--- a/doc/mysql.txt	Wed Nov 12 03:42:13 2003 +0000
+++ b/doc/mysql.txt	Wed Nov 12 22:34:28 2003 +0000
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 MySQL Backend
 =============
 
-:version: $Revision: 1.6 $
+:version: $Revision: 1.7 $
 
 This notes detail the MySQL backend for the Roundup issue tracker.
 
@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@
 To use MySQL as the backend for storing roundup data, you also need 
 to install:
 
-1. MySQL RDBMS 4.0 or higher - http://www.mysql.com. Your MySQL
+1. MySQL RDBMS 4.0.16 or higher - http://www.mysql.com. Your MySQL
    installation MUST support InnoDB tables (or Berkeley DB (BDB) tables
-   if you have no other choice)
+   if you have no other choice). If you're running < 4.0.16 (but not <4.0)
+   then you'll need to use BDB to pass all unit tests. Edit the
+   ``roundup/backends/back_mysql.py`` file to enable DBD instead of InnoDB.
 2. Python MySQL interface - http://sourceforge.net/projects/mysql-python
 
 :Note: the InnoDB implementation has a bug that Roundup tickles. See