Fix error message when creating a non-string field with a display

width beyond the maximum. (Bug #6080)

mysql-test/r/errors.result

@@ -23,3 +23,8 @@ ERROR 42S22: Unknown column 't1.b' in 'order clause'
 select count(*),b from t1;
 ERROR 42S22: Unknown column 'b' in 'field list'
 drop table t1;
+create table t1 (a int(256));
+ERROR 42000: Display width out of range for column 'a' (max = 255)
+set sql_mode='traditional';
+create table t1 (a varchar(66000));
+ERROR 42000: Column length too big for column 'a' (max = 65535); use BLOB or TEXT instead

mysql-test/r/type_bit.result

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ select 0 + b'1000000000000001';
 32769
 drop table if exists t1;
 create table t1 (a bit(65));
-ERROR 42000: Column length too big for column 'a' (max = 64); use BLOB or TEXT instead
+ERROR 42000: Display width out of range for column 'a' (max = 64)
 create table t1 (a bit(0));
 show create table t1;
 Table	Create Table

mysql-test/r/type_bit_innodb.result

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ select 0 + b'1000000000000001';
 32769
 drop table if exists t1;
 create table t1 (a bit(65)) engine=innodb;
-ERROR 42000: Column length too big for column 'a' (max = 64); use BLOB or TEXT instead
+ERROR 42000: Display width out of range for column 'a' (max = 64)
 create table t1 (a bit(0)) engine=innodb;
 show create table t1;
 Table	Create Table

mysql-test/t/errors.test

@@ -31,3 +31,14 @@ select count(*),b from t1;
 drop table t1;
 
 # End of 4.1 tests
+
+#
+# Bug #6080: Error message for a field with a display width that is too long
+#
+--error 1438
+create table t1 (a int(256));
+set sql_mode='traditional';
+--error 1074
+create table t1 (a varchar(66000));
+
+# End of 5.0 tests

mysql-test/t/type_bit_innodb.test

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ select 0 + b'1000000000000001';
 drop table if exists t1;
 --enable_warnings
 
---error 1074
+--error 1438
 create table t1 (a bit(65)) engine=innodb;
 
 create table t1 (a bit(0)) engine=innodb;

sql/share/errmsg.txt

@@ -5388,3 +5388,5 @@ ER_STACK_OVERRUN_NEED_MORE
 	eng "Thread stack overrun:  %ld bytes used of a %ld byte stack, and %ld bytes needed.  Use 'mysqld -O thread_stack=#' to specify a bigger stack."
 ER_TOO_LONG_BODY 42000 S1009
 	eng "Routine body for '%-.100s' is too long"
+ER_TOO_BIG_DISPLAYWIDTH 42000 S1009
+	eng "Display width out of range for column '%-.64s' (max = %d)"

sql/sql_parse.cc

@@ -5819,7 +5819,7 @@ new_create_field(THD *thd, char *field_name, enum_field_types type,
         new_field->length= 1;
       if (new_field->length > MAX_BIT_FIELD_LENGTH)
       {
-        my_error(ER_TOO_BIG_FIELDLENGTH, MYF(0), field_name,
+        my_error(ER_TOO_BIG_DISPLAYWIDTH, MYF(0), field_name,
                  MAX_BIT_FIELD_LENGTH);
         DBUG_RETURN(NULL);
       }
@@ -5838,7 +5838,10 @@ new_create_field(THD *thd, char *field_name, enum_field_types type,
         type != MYSQL_TYPE_STRING &&
         type != MYSQL_TYPE_VARCHAR && type != FIELD_TYPE_GEOMETRY)))
   {
-    my_error(ER_TOO_BIG_FIELDLENGTH, MYF(0),
+    my_error((type == MYSQL_TYPE_VAR_STRING || type == MYSQL_TYPE_VARCHAR ||
+              type == MYSQL_TYPE_STRING) ?  ER_TOO_BIG_FIELDLENGTH :
+             ER_TOO_BIG_DISPLAYWIDTH,
+             MYF(0),
              field_name, max_field_charlength); /* purecov: inspected */
     DBUG_RETURN(NULL);
   }