configure.in:

  Added --with-system-type=<systype> and --with-machine-type=<machtype>
  options, to be able to override the one detected, for --version strings
field.cc, field.h, listener.cc:
  C++ compatibility change for IBM VisualAge 6 and i5/OS


configure.in:
  Added --with-system-type=<systype> and --with-machine-type=<machtype>
  options, to be able to override the one detected, for --version strings
server-tools/instance-manager/listener.cc:
  C++ compatibility change for IBM VisualAge 6 and i5/OS
sql/field.cc:
  C++ compatibility change for IBM VisualAge 6 and i5/OS
sql/field.h:
  C++ compatibility change for IBM VisualAge 6 and i5/OS

configure.in

@@ -100,14 +100,22 @@ AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([NDB_VERSION_STATUS], ["$NDB_VERSION_STATUS"],
 
 
 # Canonicalize the configuration name.
-SYSTEM_TYPE="$host_vendor-$host_os"
-MACHINE_TYPE="$host_cpu"
+
+# Check whether --with-system-type or --without-system-type was given.
+AC_ARG_WITH(system-type,
+    [  --with-system-type      Set the system type, like "sun-solaris10"],
+    [SYSTEM_TYPE="$withval"],
+    [SYSTEM_TYPE="$host_vendor-$host_os"])
+AC_ARG_WITH(machine-type,
+    [  --with-machine-type     Set the machine type, like "powerpc"],
+    [MACHINE_TYPE="$withval"],
+    [MACHINE_TYPE="$host_cpu"])
 AC_SUBST(SYSTEM_TYPE)
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([SYSTEM_TYPE], ["$SYSTEM_TYPE"],
-                   [Name of system, eg solaris])
+                   [Name of system, eg sun-solaris])
 AC_SUBST(MACHINE_TYPE)
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([MACHINE_TYPE], ["$MACHINE_TYPE"],
-                   [Machine type name, eg sun10])
+                   [Machine type name, eg sparc])
 
 # Detect intel x86 like processor
 BASE_MACHINE_TYPE=$MACHINE_TYPE

server-tools/instance-manager/listener.cc

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class Listener_thread: public Listener_thread_args
   ~Listener_thread();
   void run();
 private:
-  static const int LISTEN_BACK_LOG_SIZE= 5;     /* standard backlog size */
+  static const int LISTEN_BACK_LOG_SIZE;
   ulong total_connection_count;
   Thread_info thread_info;
 
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ class Listener_thread: public Listener_thread_args
   int   create_unix_socket(struct sockaddr_un &unix_socket_address);
 };
 
+const int Listener_thread::LISTEN_BACK_LOG_SIZE = 5; /* standard backlog size */
+
 
 Listener_thread::Listener_thread(const Listener_thread_args &args) :
   Listener_thread_args(args.thread_registry, args.options, args.user_map,

sql/field.cc

@@ -6267,6 +6267,7 @@ Field *Field_string::new_field(MEM_ROOT *root, struct st_table *new_table,
   is 2.
 ****************************************************************************/
 
+const uint Field_varstring::MAX_SIZE= UINT_MAX16;
 
 int Field_varstring::store(const char *from,uint length,CHARSET_INFO *cs)
 {

sql/field.h

@@ -1116,7 +1116,7 @@ class Field_varstring :public Field_longstr {
     The maximum space available in a Field_varstring, in bytes. See
     length_bytes.
   */
-  static const uint MAX_SIZE= UINT_MAX16;
+  static const uint MAX_SIZE;
   /* Store number of bytes used to store length (1 or 2) */
   uint32 length_bytes;
   Field_varstring(char *ptr_arg,