MySQL Bugs: #44417: installing ndb_mgmd as a service needs forward slashes /

Bug #44417	installing ndb_mgmd as a service needs forward slashes /
Submitted:	23 Apr 2009 4:36	Modified:	5 Feb 2010 1:51
Reporter:	jack andrews	Email Updates:
Status:	Not a Bug	Impact on me:	None
Category:	MySQL Cluster: Cluster (NDB) storage engine	Severity:	S3 (Non-critical)
Version:	mysql-5.1-telco-7.0	OS:	Windows
Assigned to:	jack andrews	CPU Architecture:	Any

Description:
installing a service using forward slashes in the -f argument fails to start as a service.  strangely, doesn't ming back slashes as nodaemon

C:\w\repo\70>storage\ndb\src\mgmsrv\debug\ndb_mgmd.exe --install=mgmd2 -f c:\ndb
\twondbd.ini
Installing service 'mgmd2' as '"C:\w\repo\70\storage\ndb\src\mgmsrv\debug\ndb_mg
md.exe" "--service=mgmd2" "-f" "c:\ndb\twondbd.ini"'
Service successfully installed.

C:\w\repo\70>net start mgmd2
The mgmd2 service is starting.
The mgmd2 service could not be started.

The service did not report an error.

More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 3534.

C:\w\repo\70>storage\ndb\src\mgmsrv\debug\ndb_mgmd.exe --remove=mgmd2
Removing service 'mgmd2'
Service successfully removed.

C:\w\repo\70>storage\ndb\src\mgmsrv\debug\ndb_mgmd.exe --install=mgmd2 -f c:/ndb
/twondbd.ini --reload
Installing service 'mgmd2' as '"C:\w\repo\70\storage\ndb\src\mgmsrv\debug\ndb_mg
md.exe" "--service=mgmd2" "-f" "c:/ndb/twondbd.ini" "--reload"'
Service successfully installed.

C:\w\repo\70>net start mgmd2
The mgmd2 service is starting.
The mgmd2 service was started successfully.

How to repeat:
.

> Try with "ndb_mgmd --install -f c:\\path\\" and then close the bug :)

mysys option handling code uses '\\' [backslash] as an escape char.
the 'policy' is to use '/' as the path separator in all cases.

unfortunately, it makes...

> storage\ndb\src\mgmsrv\debug\ndb_mgmd.exe --install=mgmd2 \
 -f c:/ndb/twondbd.ini --reload

...look silly where cmd.exe uses its style, then we use mysys style.

i'm happy to close the bug, but it's not a pretty sight.

Ok, so what is the fix?

i think it is not a bug -- mysys 'handle options' code needs "/" or "\\\\" path separators.  so i don't think this is a bug -- ndb_mgmd /should/ behave as this bug says.