Does a mysql2 to MySQL version compatibility list exist?
dylanz opened this issue · 3 comments
Is there a compatibility list of what versions of the mysql2 gem work with what versions of MySQL?
For example, will mysql2 0.3.21 work with MySQL 8.0.33?
There isn't an explicit matrix, but I agree that would be useful! The CI configs implicitly provide this matrix, but they've also morphed over time between different CI systems, base OS dropping old versions, etc.
@sodabrew gotcha! I've been dealing with getting a Ruby 2.5 / Rails 3 (which requires mysql2 0.3.21) application working with MySQL 8 and wasn't sure if this was a possibility or not... however: {os: ubuntu-20.04, ruby: '2.5', db: mysql80}. It's possible! Compilation issues on an M1 seems to be my issue. Thanks for the heads up here!
Edit: Oh... I was looking at the CI config for HEAD and not the 0.3.21 tag. There are no tests for MySQL 8x in the old CI configs. So, it may not be possible :)
In this case, I recommend creating a local/private fork and backport as needed for your environment. Gemfile has a nice syntax for referencing a git repository https://bundler.io/guides/git.html