MySQL Bugs: #69334: provide option to let mysql_upgrade log its output to server's error log

Bug #69334	provide option to let mysql_upgrade log its output to server's error log
Submitted:	28 May 2013 9:43
Reporter:	Shane Bester (Platinum Quality Contributor)	Email Updates:
Status:	Verified	Impact on me:	None
Category:	MySQL Server: Command-line Clients	Severity:	S4 (Feature request)
Version:	5.6.13	OS:	Any
Assigned to:		CPU Architecture:	Any

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Description:
this is a feature request to allow mysql_upgrade to direct all its output to the server's error log in addition to stdout, stderr.

How to repeat:
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Suggested fix:
When enabled and running locally, have mysql_upgrade attempt to find the server error log by checking @@global.datadir and @@global.log_error variables, taking note of relative/absolute paths in a platform agnostic way.

Bug 16871597 - PROVIDE OPTION TO LET MYSQL_UPGRADE LOG ITS OUTPUT TO SERVER'S ERROR LOG