Bug #23331 agent installer help message contains wrong Windows like path on non-Windows sys
Submitted: 16 Oct 2006 11:58 Modified: 18 Oct 2006 15:29
Reporter: Carsten Segieth Email Updates:
Status: Duplicate Impact on me:
None 
Category:MySQL Enterprise Monitor: Installing Severity:S3 (Non-critical)
Version:0.7.2r OS:all except Windows
Assigned to: Assigned Account CPU Architecture:Any

[16 Oct 2006 11:58] Carsten Segieth
Description:
when calling the installer on different OS using the option --help it shows two different entries '--prefix ...', where the second one contains '\' and it looks to be an entry that should be shown only on Windows: 

$ mysqlserviceagent-0.7.2-sles9-x86-installer.bin --version
MySQL Network Service Agent 0.7.2r --- Built on 2006-10-13 18:43:18

$ mysqlserviceagent-0.7.2-sles9-x86-installer.bin --help
Usage:
 --help                         Display the list of valid options
 --version                      Display product information
 --optionfile <optionfile>      Installation option file
                                Default:
 --mode <mode>                  Installation mode
                                Default: qt
                                Allowed: qt gtk text xwindow unattended
 --debugtrace <debugtrace>      Debug filename
                                Default:
 --enable-components <enable-components> Comma-separated list of components
                                Default:
 --disable-components <disable-components> Comma-separated list of components
                                Default:
 --prefix <prefix>              Installation directory
                                Default: /users/csegieth/mysqlnetworkagent-0.7.2r
 --prefix <prefix>              Installation directory
                                Default: /users/csegieth\MySQL\MySQLNetwork\Agent
 --mysqlhost <mysqlhost>        MySQL hostname or IP address
                                Default: 127.0.0.1
 --checkMysqlhost <checkMysqlhost> Validation of MySQL hostname or IP address
                                Default: yes
 --mysqlport <mysqlport>        MySQL port on 127.0.0.1
                                Default: 3306
 --mysqluser <mysqluser>        Username on 127.0.0.1:3306
                                Default:
 --mysqlpass <mysqlpass>        Password for  on 127.0.0.1:3306
                                Default:
 --merlinhost <merlinhost>      Hostname or IP address
                                Default: 127.0.0.1
 --merlinport <merlinport>      Port on 127.0.0.1
                                Default: 8080
 --merlinuser <merlinuser>      Agent username on 127.0.0.1:8080
                                Default: agent
 --merlinpass <merlinpass>      Agent password for agent on 127.0.0.1:8080
                                Default:
 --merlinservername <merlinservername> Hostname to display
                                Default:
 --loglevel <loglevel>          Log Level
                                Default:
                                Allowed: debug info message warning critical error none

How to repeat:
/users/schilders/public_html/official_builds/linux/bitrock_agents/mysqlserviceagent-0.7.2-sles9-x86-installer.bin --version

Suggested fix:
remove on Unix/Linux the Windows like entry for --prefix
[18 Oct 2006 15:29] Carsten Segieth
closed, as it's a duplicate of bug#23224