Bug 130814

Summary:	mysql 4.1.14-r1 corrupted my DB
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Joerg Schaible <joerg.schaible>
Component:	New packages	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	critical
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Description Joerg Schaible 2006-04-22 04:05:00 UTC

The update from mysql-4.1.14 to mysql-4.1.14-r1 corrupted my DB, since suddenly the utf8 flag is no longer supported and non-utf8 capable clients will corrupt the data. See http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-3273863.html#3273863

Comment 1 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2006-04-22 04:07:51 UTC

Kindly learn how to set your db charset; mysql defaults to utf8 - this is not a bug.

Comment 2 Joerg Schaible 2006-04-22 05:33:57 UTC

Gosh, this does not help if the client does not speak utf8! What do you think how many hours I've spent RTFM after upgrading from 4.0.x to 4.1.14 unless I found a solution? I converted my data back and forth along with multiple settings in my.cnf. But nothing will change the fact, that some clients still won't talk utf8. And now you simply drop the necessary use flag within a minor upgrade without any further notice or warning.

But, hey, it's just *my* data that gets corrupted with a stable version. This is really one of the days I consider kicking Gentoo!