Bug #12550 mysql.server script contains libexec=basedir/bin and other problems
Submitted: 12 Aug 2005 12:36 Modified: 14 Sep 2005 4:17
Reporter: Gleb Paharenko Email Updates:
Status: Closed Impact on me:
None 
Category:MySQL Server: Compiling Severity:S3 (Non-critical)
Version:5.0.12 OS:Linux (Linux)
Assigned to: Jim Winstead CPU Architecture:Any

[12 Aug 2005 12:36] Gleb Paharenko 
Description:
I've installed mysql-5.0.12 from Bk source tree. mysql.server script contains lines
libexecdir="$basedir/bin". Therefor  I'm unable to start server, because after building,
mysqlmanager are in libexec directory. My configure string:

  env CFLAGS="-O3 -mtune=pentium-m" CXX=gcc CXXFLAGS="-O3 -mtune=pentium-m -felide-cunstructors" ./configure --prefix=/var/lib/mysql5 --without-bdb --with-extra-charsets=complex --enable-local-infile --disable-shared --with-client-ldflags=-all-static --with-mysqld-ldflags=-all-static  --enable-thread-safe-client

Another thing, I've found - is that if I specify the basedir and datadir at the beginning of 
the file - it doesn't have any effect, because, mysql.server sript executes parse_server_arguments where it overwrites the values of previously specified variables (basedir and datadir).

How to repeat:
see description
I've downloaded my mysql.server to ftp.mysql.com/pub/mysql/uploads

Suggested fix:
Fix it or explain why the value of libexec is $basedir/bin, instead of $basedir/libexec
[12 Aug 2005 12:43] Gleb Paharenko 
Specifying basedir in /var/lib/mysql5/my.cnf solves the problem, however, in my opinion,
if I've specified the basedir in mysql.server, i shouldn't specify it again in the configuration file
[12 Aug 2005 17:11] Jorge del Conde 
Thanks for your bug report.  Verified w/5x from bk
[26 Aug 2005 19:01] Bugs System 
A patch for this bug has been committed. After review, it may
be pushed to the relevant source trees for release in the next
version. You can access the patch from:

  http://lists.mysql.com/internals/28904
[8 Sep 2005 22:12] Jim Winstead 
Fixed in 5.0.13.
[14 Sep 2005 4:16] Mike Hillyer 
Documented in 5.0.13 changelog:

 <listitem><para>
       The <filename>mysql.server</filename> script contained incorrect path for the <literal>libexec</literal> directory. (Bug #12550)
      </para></listitem>