Re: MySQL 5: views and definition storage

[Martijn Tonies]

Hello Ingo, others,

> > > A long time ago, I raised the issue with views and how you guys are
> > > retuning the view definition. It's sad to see this hasn't changed?
> > >
> > > "Why?" you might ask...
> > >
> > > Well, the view definition is auto-generated gibberish that doesn't
help
> > > anyone. Users will complain about it, believe me.
> >
> > Ok, did anyone actually read this message and if so, does anyone
actually
> > care enough to respond?
>
> Yes and no (I guess). Why not file a bug report against it (Severity:
> Feature request). That way I cannot be forgotten. But it may still stand
> back behind all the real bugs.

Oh c'mon, this isn't a feature request, this is functionality failure!

I've raised the issue with several other developers (including ones who
develop database engines) who do database applications and all they could
say was "are you serious?".

With regards,

Martijn Tonies
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