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  1. MariaDB Server
  2. MDEV-11073

Confusing error message when enabling page compression and innodb file format is incorrect

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      InnoDB page compression in MariaDB 10.1 requires innodb_file_format to be set to Barracuda. If innodb_file_format is not Barracuda, and if the user tries to enable InnoDB page compression for a particular table, MariaDB returns a somewhat confusing error. e.g.:

      MariaDB [db1]> SHOW GLOBAL VARIABLES LIKE 'innodb_compression_algorithm';                                                                                    +------------------------------+-------+
      | Variable_name                | Value |
      +------------------------------+-------+
      | innodb_compression_algorithm | zlib  |
      +------------------------------+-------+
      1 row in set (0.00 sec)
       
      MariaDB [db1]> SHOW GLOBAL VARIABLES LIKE 'innodb_file_format';                                                                                              +--------------------+----------+
      | Variable_name      | Value    |
      +--------------------+----------+
      | innodb_file_format | Antelope |
      +--------------------+----------+
      1 row in set (0.00 sec)
       
      MariaDB [db1]> CREATE TABLE `tab_compressed` (
          ->   `id` int(11) NOT NULL,
          ->   `str` varchar(50) DEFAULT NULL,
          ->   PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
          -> ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 PAGE_COMPRESSED=1;
      ERROR 1005 (HY000): Can't create table `db1`.`tab_compressed` (errno: 140 "Wrong create options")
      

      "Wrong create options" is kind of confusing if the user doesn't know to check innodb_file_format. Wouldn't it be better if the error message said something like "PAGE_COMPRESSED can only be set if innodb_file_format is Barracuda"?

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            jplindst Jan Lindström (Inactive)
            GeoffMontee Geoff Montee (Inactive)
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