Merge 4.1 -> 5.0.

BitKeeper/etc/ignore:
  auto-union
BitKeeper/etc/logging_ok:
  auto-union
VC++Files/sql/mysqld.dsp:
  Auto merged
client/Makefile.am:
  Auto merged
client/mysql.cc:
  Auto merged
client/mysqltest.c:
  Auto merged
configure.in:
  Auto merged
include/my_global.h:
  Auto merged
include/my_pthread.h:
  Auto merged
include/my_sys.h:
  Auto merged
include/mysql_com.h:
  Auto merged
libmysqld/Makefile.am:
  Auto merged
libmysqld/lib_sql.cc:
  Auto merged
myisam/mi_check.c:
  Auto merged
myisam/myisamchk.c:
  Auto merged
myisam/myisamdef.h:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/install_test_db.sh:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/r/insert_select.result:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/r/join_outer.result:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/r/null.result:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/r/connect.result:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/r/func_sapdb.result:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/r/mix_innodb_myisam_binlog.result:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/r/mysqldump.result:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/r/rpl_change_master.result:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/r/rpl_log.result:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/r/show_check.result:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/r/symlink.result:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/r/rpl_flush_log_loop.result:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/r/rpl_flush_tables.result:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/r/rpl_loaddata.result:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/r/rpl_loaddata_rule_m.result:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/r/rpl_loaddata_rule_s.result:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/r/rpl_max_relay_size.result:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/r/rpl_reset_slave.result:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/r/rpl_temporary.result:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/r/rpl_until.result:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/r/rpl_user_variables.result:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/r/subselect.result:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/r/union.result:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/r/variables.result:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/t/func_sapdb.test:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/t/mix_innodb_myisam_binlog.test:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/t/mysqlbinlog.test:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/t/rpl_change_master.test:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/t/rpl_log.test:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/t/variables.test:
  Auto merged
netware/BUILD/compile-linux-tools:
  Auto merged
netware/BUILD/compile-netware-END:
  Auto merged
netware/BUILD/compile-netware-all:
  Auto merged
netware/BUILD/compile-netware-standard:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/t/rpl_empty_master_crash.test:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/t/rpl_error_ignored_table.test:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/t/rpl_flush_log_loop.test:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/t/rpl_loaddata.test:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/t/rpl_loaddata_rule_m.test:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/t/rpl_loaddata_rule_s.test:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/t/rpl_max_relay_size.test:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/t/rpl_openssl.test:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/t/rpl_relayrotate-slave.opt:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/t/rpl_reset_slave.test:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/t/rpl_trunc_binlog.test:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/t/rpl_until.test:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/t/rpl_user_variables.test:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/t/subselect.test:
  Auto merged
scripts/make_binary_distribution.sh:
  Auto merged
scripts/mysql_create_system_tables.sh:
  Auto merged
scripts/mysql_fix_privilege_tables.sql:
  Auto merged
scripts/mysql_install_db.sh:
  Auto merged
sql/filesort.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/ha_berkeley.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/ha_berkeley.h:
  Auto merged
sql/ha_innodb.h:
  Auto merged
sql/ha_myisam.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/handler.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/handler.h:
  Auto merged
sql/item.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/item.h:
  Auto merged
sql/item_cmpfunc.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/item_cmpfunc.h:
  Auto merged
sql/item_create.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/item_create.h:
  Auto merged
sql/item_subselect.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/item_sum.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/item_sum.h:
  Auto merged
sql/item_timefunc.h:
  Auto merged
sql/lock.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/log_event.h:
  Auto merged
sql/mysqld.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/net_serv.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/protocol.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/protocol.h:
  Auto merged
sql/repl_failsafe.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/sql_acl.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/sql_acl.h:
  Auto merged
sql/sql_base.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/sql_cache.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/sql_class.h:
  Auto merged
sql/sql_db.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/sql_delete.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/sql_derived.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/sql_lex.h:
  Auto merged
sql/sql_list.h:
  Auto merged
sql/sql_load.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/sql_rename.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/sql_repl.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/sql_repl.h:
  Auto merged
sql/sql_select.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/sql_select.h:
  Auto merged
sql/sql_show.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/sql_table.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/sql_test.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/sql_update.cc:
  Auto merged
sql-common/client.c:
  Auto merged
tests/client_test.c:
  Auto merged

sql/sql_string.cc

@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ bool String::set(double num,uint decimals, CHARSET_INFO *cs)
   str_charset=cs;
   if (decimals >= NOT_FIXED_DEC)
   {
-    sprintf(buff,"%.14g",num);			// Enough for a DATETIME
-    return copy(buff, (uint32) strlen(buff), &my_charset_latin1, cs);
+    uint32 len= my_sprintf(buff,(buff, "%.14g",num));// Enough for a DATETIME
+    return copy(buff, len, &my_charset_latin1, cs);
   }
 #ifdef HAVE_FCONVERT
   int decpt,sign;
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ bool String::append(const char *s,uint32 arg_length, CHARSET_INFO *cs)
   if (!arg_length)				// Default argument
     if (!(arg_length= (uint32) strlen(s)))
       return FALSE;
-  if (str_charset->mbmaxlen > 1)
+  if (cs != str_charset && str_charset->mbmaxlen > 1)
   {
     uint32 add_length=arg_length * str_charset->mbmaxlen;
     if (realloc(str_length+ add_length))
@@ -671,9 +671,8 @@ int String::reserve(uint32 space_needed, uint32 grow_by)
   return FALSE;
 }
 
-void String::qs_append(const char *str)
+void String::qs_append(const char *str, uint32 len)
 {
-  int len = strlen(str);
   memcpy(Ptr + str_length, str, len + 1);
   str_length += len;
 }
@@ -681,8 +680,7 @@ void String::qs_append(const char *str)
 void String::qs_append(double d)
 {
   char *buff = Ptr + str_length;
-  sprintf(buff,"%.14g", d);
-  str_length += strlen(buff);
+  str_length+= my_sprintf(buff, (buff, "%.14g", d));
 }
 
 void String::qs_append(double *d)
@@ -692,12 +690,6 @@ void String::qs_append(double *d)
   qs_append(ld);
 }
 
-void String::qs_append(const char &c)
-{
-  Ptr[str_length] = c;
-  str_length += sizeof(c);
-}
-
 void String::qs_append(int i)
 {
   char *buff = Ptr + str_length;
@@ -712,12 +704,56 @@ void String::qs_append(uint i)
   str_length += strlen(buff);
 }
 
+/*
+  Compare strings according to collation, without end space.
 
-int sortcmp(const String *x,const String *y, CHARSET_INFO *cs)
+  SYNOPSIS
+    sortcmp()
+    s		First string
+    t		Second string
+    cs		Collation
+
+  NOTE:
+    Normally this is case sensitive comparison
+
+  RETURN
+  < 0	s < t
+  0	s == t
+  > 0	s > t
+*/
+
+
+int sortcmp(const String *s,const String *t, CHARSET_INFO *cs)
 {
-  return cs->coll->strnncollsp(cs,
-                        (unsigned char *) x->ptr(),x->length(),
-			(unsigned char *) y->ptr(),y->length());
+ return cs->coll->strnncollsp(cs,
+                             (unsigned char *) s->ptr(),s->length(),
+			     (unsigned char *) t->ptr(),t->length());
+}
+
+
+/*
+  Compare strings byte by byte. End spaces are also compared.
+
+  SYNOPSIS
+    stringcmp()
+    s		First string
+    t		Second string
+
+  NOTE:
+    Strings are compared as a stream of unsigned chars
+
+  RETURN
+  < 0	s < t
+  0	s == t
+  > 0	s > t
+*/
+
+
+int stringcmp(const String *s,const String *t)
+{
+  uint32 s_len=s->length(),t_len=t->length(),len=min(s_len,t_len);
+  int cmp= memcmp(s->ptr(), t->ptr(), len);
+  return (cmp) ? cmp : (int) (s_len - t_len);
 }
 
 
@@ -771,10 +807,14 @@ copy_and_convert(char *to, uint32 to_length, CHARSET_INFO *to_cs,
   const uchar *from_end= (const uchar*) from+from_length;
   char *to_start= to;
   uchar *to_end= (uchar*) to+to_length;
+  int (*mb_wc)(struct charset_info_st *, my_wc_t *, const uchar *,
+	       const uchar *) = from_cs->cset->mb_wc;
+  int (*wc_mb)(struct charset_info_st *, my_wc_t, uchar *s, uchar *e)=
+    to_cs->cset->wc_mb;
 
   while (1)
   {
-    if ((cnvres= from_cs->cset->mb_wc(from_cs, &wc, (uchar*) from,
+    if ((cnvres= (*mb_wc)(from_cs, &wc, (uchar*) from,
 				      from_end)) > 0)
       from+= cnvres;
     else if (cnvres == MY_CS_ILSEQ)
@@ -786,7 +826,7 @@ copy_and_convert(char *to, uint32 to_length, CHARSET_INFO *to_cs,
       break;					// Impossible char.
 
 outp:
-    if ((cnvres= to_cs->cset->wc_mb(to_cs, wc, (uchar*) to, to_end)) > 0)
+    if ((cnvres= (*wc_mb)(to_cs, wc, (uchar*) to, to_end)) > 0)
       to+= cnvres;
     else if (cnvres == MY_CS_ILUNI && wc != '?')
     {
@@ -799,6 +839,7 @@ outp:
   return (uint32) (to - to_start);
 }
 
+
 void String::print(String *str)
 {
   char *st= (char*)Ptr, *end= st+str_length;