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[Arjen Lentz <arjen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Sergei

On 07/08/2009, at 5:31 AM, Sergei Golubchik wrote:
> On Aug 06, Arjen Lentz wrote:
> > On 06/08/2009, at 4:48 PM, Sergei Golubchik wrote:
> > > On Jul 30, Michael Widenius wrote:
> > > > I think we should compile all the plugin in (but not enable all by
> > > > default), at least for now, to make MariaDB as easy to use as
> > > > possible.
> > >
> > > On the opposite, I think you should compile them all out.
> > > But preinstall them, that is add necessary lines to mysql.plugin  
> > > table
> > > from mysql_install_db. The user experience will be pretty much the  
> > > same
> > > as if everything was compiled in, but one would be able to uninstall
> > > plugins easily, if needed.
> >
> > We considered this earlier.
> > It'd work for new installs, but not for existing ones so they'd  
> > have them
> > all disabled until manually added.
>
> That's not too different from other changes in system tables.
> mysql_fix_privilege_tables is generally recommended after an upgrade
> anyway.


Ah, so you want to put it in the mysql_fix_privilege_tables rather  
than in mysql_install_db?
That can work. Monty, what do you reckon?


Cheers,
Arjen.
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