I'd say it differently: If you intend to use the features of 5.6.x, then please take 5.8.0 instead. It has all the fixes of 5.6.1 and lots more. It has unicode support which doesn't suck, no, even rocks.

If you ever find yourself being bitten by utf-8 related problems in 5.6.x, then don't go searching for workarounds. Install the real thing. 5.8.0

If you think you need to use threads, then don't take 5.005 or 5.6. But also don't bet the farm on the new ithreads in 5.8.0, because interesting issues keep coming up with them.

Do experiment with them though. The lack of people who started using threads when 5.8.0 was being developed is one of the reasons why they're not stable yet.

bart@smop.org

In reply to Re: Re: 5.8.0 and 5.6.x by Anonymous Monk
in thread 5.8.0 and 5.6.x by peschkaj

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