Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] 1.3.4 starting mysql

[Dick M. <di...@li...>]

Bruce Smith wrote:
>> I don't have a problem with putting it into the my.cnf.

> What worries me is what happens if the default my.cnf file changes in a
> newer release ... (I guess it'll break, and we'll have to fix it :)

Sounds like a bug in mysql which will be fixed next release.  You then have the 
problem of how to remove your change.  You can only reliably do it in the 
default config but that still leaves those who copy my.cfg from older systems. 
No choice really but a release note or README  IMHO.

Dick