MySQL Bugs: #5011: a space is needed at the beginning of socket specification

Bug #5011	a space is needed at the beginning of socket specification
Submitted:	12 Aug 2004 4:36	Modified:	13 Aug 2004 9:31
Reporter:	Matthew Lord	Email Updates:
Status:	Closed	Impact on me:	None
Category:	MySQL Administrator	Severity:	S2 (Serious)
Version:	1.09a	OS:	Linux (Linux)
Assigned to:	Alfredo Kojima	CPU Architecture:	Any

Description:
To specify a non default socket to use when connecting to localhost, the first character is ignored.

I specified /tmp/mysql4020.sock which failed and I noticed that stderr showed it trying to use 
tmp/mysql4020.sock.  I put a space before / and it worked.

THIS ALSO HAPPENED WITH QUERY BROWSER 1.0.5.

How to repeat:
Start mysqld with --socket=/tmp/myfunky.sock

Specify localhost so a socket is used and specify the socketfile in the connection options.

Suggested fix:
Don't ignore the first char ;).

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