Merge mysql.com:/home/jimw/my/mysql-4.1-clean

into  mysql.com:/home/jimw/my/mysql-5.0-clean


extra/perror.c:
  Auto merged
include/my_global.h:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/r/ps_1general.result:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/r/ps_2myisam.result:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/r/ps_3innodb.result:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/r/ps_4heap.result:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/r/ps_5merge.result:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/r/ps_6bdb.result:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/r/ps_7ndb.result:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/r/select.result:
  Auto merged
ndb/src/mgmsrv/ConfigInfo.cpp:
  Auto merged
ndb/src/mgmsrv/main.cpp:
  Auto merged
sql/des_key_file.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/field_conv.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/item_func.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/item_strfunc.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/item_timefunc.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/sql_prepare.cc:
  Auto merged
sql/sql_select.cc:
  Auto merged
tests/mysql_client_test.c:
  Auto merged
mysql-test/t/select.test:
  Resolve conflicts
scripts/mysqld_safe.sh:
  Resolve conflict
sql/item.cc:
  Resolve conflict, don't return FIELD_TYPE_BLOB since VARCHAR
  can be longer in 5.0 than 4.1.
sql/log_event.cc:
  Resolve conflict
sql/mysql_priv.h:
  Resolve conflict
sql/mysqld.cc:
  Remove incorrect fix (merge from 4.1)
sql/sql_show.cc:
  Resolve conflict

scripts/mysqld_safe.sh

@@ -106,31 +106,49 @@ parse_arguments() {
 }
 
 
+#
+# First, try to find BASEDIR and ledir (where mysqld is)
+# 
+
 MY_PWD=`pwd`
-# Check if we are starting this relative (for the binary release)
-if test -f ./share/mysql/english/errmsg.sys -a \
- -x ./bin/mysqld
+# Check for the directories we would expect from a binary release install
+if test -f ./share/mysql/english/errmsg.sys -a -x ./bin/mysqld
 then
   MY_BASEDIR_VERSION=$MY_PWD		# Where bin, share and data are
   ledir=$MY_BASEDIR_VERSION/bin		# Where mysqld is
-  DATADIR=$MY_BASEDIR_VERSION/data
-  if test -z "$defaults" -a -r "$DATADIR/my.cnf"
-  then
-    defaults="--defaults-extra-file=$DATADIR/my.cnf"
-  fi
-# Check if this is a 'moved install directory'
+# Check for the directories we would expect from a source install
 elif test -f ./share/mysql/english/errmsg.sys -a \
  -x ./libexec/mysqld
 then
   MY_BASEDIR_VERSION=$MY_PWD		# Where libexec, share and var are
   ledir=$MY_BASEDIR_VERSION/libexec	# Where mysqld is
-  DATADIR=$MY_BASEDIR_VERSION/var
+# Since we didn't find anything, used the compiled-in defaults
 else
   MY_BASEDIR_VERSION=@prefix@
-  DATADIR=@localstatedir@
   ledir=@libexecdir@
 fi
 
+#
+# Second, try to find the data directory
+#
+
+# Try where the binary installs put it
+if test -d $MY_BASEDIR_VERSION/data/mysql
+then
+  DATADIR=$MY_BASEDIR_VERSION/data
+  if test -z "$defaults" -a -r "$DATADIR/my.cnf"
+  then
+    defaults="--defaults-extra-file=$DATADIR/my.cnf"
+  fi
+# Next try where the source installs put it
+elif test -d $MY_BASEDIR_VERSION/var/mysql
+then
+  DATADIR=$MY_BASEDIR_VERSION/var
+# Or just give up and use our compiled-in default
+else
+  DATADIR=@localstatedir@
+fi
+
 if test -z "$MYSQL_HOME"
 then 
   if test -r "$MY_BASEDIR_VERSION/my.cnf" && test -r "$DATADIR/my.cnf"