[debian-mysql] serg wants easy upgrades [was Re: MariaDB status in NEW queue?]

[Sergei Golubchik]

Hi, Colin!

On Dec 16, Colin Charles wrote:
> On 13 Dec 2013, at 22:59, Clint Byrum <spamaps at debian.org> wrote:
> >> 
> > Will 10.0 retain on-disk compatibility with the other flavors? If not,
> > then it sounds like a 1-way trip.. so I'm a little dubious about trying
> > to keep them both installable. That would also necessitate owning its
> > own datadir.
> 
> Yes, the InnoDB on-disk compatibility will be the same. So as long as
> you don't use something that MySQL itself does not have (say dynamic
> columns), the on-disk compatibility is the same (so definitely not a
> 1-way trip!)

Dynamic columns are fine, they don't affect on-disk compatibility.
Temporal types with microseconds are not, though.

Regards,
Sergei