preliminary list of "essential" options: * Install directory @@ -22,22 +21,23 @@ 2. ask for things without answers for which the newbies can get into trouble. +- Copies files to destination directory - Checks if the target installation directory, TCP port, or named pipe are busy. If they are, it asks to remove the previous installation first and aborts. (that is: upgrades are not supported in step#1) -- Generates appropriate my.cnf file -- Sets up SQL user with specified password +- Generates appropriate my.cnf file (from a template) +- Sets up SQL root user with specified password - Adds start menu items - to start the server manually (with --console) - to start mysql client - - to edit the my.cnf file. -- Registers MariaDB to start as a service with the specified parameters. -- Registers MariaDB as installed software, sets up uninstaller. + - to edit the my.cnf file +- Registers MariaDB to start as a service with the specified parameters +- Registers MariaDB as installed software, sets up uninstaller (TODO: should the uninstaller the datadir or leave it? (or ask the user?)) - Creates installation log, and in case of any failures presents the log to the user and requests to file it as a bug (How far we should go here depends - on how complex and error-prone the final installation procedure will be). + on how complex and error-prone the installation procedure will end up being). 1.2 Step 2: Upgrades from MySQL or MariaDB ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -=-=(Psergey - Thu, 15 Oct 2009, 16:34)=-=- High-Level Specification modified. --- /tmp/wklog.55.old.3919 2009-10-15 16:34:22.000000000 +0300 +++ /tmp/wklog.55.new.3919 2009-10-15 16:34:22.000000000 +0300 @@ -81,6 +81,6 @@ 3. Other notes -------------- -* MySQL's logo is the seal. It can be found here: +* MariaDB's logo is the seal. It can be found here: http://askmonty.org/wiki/index.php/MariaDB_Logo -=-=(Bothorsen - Thu, 15 Oct 2009, 15:40)=-=- High-Level Specification modified. --- /tmp/wklog.55.old.1396 2009-10-15 15:40:03.000000000 +0300 +++ /tmp/wklog.55.new.1396 2009-10-15 15:40:03.000000000 +0300 @@ -81,6 +81,6 @@ 3. Other notes -------------- -* MySQL's logo is the seal (see e.g. here: https://code.launchpad.net/maria) - Bo Thorsen has the latest revision of the picture in various formats. +* MySQL's logo is the seal. It can be found here: +http://askmonty.org/wiki/index.php/MariaDB_Logo -=-=(Psergey - Thu, 15 Oct 2009, 15:22)=-=- High-Level Specification modified. --- /tmp/wklog.55.old.466 2009-10-15 15:22:05.000000000 +0300 +++ /tmp/wklog.55.new.466 2009-10-15 15:22:05.000000000 +0300 @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ 14-10-2009 about data directory, Vista and UAC) * root password * default character set - * <TODO come up with the final list. The criteria for inclusion are: + * TODO come up with the final list. The criteria for inclusion are: 1. ask for things that are essential to have a working setup as soon as the installation is complete 2. ask for things without answers for which the newbies can get into @@ -25,11 +25,14 @@ - Checks if the target installation directory, TCP port, or named pipe are busy. If they are, it asks to remove the previous installation first and aborts. (that is: upgrades are not supported in step#1) +- Generates appropriate my.cnf file +- Sets up SQL user with specified password - Adds start menu items - to start the server manually (with --console) - to start mysql client - to edit the my.cnf file. -- Registers MariaDB as installed, sets up uninstaller. +- Registers MariaDB to start as a service with the specified parameters. +- Registers MariaDB as installed software, sets up uninstaller. (TODO: should the uninstaller the datadir or leave it? (or ask the user?)) - Creates installation log, and in case of any failures presents the log to @@ -54,9 +57,10 @@ 1.4 Items not on the wishlist ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -This is a list of things that one might want an installer to do but that are out -of scope of this WL entry. -* Calibration of my.cnf parameters based on available memory, number of CPUs, etc. +This is a list of things that one might want an installer to do but that are +out of scope of this WL entry: +* Calibration of my.cnf parameters based on available memory, number of CPUs, + etc. 2. Installer wishlist (developer POV) ------------------------------------------------------------ -=-=(View All Progress Notes, 17 total)=-=- http://askmonty.org/worklog/index.pl?tid=55&nolimit=1 DESCRIPTION: We need Windows Installer package for MariaDB. HIGH-LEVEL SPECIFICATION: Not a spec so far but a list of points to consider: 1. Installer wishlist (user POV) -------------------------------- >From the user point of view: 1.1 Step 1: simple installer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An installer package that - Presents the user with GPL licence - Prompts the user for "essential" configuration options: * Install directory - Data directory (see email from Peter Laursen on maria-developers@ dated 14-10-2009 about data directory, Vista and UAC) * root password * default character set * [possibly] sql_mode setting. - Checks if the target installation directory, TCP port, or named pipe are busy. If they are, offers to either change these parameters or abort the installation (that is: no support for any kind of upgrades at this point) - Copies installation files to appropriate destination - Registers mysqld a service - Generates appropriate my.cnf file - Sets up SQL root user with the specified password - Adds start menu items - to start the server manually (with --console) (note: starting server manually requires write access to datadir, which not all users will have. what to do?) - to start mysql client - to edit the my.cnf file. - Registers MariaDB to start as a service with the specified parameters. - Registers MariaDB as installed software, sets up uninstaller. (TODO: should the uninstaller the datadir or leave it? (or ask the user?)) - Creates installation log, and in case of any failures presents the log to the user and requests to file it as a bug (How far we should go here depends on how complex and error-prone the final installation procedure will be). 1.2 Step 2: Upgrades from MySQL or MariaDB ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - Same as above but with handling of the case where MySQL has been already installed: - offer to replace MySQL. - upgrade the data directory (todo we should sort out if anything/what is needed for this). - Uninstall MySQL - Install MariaDB. 1.3 Step 3: Configuration wizard ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - Installer should include configuration wizard that's similar to what MySQL installer does. TODO come up with a list of options to set. 1.4 Items not on the wishlist ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is a list of things that one might want an installer to do but that are out of scope of this WL entry: * Calibration of my.cnf parameters based on available memory, number of CPUs, etc. 2. Installer wishlist (developer POV) ------------------------------------- * Some "installshield-like" tool that's easy to use (suggestion by Webyog: NSIS) * Installation procedure source should reside in MariaDB source repository * Installation procedure source file is better to be in human-readable text format. * It should be possible to automate creation of the installer package, in a way that can be run from buildbot (e.g. the installer package build process should print messages to its stdout) * Any suggestions on how can one automatically test the installation package? (for example, we'll want to start the installer, install, check that installation succeeded, then start the server, run some commands, then uninstall. Any ways to achieve that?) 3. Other notes -------------- * MariaDB's logo is the seal. It can be found here: http://askmonty.org/wiki/index.php/MariaDB_Logo * We should make both 32-bit installer and 64-bit installer (the latter will be possible when we have 64-bit windows binaries) * At this point we don't see a need to force a reboot after the installation. * The installer should be Vista and Windows7-proof. ESTIMATED WORK TIME ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE ----------------------------------------------------------------------- WorkLog (v3.5.9)

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[Maria-developers] Updated (by Knielsen): Implement mysql-test output parser for Buildbot (22)
by worklog-noreply＠askmonty.org 14 May '10

14 May '10

----------------------------------------------------------------------- WORKLOG TASK -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- TASK...........: Implement mysql-test output parser for Buildbot CREATION DATE..: Thu, 21 May 2009, 22:19 SUPERVISOR.....: Knielsen IMPLEMENTOR....: Knielsen COPIES TO......: CATEGORY.......: Other TASK ID........: 22 (http://askmonty.org/worklog/?tid=22) VERSION........: STATUS.........: Complete PRIORITY.......: 60 WORKED HOURS...: 30 ESTIMATE.......: 0 (hours remain) ORIG. ESTIMATE.: 30 PROGRESS NOTES: -=-=(Knielsen - Fri, 14 May 2010, 06:44)=-=- Status updated. --- /tmp/wklog.22.old.18407 2010-05-14 06:44:28.000000000 +0000 +++ /tmp/wklog.22.new.18407 2010-05-14 06:44:28.000000000 +0000 @@ -1 +1 @@ -Assigned +Complete -=-=(Knielsen - Fri, 14 May 2010, 06:44)=-=- This was done long time ago. But I lost records of how much time was spent on it. Worked 30 hours and estimate 0 hours remain (original estimate unchanged). -=-=(Guest - Fri, 26 Jun 2009, 11:34)=-=- Status updated. --- /tmp/wklog.22.old.29004 2009-06-26 11:34:41.000000000 +0300 +++ /tmp/wklog.22.new.29004 2009-06-26 11:34:41.000000000 +0300 @@ -1 +1 @@ -Un-Assigned +Assigned -=-=(Knielsen - Thu, 21 May 2009, 22:33)=-=- High Level Description modified. --- /tmp/wklog.22.old.27679 2009-05-21 22:33:35.000000000 +0300 +++ /tmp/wklog.22.new.27679 2009-05-21 22:33:35.000000000 +0300 @@ -9,3 +9,6 @@ http://djmitche.github.com/buildbot/docs/0.7.10/#Writing-New-BuildSteps +Later, once we get the infrastructure to write Buildbot results into a MySQL +database, we want to extend this to also insert into the database all test +failures and the mysqltest failure output (for cross-reference search). DESCRIPTION: Like in Pushbuild at MySQL AB, we want to have buildbot parse the output of mysql-test-run for test errors so we can display on the front page the name of any tests that failed. The parser can also count the number of tests completed so far so Buildbot can provide more accurate completion estimates. Buildbot already has support for plugging in such modules. See eg. http://djmitche.github.com/buildbot/docs/0.7.10/#Writing-New-BuildSteps Later, once we get the infrastructure to write Buildbot results into a MySQL database, we want to extend this to also insert into the database all test failures and the mysqltest failure output (for cross-reference search). ESTIMATED WORK TIME ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE ----------------------------------------------------------------------- WorkLog (v3.5.9)

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[Maria-developers] Progress (by Knielsen): Implement mysql-test output parser for Buildbot (22)
by worklog-noreply＠askmonty.org 14 May '10

14 May '10

----------------------------------------------------------------------- WORKLOG TASK -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- TASK...........: Implement mysql-test output parser for Buildbot CREATION DATE..: Thu, 21 May 2009, 22:19 SUPERVISOR.....: Knielsen IMPLEMENTOR....: Knielsen COPIES TO......: CATEGORY.......: Other TASK ID........: 22 (http://askmonty.org/worklog/?tid=22) VERSION........: STATUS.........: Assigned PRIORITY.......: 60 WORKED HOURS...: 30 ESTIMATE.......: 0 (hours remain) ORIG. ESTIMATE.: 30 PROGRESS NOTES: -=-=(Knielsen - Fri, 14 May 2010, 06:44)=-=- This was done long time ago. But I lost records of how much time was spent on it. Worked 30 hours and estimate 0 hours remain (original estimate unchanged). -=-=(Guest - Fri, 26 Jun 2009, 11:34)=-=- Status updated. --- /tmp/wklog.22.old.29004 2009-06-26 11:34:41.000000000 +0300 +++ /tmp/wklog.22.new.29004 2009-06-26 11:34:41.000000000 +0300 @@ -1 +1 @@ -Un-Assigned +Assigned -=-=(Knielsen - Thu, 21 May 2009, 22:33)=-=- High Level Description modified. --- /tmp/wklog.22.old.27679 2009-05-21 22:33:35.000000000 +0300 +++ /tmp/wklog.22.new.27679 2009-05-21 22:33:35.000000000 +0300 @@ -9,3 +9,6 @@ http://djmitche.github.com/buildbot/docs/0.7.10/#Writing-New-BuildSteps +Later, once we get the infrastructure to write Buildbot results into a MySQL +database, we want to extend this to also insert into the database all test +failures and the mysqltest failure output (for cross-reference search). DESCRIPTION: Like in Pushbuild at MySQL AB, we want to have buildbot parse the output of mysql-test-run for test errors so we can display on the front page the name of any tests that failed. The parser can also count the number of tests completed so far so Buildbot can provide more accurate completion estimates. Buildbot already has support for plugging in such modules. See eg. http://djmitche.github.com/buildbot/docs/0.7.10/#Writing-New-BuildSteps Later, once we get the infrastructure to write Buildbot results into a MySQL database, we want to extend this to also insert into the database all test failures and the mysqltest failure output (for cross-reference search). ESTIMATED WORK TIME ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE ----------------------------------------------------------------------- WorkLog (v3.5.9)

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[Maria-developers] Updated (by Knielsen): Buildbot upgrade test from MariaDB 5.1.42->newest (108)
by worklog-noreply＠askmonty.org 14 May '10

14 May '10

----------------------------------------------------------------------- WORKLOG TASK -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- TASK...........: Buildbot upgrade test from MariaDB 5.1.42->newest CREATION DATE..: Fri, 19 Mar 2010, 07:48 SUPERVISOR.....: Knielsen IMPLEMENTOR....: COPIES TO......: CATEGORY.......: Other TASK ID........: 108 (http://askmonty.org/worklog/?tid=108) VERSION........: STATUS.........: Cancelled PRIORITY.......: 60 WORKED HOURS...: 0 ESTIMATE.......: 25 (hours remain) ORIG. ESTIMATE.: 25 PROGRESS NOTES: -=-=(Knielsen - Fri, 14 May 2010, 06:43)=-=- Version updated. --- /tmp/wklog.108.old.18388 2010-05-14 06:43:08.000000000 +0000 +++ /tmp/wklog.108.new.18388 2010-05-14 06:43:08.000000000 +0000 @@ -1 +1 @@ -Server-9.x + -=-=(Knielsen - Fri, 14 May 2010, 06:43)=-=- Status updated. --- /tmp/wklog.108.old.18388 2010-05-14 06:43:08.000000000 +0000 +++ /tmp/wklog.108.new.18388 2010-05-14 06:43:08.000000000 +0000 @@ -1 +1 @@ -Un-Assigned +Cancelled -=-=(Knielsen - Fri, 14 May 2010, 06:42)=-=- This task was done in MWL#118 (I forgot about this one, so added a new, duplicate task). Reported zero hours worked. Estimate unchanged. -=-=(Knielsen - Fri, 19 Mar 2010, 07:52)=-=- Low Level Design modified. --- /tmp/wklog.108.old.3290 2010-03-19 07:52:59.000000000 +0000 +++ /tmp/wklog.108.new.3290 2010-03-19 07:52:59.000000000 +0000 @@ -1 +1,11 @@ +Tasks needed to do this: + + - For all the .deb kvm builders, set up a new virtual machine image. Based on + -serial or -install, pre-install the appropriate MariaDB 5.1.42 package + with some data. Similar to how the -upgrade images are set up with MySQL + pre-installed. + + - Add a test step in the Buildbot configuration that runs another upgrade + test, similar to the existing upgrade test, but with the images with + MariaDB preinstalled rather than MySQL. DESCRIPTION: Buildbot currently does automatic upgrade test for .debs from the official MySQL 5.0/5.1 package to the newest MariaDB package. In addition to this, we need an upgrade test from older MariaDB release. Probably 5.1.42, the first stable release, is the one to use. This is particularly important for the 5.2/5.3 trees, to test that upgrade from 5.1->5.2/5.3 works. LOW-LEVEL DESIGN: Tasks needed to do this: - For all the .deb kvm builders, set up a new virtual machine image. Based on -serial or -install, pre-install the appropriate MariaDB 5.1.42 package with some data. Similar to how the -upgrade images are set up with MySQL pre-installed. - Add a test step in the Buildbot configuration that runs another upgrade test, similar to the existing upgrade test, but with the images with MariaDB preinstalled rather than MySQL. ESTIMATED WORK TIME ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE ----------------------------------------------------------------------- WorkLog (v3.5.9)

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[Maria-developers] Progress (by Knielsen): Buildbot upgrade test from MariaDB 5.1.42->newest (108)
by worklog-noreply＠askmonty.org 14 May '10

14 May '10

----------------------------------------------------------------------- WORKLOG TASK -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- TASK...........: Buildbot upgrade test from MariaDB 5.1.42->newest CREATION DATE..: Fri, 19 Mar 2010, 07:48 SUPERVISOR.....: Knielsen IMPLEMENTOR....: COPIES TO......: CATEGORY.......: Other TASK ID........: 108 (http://askmonty.org/worklog/?tid=108) VERSION........: Server-9.x STATUS.........: Un-Assigned PRIORITY.......: 60 WORKED HOURS...: 0 ESTIMATE.......: 25 (hours remain) ORIG. ESTIMATE.: 25 PROGRESS NOTES: -=-=(Knielsen - Fri, 14 May 2010, 06:42)=-=- This task was done in MWL#118 (I forgot about this one, so added a new, duplicate task). Reported zero hours worked. Estimate unchanged. -=-=(Knielsen - Fri, 19 Mar 2010, 07:52)=-=- Low Level Design modified. --- /tmp/wklog.108.old.3290 2010-03-19 07:52:59.000000000 +0000 +++ /tmp/wklog.108.new.3290 2010-03-19 07:52:59.000000000 +0000 @@ -1 +1,11 @@ +Tasks needed to do this: + + - For all the .deb kvm builders, set up a new virtual machine image. Based on + -serial or -install, pre-install the appropriate MariaDB 5.1.42 package + with some data. Similar to how the -upgrade images are set up with MySQL + pre-installed. + + - Add a test step in the Buildbot configuration that runs another upgrade + test, similar to the existing upgrade test, but with the images with + MariaDB preinstalled rather than MySQL. DESCRIPTION: Buildbot currently does automatic upgrade test for .debs from the official MySQL 5.0/5.1 package to the newest MariaDB package. In addition to this, we need an upgrade test from older MariaDB release. Probably 5.1.42, the first stable release, is the one to use. This is particularly important for the 5.2/5.3 trees, to test that upgrade from 5.1->5.2/5.3 works. LOW-LEVEL DESIGN: Tasks needed to do this: - For all the .deb kvm builders, set up a new virtual machine image. Based on -serial or -install, pre-install the appropriate MariaDB 5.1.42 package with some data. Similar to how the -upgrade images are set up with MySQL pre-installed. - Add a test step in the Buildbot configuration that runs another upgrade test, similar to the existing upgrade test, but with the images with MariaDB preinstalled rather than MySQL. ESTIMATED WORK TIME ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE ----------------------------------------------------------------------- WorkLog (v3.5.9)

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[Maria-developers] Updated (by Knielsen): Buildbot MariaDB->MariaDB upgrade testing (118)
by worklog-noreply＠askmonty.org 14 May '10

14 May '10

----------------------------------------------------------------------- WORKLOG TASK -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- TASK...........: Buildbot MariaDB->MariaDB upgrade testing CREATION DATE..: Wed, 12 May 2010, 13:48 SUPERVISOR.....: Knielsen IMPLEMENTOR....: Knielsen COPIES TO......: CATEGORY.......: Other TASK ID........: 118 (http://askmonty.org/worklog/?tid=118) VERSION........: STATUS.........: Complete PRIORITY.......: 60 WORKED HOURS...: 5 ESTIMATE.......: 0 (hours remain) ORIG. ESTIMATE.: 8 PROGRESS NOTES: -=-=(Knielsen - Fri, 14 May 2010, 06:41)=-=- Version updated. --- /tmp/wklog.118.old.18369 2010-05-14 06:41:01.000000000 +0000 +++ /tmp/wklog.118.new.18369 2010-05-14 06:41:01.000000000 +0000 @@ -1 +1 @@ -Server-9.x + -=-=(Knielsen - Fri, 14 May 2010, 06:41)=-=- Status updated. --- /tmp/wklog.118.old.18369 2010-05-14 06:41:01.000000000 +0000 +++ /tmp/wklog.118.new.18369 2010-05-14 06:41:01.000000000 +0000 @@ -1 +1 @@ -Un-Assigned +Complete -=-=(Knielsen - Fri, 14 May 2010, 06:40)=-=- Installed the new virtual images, using 5.1.42 from OurDelta (for all except lucid, which is new and so has no 5.1.42 ourdelta package and also needed a fixed set of packages due to changes in the lucid MySQL packaging). Added a new upgrade2 step in the Buildbot configuration to test this. Updated Buildbot wiki documentation. Worked 5 hours and estimate 0 hours remain (original estimate decreased by 3 hours). DESCRIPTION: Create an additional test step for Buildbot to check that upgrading from one version of MariaDB to another works ok. We already have testing of upgrade from distro-official MySQL .debs to our MariaDB .debs. What we need is for each Debian/Ubuntu, a new KVM virtual image with MariaDB 5.1.42 (First GA release) pre-installed, just like the existing update test uses images with MySQL pre-installed. Then the Buildbot configuration must be updated to add another upgrade test step, just like the existing one but using the images with MariaDB pre-installed. Also, the setup of the new images must be added to the existing documentation: http://askmonty.org/wiki/BuildBot::package http://askmonty.org/wiki/BuildBot:vm-setup ESTIMATED WORK TIME ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE ----------------------------------------------------------------------- WorkLog (v3.5.9)

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[Maria-developers] Progress (by Knielsen): Buildbot MariaDB->MariaDB upgrade testing (118)
by worklog-noreply＠askmonty.org 14 May '10

14 May '10

----------------------------------------------------------------------- WORKLOG TASK -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- TASK...........: Buildbot MariaDB->MariaDB upgrade testing CREATION DATE..: Wed, 12 May 2010, 13:48 SUPERVISOR.....: Knielsen IMPLEMENTOR....: COPIES TO......: CATEGORY.......: Other TASK ID........: 118 (http://askmonty.org/worklog/?tid=118) VERSION........: Server-9.x STATUS.........: Un-Assigned PRIORITY.......: 60 WORKED HOURS...: 5 ESTIMATE.......: 0 (hours remain) ORIG. ESTIMATE.: 8 PROGRESS NOTES: -=-=(Knielsen - Fri, 14 May 2010, 06:40)=-=- Installed the new virtual images, using 5.1.42 from OurDelta (for all except lucid, which is new and so has no 5.1.42 ourdelta package and also needed a fixed set of packages due to changes in the lucid MySQL packaging). Added a new upgrade2 step in the Buildbot configuration to test this. Updated Buildbot wiki documentation. Worked 5 hours and estimate 0 hours remain (original estimate decreased by 3 hours). DESCRIPTION: Create an additional test step for Buildbot to check that upgrading from one version of MariaDB to another works ok. We already have testing of upgrade from distro-official MySQL .debs to our MariaDB .debs. What we need is for each Debian/Ubuntu, a new KVM virtual image with MariaDB 5.1.42 (First GA release) pre-installed, just like the existing update test uses images with MySQL pre-installed. Then the Buildbot configuration must be updated to add another upgrade test step, just like the existing one but using the images with MariaDB pre-installed. Also, the setup of the new images must be added to the existing documentation: http://askmonty.org/wiki/BuildBot::package http://askmonty.org/wiki/BuildBot:vm-setup ESTIMATED WORK TIME ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE ----------------------------------------------------------------------- WorkLog (v3.5.9)

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[Maria-developers] Summary of discussion about MariaDB future and release plans
by Kristian Nielsen 13 May '10

13 May '10

Hi, With all the european MariaDB people stuck in California, there is an unexpected opportunity for extra face-to-face meetups. So today I had the opportunity to enjoy lunch at a nice sushi place in Santa Clara with Henrik, Timour, Peter, Vadim, and Sanja. Here are a couple of key points from the discussion: 1. We need to consider carefully how we handle keeping the MariaDB product stable for production use. Peter had the point that the critical thing is avoiding behaviour change. This means that if some version of MariaDB works sufficiently different that the user need to work on their application to upgrade, it is a blocker to adoption. Different in this context means different from any previous version of MariaDB, but it _also_ means any difference from MySQL! I think I can see that this is actually more important than mere bugs/regressions. If a bug slips through, we can fix it, and if we can fix it quick enough the user may even be happy with us. But if the behaviour is qualitatively different (and such difference can not easily be turned off), that is a real problem for the user. We discussed a lot around this for the subquery optimisations. This is a "scary feature", as it has the very real potential to change execution plans, occasionally for the worse. As Timour pointed out, there is for each new optimiser feature a server variable to enable/disable it. So we need to very clearly state in the release notes, under "upgrading to MariaDB x.y", that there are optimiser changes, and give the exact list of variable settings that will make the optimiser run in "MySQL 5.1 mode". For other features this is simpler. For storage engines, just disable the engine and it will have no impact. For possibly replication plugins, again don't use the plugin and there should be no difference in behaviour. But again, we need to very carefully think about this and communicate/document this. For other features again we might need to re-think this point, making sure we do not change behaviour in a non reversible way. I think this is a good observation from those with a deep knowledge of the operational side of Databases. 2. On a note related to stability, I think we need to carefully avoid the mistakes from the MySQL release model. Basically, we need to have regular releases (6-12 month cycles). This is all-important! Much more important than any single feature, however big. We must _never_ push a feature into a tree if it is not ready. Better make an empty release! So this means it is actually wrong to say that subqueries will be in MariaDB 5.3. That should not be the plan. The subqueries will be in the first release made after they are ready. Which maybe 5.3, may be something else. I think we very nearly made the same mistake with 5.2. We had a feature list, and while some of them were "rolling", we also had features that were decided in advance that they _must_ be pushed at a certain date. I strongly believe this is wrong. We should have made _all_ features rolling. Unless we are extremely careful with this, sooner or later there will be sufficient pressure that we will push unfinished stuff into a release, causing _all_ of that release to be a failure. By waiting with the unfinished feature, only that feature will "fail", and by being careful with releases, the next release will be close anyway. (Yes, "finished" cannot mean bug free. But it can mean "as good as we can reasonably make it".) 3. The final point I took from the discussion was related to version numbering. We in the MariaDB team of course know that we rock, and that we will change the world tomorrow, or at least as soon as planes will take us back to Europe :-). But the reality is that for now, we are an appendix to MySQL with MariaDB 5.1 and 5.2. It thus can be argued that this should be reflected in the version numbering, to avoid confusion. Peter made the point that he would like to see MariaDB 5.1 and 5.2 versioning be made so that it is clear that there is a base MySQL version plus some well-defined set of changes. (This is how XtraDB release numbering works). So we currently have MariaDB 5.1.44, which is equivalent to MySQL 5.1.44 plus some set of safe patches. But MariaDB 5.2.0 is actually the same, just with some additional, also safe patches. So rather than go to MariaDB 5.2, we could imagine something like this: MariaDB 5.1.44-1 Current MariaDB 5.1.44 MariaDB 5.1.44-2 Current MariaDB 5.2.0 MariaDB 5.1.44-1.1 In case we need to do a bugfix for 5.1.44-1 MariaDB 5.1.46-1 Next time we merge MySQL 5.1.46 into MariaDB -1 MariaDB 5.1.46-2 Next time we merge MySQL 5.1.46 into MariaDB -2 I need to think more before I fully make up my mind about these points one way or the other, but I think these are in any case interesting points to consider. - Kristian.

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[Maria-developers] bzr commit into Mariadb 5.2, with Maria 2.0:maria/5.2 branch (igor:2790)
by Igor Babaev 13 May '10

13 May '10

#At lp:maria/5.2 based on revid:igor@askmonty.org-20100512040958-yc654eq2zdfo8l8m 2790 Igor Babaev 2010-05-12 Cleanup modified: sql/sql_derived.cc === modified file 'sql/sql_derived.cc' --- a/sql/sql_derived.cc 2010-05-12 04:09:58 +0000 +++ b/sql/sql_derived.cc 2010-05-13 06:59:14 +0000 @@ -159,12 +159,7 @@ mysql_handle_single_derived(LEX *lex, TA uint phase_flag= DT_INIT << phase; if (phase_flag > phases) break; -#if 0 - if (!(phases & phase_flag) || - derived->merged_for_insert && phase_flag != DT_REINIT) -#else if (!(phases & phase_flag)) -#endif continue; /* Skip derived tables to which the phase isn't applicable. */ if (phase_flag != DT_PREPARE && @@ -605,19 +600,11 @@ bool mysql_derived_prepare(THD *thd, LEX bool res= FALSE; // Skip already prepared views/DT -#if 0 - if (!unit || unit->prepared || derived->merged_for_insert) -#else if (!unit || unit->prepared) -#endif DBUG_RETURN(FALSE); /* It's a target view for an INSERT, create field translation only. */ -#if 0 - if (derived->skip_prepare_derived && !derived->is_multitable()) -#else if (derived->merged_for_insert) -#endif { res= derived->create_field_translation(thd); DBUG_RETURN(res);

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