diff --git a/client/Makefile.am b/client/Makefile.am
index 58398548b75..1c552036f9b 100644
--- a/client/Makefile.am
+++ b/client/Makefile.am
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 INCLUDES =			-I$(top_srcdir)/include -I$(top_srcdir)/regex \
 				$(openssl_includes)
 LIBS =				@CLIENT_LIBS@
-DEPLIB=				../libmysql/libmysqlclient.la \
-				@ndb_mgmclient_libs@
+DEPLIB=				@ndb_mgmclient_libs@ \
+				../libmysql/libmysqlclient.la
 LDADD =				@CLIENT_EXTRA_LDFLAGS@ $(DEPLIB)
 bin_PROGRAMS =			mysql mysqladmin mysqlcheck mysqlshow \
  mysqldump mysqlimport mysqltest mysqlbinlog mysqlmanagerc mysqlmanager-pwgen
diff --git a/client/mysqldump.c b/client/mysqldump.c
index 83967d62813..cfe93a11024 100644
--- a/client/mysqldump.c
+++ b/client/mysqldump.c
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ static struct my_option my_long_options[] =
    "any action on logs will happen at the exact moment of the dump."
    "Option automatically turns --lock-tables off.",
    (gptr*) &opt_master_data, (gptr*) &opt_master_data, 0,
-   GET_UINT, REQUIRED_ARG, 0, 0, MYSQL_OPT_MASTER_DATA_COMMENTED_SQL, 0, 0, 0},
+   GET_UINT, OPT_ARG, 0, 0, MYSQL_OPT_MASTER_DATA_COMMENTED_SQL, 0, 0, 0},
   {"max_allowed_packet", OPT_MAX_ALLOWED_PACKET, "",
     (gptr*) &opt_max_allowed_packet, (gptr*) &opt_max_allowed_packet, 0,
     GET_ULONG, REQUIRED_ARG, 24*1024*1024, 4096, 
@@ -548,6 +548,10 @@ get_one_option(int optid, const struct my_option *opt __attribute__((unused)),
   case '?':
     usage();
     exit(0);
+  case (int) OPT_MASTER_DATA:
+    if (!argument) /* work like in old versions */
+      opt_master_data= MYSQL_OPT_MASTER_DATA_EFFECTIVE_SQL;
+    break;
   case (int) OPT_OPTIMIZE:
     extended_insert= opt_drop= opt_lock= quick= create_options=
       opt_disable_keys= lock_tables= opt_set_charset= 1;
@@ -1680,7 +1684,7 @@ static void dumpTable(uint numFields, char *table)
 	      else if (opt_hex_blob && is_blob)
               {
                 /* sakaik got the idea to to provide blob's in hex notation. */
-                unsigned char *ptr= row[i], *end= ptr+ lengths[i];
+                char *ptr= row[i], *end= ptr+ lengths[i];
                 fputs("0x", md_result_file);
                 for (; ptr < end ; ptr++)
                   fprintf(md_result_file, "%02X", *ptr);
@@ -2046,8 +2050,18 @@ static int do_show_master_status(MYSQL *mysql_con)
 
 static int do_flush_tables_read_lock(MYSQL *mysql_con)
 {
+  /*
+    We do first a FLUSH TABLES. If a long update is running, the FLUSH TABLES
+    will wait but will not stall the whole mysqld, and when the long update is
+    done the FLUSH TABLES WITH READ LOCK will start and succeed quickly. So,
+    FLUSH TABLES is to lower the probability of a stage where both mysqldump
+    and most client connections are stalled. Of course, if a second long
+    update starts between the two FLUSHes, we have that bad stall.
+  */
   return 
-    mysql_query_with_error_report(mysql_con, 0, "FLUSH TABLES WITH READ LOCK");
+    ( mysql_query_with_error_report(mysql_con, 0, "FLUSH TABLES") ||
+      mysql_query_with_error_report(mysql_con, 0,
+                                    "FLUSH TABLES WITH READ LOCK") );
 }
 
 
@@ -2232,7 +2246,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
   }
   if (opt_master_data && do_show_master_status(sock))
     goto err;
-  if (opt_single_transaction && do_unlock_tables(sock)) // unlock but no commit!
+  if (opt_single_transaction && do_unlock_tables(sock)) /* unlock but no commit! */
     goto err;
 
   if (opt_alldbs)
diff --git a/mysql-test/r/binary.result b/mysql-test/r/binary.result
index 405de1158d6..5b5f673b071 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/binary.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/binary.result
@@ -134,3 +134,10 @@ select * from t1 where firstname='john' and firstname like binary 'John';
 firstname	lastname
 John	Doe
 drop table t1;
+create table t1 (a binary);
+show create table t1;
+Table	Create Table
+t1	CREATE TABLE `t1` (
+  `a` binary(1) default NULL
+) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1
+drop table t1;
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/binary.test b/mysql-test/t/binary.test
index 3e702fd5257..54ad8e92237 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/binary.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/binary.test
@@ -80,3 +80,10 @@ select * from t1 where firstname='john' and firstname = binary 'john';
 select * from t1 where firstname='John' and firstname like binary 'john';
 select * from t1 where firstname='john' and firstname like binary 'John';
 drop table t1;
+
+#
+# Bug #6552 CHAR column w/o length is legal, BINARY w/o length is not
+#
+create table t1 (a binary);
+show create table t1;
+drop table t1;
diff --git a/ndb/src/common/mgmcommon/ConfigRetriever.cpp b/ndb/src/common/mgmcommon/ConfigRetriever.cpp
index d8417ac146a..a1b979f62d8 100644
--- a/ndb/src/common/mgmcommon/ConfigRetriever.cpp
+++ b/ndb/src/common/mgmcommon/ConfigRetriever.cpp
@@ -238,7 +238,8 @@ ConfigRetriever::verifyConfig(const struct ndb_mgm_configuration * conf, Uint32
 
   char buf[255];
   ndb_mgm_configuration_iterator * it;
-  it = ndb_mgm_create_configuration_iterator((struct ndb_mgm_configuration *)conf, CFG_SECTION_NODE);
+  it = ndb_mgm_create_configuration_iterator((struct ndb_mgm_configuration *)conf,
+					     CFG_SECTION_NODE);
 
   if(it == 0){
     BaseString::snprintf(buf, 255, "Unable to create config iterator");
@@ -284,8 +285,14 @@ ConfigRetriever::verifyConfig(const struct ndb_mgm_configuration * conf, Uint32
   }
   
   if(_type != m_node_type){
-    BaseString::snprintf(buf, 255, "Supplied node type(%d) and config node type(%d) "
-	     " don't match", m_node_type, _type);
+    const char *type_s, *alias_s, *type_s2, *alias_s2;
+    alias_s= ndb_mgm_get_node_type_alias_string((enum ndb_mgm_node_type)m_node_type,
+						&type_s);
+    alias_s2= ndb_mgm_get_node_type_alias_string((enum ndb_mgm_node_type)_type,
+						 &type_s2);
+    BaseString::snprintf(buf, 255, "This node type %s(%s) and config "
+			 "node type %s(%s) don't match for nodeid %d", 
+			 alias_s, type_s, alias_s2, type_s2, nodeid);
     setError(CR_ERROR, buf);
     return false;
   }
diff --git a/ndb/src/mgmsrv/main.cpp b/ndb/src/mgmsrv/main.cpp
index 7a57fdeb77a..76f0679b069 100644
--- a/ndb/src/mgmsrv/main.cpp
+++ b/ndb/src/mgmsrv/main.cpp
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
    * Read configuration files *
    ****************************/
   LocalConfig local_config;
-  if(!local_config.init(0,glob.local_config_filename)){
+  if(!local_config.init(opt_connect_str,glob.local_config_filename)){
     local_config.printError();
     goto error_end;
   }
diff --git a/sql/sql_yacc.yy b/sql/sql_yacc.yy
index d842b4b66bb..521196085bb 100644
--- a/sql/sql_yacc.yy
+++ b/sql/sql_yacc.yy
@@ -1402,6 +1402,9 @@ type:
 	| BINARY '(' NUM ')'		{ Lex->length=$3.str;
 					  Lex->charset=&my_charset_bin;
 					  $$=FIELD_TYPE_STRING; }
+	| BINARY			{ Lex->length= (char*) "1";
+					  Lex->charset=&my_charset_bin;
+					  $$=FIELD_TYPE_STRING; }
 	| varchar '(' NUM ')' opt_binary { Lex->length=$3.str;
 					  $$=FIELD_TYPE_VAR_STRING; }
 	| nvarchar '(' NUM ')'		{ Lex->length=$3.str;