Bug #2333 ALTER DATABASE on inexistent database hangs the client

Description:
See how-to-repeat

How to repeat:
[guilhem@gbichot2 client]$ mysql1 test
Reading table information for completion of table and column names
You can turn off this feature to get a quicker startup with -A

Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 2 to server version: 4.1.2-alpha-debug-log

Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer.

MASTER> alter database lkjmk;

and it hangs there forever.

Suggested fix:
will send a patch for approval now.

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Additional info:

ChangeSet@1.1683.1.1, 2004-01-12 21:05:41+01:00, guilhem@gbichot2