Merge trift2.:/MySQL/M41/bug17194-4.1

into  trift2.:/MySQL/M41/clone-4.1

mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl

@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ sub initial_setup () {
 
   $glob_hostname=  mtr_short_hostname();
 
-  # 'basedir' is always parent of "mysql-test" directory
+  # 'basedir' is always above "mysql-test" directory ...
   $glob_mysql_test_dir=  cwd();
   if ( $glob_cygwin_perl )
   {
@@ -442,8 +442,19 @@ sub initial_setup () {
     chomp($glob_mysql_test_dir);
     chomp($glob_cygwin_shell);
   }
+  # ... direct parent for "tar.gz" installations, ...
   $glob_basedir=         dirname($glob_mysql_test_dir);
+  # ... or one more level up, for RPM installations.
+  if ( ! -d "$glob_basedir/bin" )
+  {
+    $glob_basedir=       dirname($glob_basedir);
+  }
+  # "mysql-bench" might be installed, but need not be.
   $glob_mysql_bench_dir= "$glob_basedir/mysql-bench"; # FIXME make configurable
+  if ( ! -d "$glob_mysql_bench_dir" )
+  {
+    $glob_mysql_bench_dir= undef;
+  }
 
   # needs to be same length to test logging (FIXME what???)
   $path_slave_load_tmpdir=  "../../var/tmp";
@@ -646,6 +657,13 @@ sub command_line_setup () {
     $opt_vardir= "$glob_mysql_test_dir/$opt_vardir";
   }
 
+  # Ensure a proper error message 
+  mkpath("$opt_vardir");
+  unless ( -d $opt_vardir and -w $opt_vardir )
+  {
+    mtr_error("Writable 'var' directory is needed, use the '--vardir' option");
+  }
+
   # --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   # If not set, set these to defaults
   # --------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -984,7 +1002,8 @@ sub executable_setup () {
     else
     {
       $exe_mysqld=         mtr_exe_exists ("$glob_basedir/libexec/mysqld",
-                                           "$glob_basedir/bin/mysqld");
+                                           "$glob_basedir/bin/mysqld",
+                                           "$glob_basedir/sbin/mysqld");
     }
 
     if ( $glob_use_embedded_server )

mysql-test/mysql-test-run.sh

@@ -158,18 +158,29 @@ fi
 # Misc. Definitions
 #--
 
-if [ -d ../sql ] ; then
+# BASEDIR is always above mysql-test directory ...
+MYSQL_TEST_DIR=`pwd`
+cd ..
+
+if [ -d ./sql ] ; then
    SOURCE_DIST=1
 else
    BINARY_DIST=1
 fi
 
-#BASEDIR is always one above mysql-test directory
-CWD=`pwd`
-cd ..
-BASEDIR=`pwd`
-cd $CWD
-MYSQL_TEST_DIR=$BASEDIR/mysql-test
+# ... one level for tar.gz, two levels for a RPM installation
+if [ -d ./bin ] ; then
+   # this is not perfect: we have 
+   #   /usr/share/mysql/   # mysql-test-run  is here, so this is "$MYSQL_TEST_DIR"
+   #   /usr/bin/           # with MySQL client programs
+   # so the existence of "/usr/share/bin/" would make this test fail.
+   BASEDIR=`pwd`
+else
+   cd ..
+   BASEDIR=`pwd`
+fi
+
+cd $MYSQL_TEST_DIR
 MYSQL_TEST_WINDIR=$MYSQL_TEST_DIR
 MYSQLTEST_VARDIR=$MYSQL_TEST_DIR/var
 export MYSQL_TEST_DIR MYSQL_TEST_WINDIR MYSQLTEST_VARDIR
@@ -648,8 +659,15 @@ else
  if test -x "$BASEDIR/libexec/mysqld"
  then
    MYSQLD="$VALGRIND $BASEDIR/libexec/mysqld"
- else
+ elif test -x "$BASEDIR/bin/mysqld"
+ then
    MYSQLD="$VALGRIND $BASEDIR/bin/mysqld"
+ elif test -x "$BASEDIR/sbin/mysqld"
+ then
+   MYSQLD="$VALGRIND $BASEDIR/sbin/mysqld"
+ else
+   $ECHO "Fatal error: Cannot find program mysqld in $BASEDIR/{libexec,bin,sbin}" 1>&2
+   exit 1
  fi
  CLIENT_BINDIR="$BASEDIR/bin"
  if test -d "$BASEDIR/tests"
@@ -1261,7 +1279,7 @@ start_master()
     then
       $ECHO "set args $master_args" > $GDB_MASTER_INIT$1
       $ECHO "To start gdb for the master , type in another window:"
-      $ECHO "cd $CWD ; gdb -x $GDB_MASTER_INIT$1 $MASTER_MYSQLD"
+      $ECHO "cd $MYSQL_TEST_DIR ; gdb -x $GDB_MASTER_INIT$1 $MASTER_MYSQLD"
       wait_for_master=1500
     else
       ( $ECHO set args $master_args;
@@ -1377,7 +1395,7 @@ start_slave()
     then
       $ECHO "set args $slave_args" > $GDB_SLAVE_INIT
       echo "To start gdb for the slave, type in another window:"
-      echo "cd $CWD ; gdb -x $GDB_SLAVE_INIT $SLAVE_MYSQLD"
+      echo "cd $MYSQL_TEST_DIR ; gdb -x $GDB_SLAVE_INIT $SLAVE_MYSQLD"
       wait_for_slave=1500
     else
       ( $ECHO set args $slave_args;