Bug #1750 INSTALL-SOURCE has incorrect command syntax
Submitted: 4 Nov 2003 13:01 Modified: 12 Nov 2003 10:29
Reporter: Adam Mullen Email Updates:
Status: Closed Impact on me:
None 
Category:MySQL Server: Documentation Severity:S3 (Non-critical)
Version:3.23.58 OS:FreeBSD (FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE)
Assigned to: Paul DuBois CPU Architecture:Any

[4 Nov 2003 13:01] Adam Mullen
Description:
The INSTALL-SOURCE command says:
After everything has been installed, you should initialise and test your
distribution:

     shell> /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqld_safe --user=mysql &

The command though is safe_mysqld

How to repeat:
Read the INSTALL-SOURCE.

Suggested fix:
Change mysqld_safe to safe_mysqld.
[4 Nov 2003 13:02] Adam Mullen
Typo, the INSTALL-SOURCE file, not command.
[4 Nov 2003 13:09] Adam Mullen
This also shows up further down in the docmuentation.  Looks like the script was changed but the documentation was never updated.
[4 Nov 2003 13:26] Dean Ellis
INSTALL-BINARY also references mysqld_safe.

This is the correct name for version 4.0 and newer but the documentation changes appear to have been propagated backwards.

Thank you.
[12 Nov 2003 10:29] Paul DuBois
Thank you for your bug report. This issue has been addressed in the
documentation. The updated documentation will appear on our website
shortly, and will be included in the next release of the relevant
product(s).

INSTALL-SOURCE and INSTALL-BINARY are generated from the manual
when distributions are packaged.  I've updated the manual in the relevant
sections to mention safe_mysqld in more places.