Remove get_binary_length 
Enable the clients to work wih date,time and ts directly with binary protocol

  Temporary fix to make the new client/server protocol to work: fetch all columns in an index, even if not needed by the SELECT statement; Monty has to fix the parser to tell InnoDB what to fetch

Avoid memory overruns when buffer_length is too small (when fetching binary data in prepared statements)

into myvenu.com:/home/venu/bk/src-4.1

into myvenu.com:/home/venu/bk/src-4.1

when optimized).

into serg.mysql.com:/usr/home/serg/Abk/mysql-4.1

Some changes to the prepared statement protocol to make it easier to use and faster.

into sanja.is.com.ua:/home/bell/mysql/work-cols-4.1

into sanja.is.com.ua:/home/bell/mysql/work-cols-4.1

into deer.mysql.r18.ru:/home/hf/work/mysql-4.1.w1

into myvenu.com:/home/venu/bk/src-4.1

  Remove the question of Monty about user_thd / NULL after a merge from 4.0 to 4.1, user_thd is the right value in 4.1

embedded-related changes