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