make --set-charset affect only what's going into *dump* not client-server communication

into serg.mylan:/usr/home/serg/Abk/mysql-4.1

Only calculate MYSQL_FIELD->max_length if mysql_stmt_attr_set(..., STMT_ATTR_UPDATE_MAX_LENGTH) is done.

Added checking of cut read lines in bootstrap thread (Bug #2874)

into serg.mylan:/usr/home/serg/Abk/mysql-4.1

into mysql.com:/home/kostja/mysql/mysql-4.1-u2

flag is sent to server with placeholder types.
There were no need to extend the protocol as one additional byte
was reserved for placeholder code, when placeholder code is in range 0-255.
So this byte is now used for flags. Post-review fixes added.

into mysql.com:/home/kostja/mysql/mysql-4.1-root

requested by Monty for Bug#1647 (No way to determine what size 
blob/clob is being returned into bound buffer)

into mc05.(none):/space/tomas/mysql-4.1-make

into mysql.com:/dbdata/psergey/mysql-4.1-my-ps-bugs

  improved distdir

  added configure options PACKAGE and VERSION for ndb
GuessConfig.sh:
  added options for PACKAGE and VERSION
Epilogue.mk:
  Added target distdir

  new file

into serg.mylan:/usr/home/serg/Abk/mysql-4.1

mysql_stmt_reset() now resets param->long_data_used
Abort if --defaults-file=path-name uses a non-existing file (Bug #3413)
Fixed problem with symlink test (bug in 4.1.2)

into mysql.com:/dbdata/psergey/mysql-4.1-bug3567

Ensure that mysqldump doesn't give an error about missing Index.xml when it's not needed

into mishka.local:/home/my/mysql-4.1

Changed 'SHOW FIELD STATUS' to use 'Engine' instead of 'Type'

into mysql.com:/dbdata/psergey/mysql-4.1-bug3567

into mysql.com:/space/my/mysql-4.1-build

 - added compiling of the NDB Cluster to compile-pentium-max

symlink a whole dir, not individual files (symlinking individual files is one subdir below and results in broken links)

  Allow a key path length in InnoDB to be up to 3500 bytes; this is needed so that one can create an index on a column with 255 UTF-8 characters

mkdir in Makefile, not in configure
chmod a-x