Bug #58483 Scripts under /bin should move to /scripts

• Submitted: 25 Nov 2010 10:21
• Modified: 1 Feb 2011 14:55
• Reporter: Nirbhay Choubey
• Status: Not a Bug
• Category: MySQL Server: Installing
• Severity: S3 (Non-critical)
• Version: Any
• OS: Any
• CPU Architecture: Any

[25 Nov 2010 10:21] Nirbhay Choubey

Description:
I see a number of shell and perl scripts lying under /bin
directory of MySQL binary distribution. I would recommend
to move them to /scripts directory.

How to repeat:
cd bin

file * | grep script
msql2mysql:                 POSIX shell script text executable
mysqlaccess:                a /usr/bin/perl script text executable
mysqlbug:                   POSIX shell script text executable
mysql_config:               POSIX shell script text executable
mysql_convert_table_format: a /usr/bin/perl script text executable
mysqld_multi:               a /usr/bin/perl script text executable
mysqld_safe:                POSIX shell script text executable
mysqldumpslow:              a /usr/bin/perl script text executable
mysql_find_rows:            a /usr/bin/perl script text executable
mysql_fix_extensions:       a /usr/bin/perl script text executable
mysqlhotcopy:               a /usr/bin/perl script text executable
mysql_secure_installation:  POSIX shell script text executable
mysql_setpermission:        a /usr/bin/perl script text executable
mysql_zap:                  a /usr/bin/perl script text executable

[25 Nov 2010 19:18] Sveta Smirnova

Thank you for the report.

Of course this is true, so bug is verified.

But I rather vote for this will be left as is, because moving these files can break a lot of environments which rely on current layout existed for years.

[3 Dec 2010 14:32] John Embretsen

How about a justification for this request? I'm not objecting, I'm just missing an answer to the question "Why?".

[3 Dec 2010 19:14] Nirbhay Choubey

Hi John,

The presence of 'scripts' directory in mysql distribution made me
think in this direction.

However, I agree (with Sveta) that, making this sort of change
will break the code(s) using the existing layout and it might
cause more damage than good.

[28 Jan 2011 13:25] Joerg Bruehe

Nirbhay,
are you aware of the consequences?

Moving these files from "bin/" to "scripts/" will typically mean they are not in the user's PATH any more, unless PATH is changed.
This is no positive prospect IMO, rather damaging.

I propose to close as "Not a bug".

[28 Jan 2011 13:53] Nirbhay Choubey

Joerg,

Agreed. Moving them to scripts will do more bad
than good.

Please, mark it as 'Not a bug'.

[1 Feb 2011 14:55] Joerg Bruehe

See the last entries - the proposal is withdrawn (for good reasons).