--- mysql-5.1.33/client/mysqldump.c     2009-03-13 22:48:44.000000000 +0100
+++ ../mysql-5.1.33/client/mysqldump.c  2009-06-02 17:40:51.000000000 +0200
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@

 static void field_escape(DYNAMIC_STRING* in, const char *from);
 static my_bool  verbose= 0, opt_no_create_info= 0, opt_no_data= 0,
-                quick= 1, extended_insert= 1,
+                quick= 1, extended_insert= 1, simple_views = 0,
                 lock_tables=1,ignore_errors=0,flush_logs=0,flush_privileges=0,
                 opt_drop=1,opt_keywords=0,opt_lock=1,opt_compress=0,
                 opt_delayed=0,create_options=1,opt_quoted=0,opt_databases=0,
@@ -413,6 +413,10 @@
    "Base name of shared memory.", (uchar**) &shared_memory_base_name, (uchar**) &shared_memory_base_name,
    0, GET_STR_ALLOC, REQUIRED_ARG, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
 #endif
+  {"simple-views", 's',
+   "Dump views as views directly. Will break views on views",
+   (uchar**) &simple_views, (uchar**) &simple_views, 0, GET_BOOL, NO_ARG,
+   0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
   /*
     Note that the combination --single-transaction --master-data
     will give bullet-proof binlog position only if server >=4.1.3. That's the
@@ -2313,9 +2317,8 @@
                 opt_quoted_table);
         check_io(sql_file);
       }
-
       field= mysql_fetch_field_direct(result, 0);
-      if (strcmp(field->name, "View") == 0)
+      if (strcmp(field->name, "View") == 0 && !simple_views)
       {
         char *scv_buff= NULL;

@@ -2419,6 +2422,14 @@
         seen_views= 1;
         DBUG_RETURN(0);
       }
+      else if (strcmp(field->name, "View") == 0)
+      {
+        mysql_free_result(result);
+        if (path)
+          my_fclose(sql_file, MYF(MY_WME));
+        seen_views=1;
+        DBUG_RETURN(0);
+      }

       row= mysql_fetch_row(result);