id,summary,reporter,owner,description,type,status,component,version,severity,resolution,keywords,cc,stage,has_patch,needs_docs,needs_tests,needs_better_patch,easy,ui_ux 1820,Autogenerated ManyToMany fields can generate too long identifiers for mysql to handle,remco@…,nobody,"Having a model as part of an application called: front_booking: {{{ class AccomodationUnit(Model): Facility = ManyToManyField(Facility, verbose_name = 'faciliteiten') }}} Generates an ""Identifier name is too long"" exception when doing a syncdb on mysql 5.0.x. Mysql is only able to store identifiers of 64 bytes max. {{{ _mysql_exceptions.OperationalError: (1059, ""Identifier name 'AccomodationUnit_id_referencing_front_booking_accomodationunit_id' is too long"") }}} Possible solution would be to allow a user to somehow influence the naming of these identifiers or use identifier names of 64 bytes max. in size",defect,closed,"Database layer (models, ORM)",dev,normal,fixed,mysql,remco@… crucialfelix@… bronger@… nabucosound@… ville@…,Accepted,0,0,0,0,0,0