mysql* -P 3307 uses TCP/IP now.

Docs/manual.texi

@@ -40713,6 +40713,8 @@ not yet 100 % confident in this code.
 @node News-3.23.33, News-3.23.32, News-3.23.x, News-3.23.x
 @appendixsubsec Changes in release 3.23.33
 @itemize @bullet
+@item
+Changed clients to use TCP/IP when -P or --port option is specified.
 @end itemize
 
 @node News-3.23.32, News-3.23.31, News-3.23.33, News-3.23.x

client/mysql.cc

@@ -692,6 +692,10 @@ static int get_options(int argc, char **argv)
       skip_column_names=1;
       break;
     case 'P':
+      if(!current_host) {
+        my_free(current_host, MYF(MY_ALLOW_ZERO_PTR));
+        current_host=my_strdup("127.0.0.1", MYF(MY_WME));
+      };
       opt_mysql_port= (unsigned int) atoi(optarg);
       break;
     case 'S':

client/mysqladmin.c

@@ -185,6 +185,10 @@ int main(int argc,char *argv[])
       interval=atoi(optarg);
       break;
     case 'P':
+      if(!host) {
+        my_free(host, MYF(MY_ALLOW_ZERO_PTR));
+        host=my_strdup("127.0.0.1", MYF(MY_WME));
+      };
       tcp_port= (unsigned int) atoi(optarg);
       break;
     case 'r':

client/mysqldump.c

@@ -344,6 +344,10 @@ static int get_options(int *argc,char ***argv)
 	tty_password=1;
       break;
     case 'P':
+      if(!current_host) {
+        my_free(current_host, MYF(MY_ALLOW_ZERO_PTR));
+        current_host=my_strdup("127.0.0.1", MYF(MY_WME));
+      };
       opt_mysql_port= (unsigned int) atoi(optarg);
       break;
     case 'S':

client/mysqlshow.c

@@ -238,6 +238,10 @@ get_options(int *argc,char ***argv)
       break;
 #endif
     case 'P':
+      if(!host) {
+        my_free(host, MYF(MY_ALLOW_ZERO_PTR));
+        host=my_strdup("127.0.0.1", MYF(MY_WME));
+      };
       opt_mysql_port= (unsigned int) atoi(optarg);
       break;
     case 'S':

client/mysqltest.c

@@ -1149,6 +1149,10 @@ int parse_args(int argc, char **argv)
 	  tty_password=1;
 	break;
       case 'P':
+        if(!host) {
+          my_free(host, MYF(MY_ALLOW_ZERO_PTR));
+          host=my_strdup("127.0.0.1", MYF(MY_WME));
+        };
 	port = atoi(optarg);
 	break;
       case 'S':