Merge mysql.com:/home/my/mysql-4.0 into mysql.com:/home/my/mysql-4.1

netware/BUILD/nwbootstrap:
  Auto merged

netware/mysqld_safe.c

@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ void check_data_vol();
 void check_setup();
 void check_tables();
 void mysql_start(int, char*[]);
+void parse_setvar(char *arg);
 
 /******************************************************************************
 
@@ -321,7 +322,8 @@ void parse_args(int argc, char *argv[])
     OPT_ERR_LOG,
     OPT_SAFE_LOG,
     OPT_MYSQLD,
-    OPT_HELP
+    OPT_HELP,
+    OPT_SETVAR
   };
   
   static struct option options[] =
@@ -337,6 +339,7 @@ void parse_args(int argc, char *argv[])
     {"safe-log",      required_argument,  0,            OPT_SAFE_LOG},
     {"mysqld",        required_argument,  0,            OPT_MYSQLD},
     {"help",          no_argument,        0,            OPT_HELP},
+    {"set-variable",          required_argument,        0,            OPT_SETVAR},
     {0,               0,                  0,            0}
   };
   
@@ -385,6 +388,10 @@ void parse_args(int argc, char *argv[])
       strcpy(mysqld, optarg);
       break;
 
+    case OPT_SETVAR:
+      parse_setvar(optarg);
+      break;
+ 
     case OPT_HELP:
       usage();
       break;
@@ -396,6 +403,25 @@ void parse_args(int argc, char *argv[])
   }
 }
 
+/*
+  parse_setvar(char *arg)
+  Pasrsing for port just to display the port num on the mysqld_safe screen
+*/
+void parse_setvar(char *arg)
+{
+  char *pos;
+  
+  if ((pos= strindex(arg, "port")))
+  {
+    for (; *pos && *pos != '='; pos++) ;
+    if (*pos)
+      strcpy(port, pos + 1);
+  }
+}
+/******************************************************************************
+
+
+
 /******************************************************************************
 
 	get_options()
@@ -633,13 +659,17 @@ void mysql_start(int argc, char *argv[])
       if(!strnicmp(argv[i], private_options[j], strlen(private_options[j])))
       {
         skip = TRUE;
+	consoleprintf("The argument skipped is %s\n",argv[i]);
         break;
       }
     }
     
-    if (!skip) add_arg(&al, "%s", argv[i]);
+    if (!skip)
+    {
+      add_arg(&al, "%s", argv[i]);
+      consoleprintf("The final argument is %s\n",argv[i]);
+    }
   }
-	
   // spawn
   do
   {