Added some extra information to output in case --verbose

was given.

scripts/mysqld_multi.sh

@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@ sub main
              "silent","verbose")
   || die "Wrong option! See $my_progname --help for detailed information!\n";
 
+  if ($opt_verbose && $opt_silent)
+  {
+    print "Both --verbose and --silent has been given. Some of the warnings ";
+    print "will be disabled\nand some will be enabled.\n\n";
+  }
+
   init_log() if (!defined($opt_log));
   $groupids = $ARGV[1];
   if ($opt_version)
@@ -247,7 +253,7 @@ sub report_mysqlds
 
 sub start_mysqlds()
 {
-  my (@groups, $com, $tmp, $i, @options, $j, $mysqld_found);
+  my (@groups, $com, $tmp, $i, @options, $j, $mysqld_found, $info_sent);
 
   if (!$opt_no_log)
   {
@@ -287,6 +293,15 @@ sub start_mysqlds()
 	$tmp.= " $options[$j]";
       }
     }
+    if ($opt_verbose && $com =~ m/\/safe_mysqld$/ && !$info_sent)
+    {
+      print "WARNING: safe_mysqld is being used to start mysqld. In this case you ";
+      print "may need to pass\n\"ledir=...\" under groups [mysqldN] to ";
+      print "safe_mysqld in order to find the actual mysqld binary.\n";
+      print "ledir (library executable directory) should be the path to the ";
+      print "wanted mysqld binary.\n\n";
+      $info_sent= 1;
+    }
     $com.= $tmp;
     $com.= " >> $opt_log 2>&1" if (!$opt_no_log);
     $com.= " &";
@@ -724,13 +739,13 @@ Options:
                    file is turned on.
 --password=...     Password for user for mysqladmin.
 --silent           Disable warnings.
---verbose          Be more verbose.
 --tcp-ip           Connect to the MySQL server(s) via the TCP/IP port instead
                    of the UNIX socket. This affects stopping and reporting.
                    If a socket file is missing, the server may still be
                    running, but can be accessed only via the TCP/IP port.
                    By default connecting is done via the UNIX socket.
 --user=...         MySQL user for mysqladmin. Using: $opt_user
+--verbose          Be more verbose.
 --version          Print the version number and exit.
 EOF
   exit(0);

support-files/mysqld_multi.server.sh

+#! /bin/sh
+#
+# A simple startup script for mysqld_multi by Tim Smith and Jani Tolonen.
+# This script assumes that my.cnf file exists either in /etc/my.cnf or
+# /root/.my.cnf and has groups [mysqld_multi] and [mysqldN]. See the
+# mysqld_multi documentation for detailed instructions.
+#
+# This script can be used as /etc/init.d/mysql.server
+#
+
+basedir=/usr/local/mysql
+bindir=/usr/local/mysql/bin
+
+if test -x $bindir/mysqld_multi
+then
+  mysqld_multi= "$bindir/mysqld_multi";
+else
+  echo "Can't execute $bindir/mysqld_multi from dir $basedir"
+fi
+
+case "$1" in
+    start )
+        "$mysqld_multi" start
+        ;;
+    stop )
+        "$mysqld_multi" stop
+        ;;
+    report )
+        "$mysqld_multi" report
+        ;;
+    restart )
+        "$mysqld_multi" stop
+        "$mysqld_multi" start
+        ;;
+    *)
+        echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|report|restart}" >&2
+        ;;
+esac