diff --git a/Docs/manual.texi b/Docs/manual.texi
index 6d5c57ee4e4..3c9882dfc1d 100644
--- a/Docs/manual.texi
+++ b/Docs/manual.texi
@@ -35185,18 +35185,16 @@ that does not have a 50% threshold.
 
 @item Searches are now up to 2 times faster due to optimized search algorithm.
 
-@item Utility program @code{ft_dump} added for low-level @code{FULLTEXT}
-index operations (querying/dumping/statistics).
+@c @item Utility program @code{ft_dump} added for low-level @code{FULLTEXT}
+@c  index operations (querying/dumping/statistics).
 
 @end itemize
 
-
 @node Fulltext TODO,  , Fulltext Features to Appear in MySQL 4.0, Fulltext Search
 @subsection Full-text Search TODO
 
 @itemize @bullet
 @item Make all operations with @code{FULLTEXT} index @strong{faster}.
-@item Support for braces @code{()} in boolean full-text search.
 @item Phrase search, proximity operators
 @item Boolean search can work without @code{FULLTEXT} index
 (yes, @strong{very} slow).
@@ -47418,6 +47416,9 @@ Our TODO section contains what we plan to have in 4.0. @xref{TODO MySQL 4.0}.
 
 @itemize @bullet
 @item
+Added boolean fulltext search code.
+It should be considered early alpha.
+@item
 Added documentation for @code{libmysqld}, the embedded MySQL server
 library.  Also added example programs (a @code{mysql} client and
 @code{mysqltest} test program) which use @code{libmysqld}.
diff --git a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.sh b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.sh
index 86d6725c2f1..7428740d380 100644
--- a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.sh
+++ b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.sh
@@ -673,7 +673,9 @@ start_master()
       "gdb -x $GDB_MASTER_INIT" $MYSQLD 
     elif [ x$DO_GDB = x1 ]
     then
-      $ECHO "set args $master_args" > $GDB_MASTER_INIT
+      $ECHO "set args $master_args" >  $GDB_MASTER_INIT
+      $ECHO "b mysql_parse"         >> $GDB_MASTER_INIT
+      $ECHO "r"                     >> $GDB_MASTER_INIT
       manager_launch master $XTERM -display $DISPLAY \
       -title "Master" -e gdb -x $GDB_MASTER_INIT $MYSQLD 
     else