Fix for MySQL embedded permissions error on upgrading to MySQL 5.5

[Alex Merry]

Isn't this what Ian's eean-mysql5.5.9fix branch fixes?

Alex



On 20/03/11 17:45, Nikhil Marathe wrote:
> Hi,
>
> If any user/developer updates to MySQL 5.5 (for example Archlinux now
> has 5.5.9), there is a bug in the MySQL build
> which stops MYSQL_HOME from being treated as the directory to search
> for my.cnf. This leads to permissions errors
> and a crash.
>
> BUG report: http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=59280
>
> The fix is to set the environment variable
> DEFAULT_HOME_ENV=$KDEHOME/share/apps/amarok
>
> $ export DEFAULT_HOME_ENV=$KDEHOME/share/apps/amarok
>
> To developers:
> This patch should fix it. In fact should we commit this to master so
> that we take care of any installations in the 5.5 range
> from the next release onwards?
>
> diff --git a/src/core-impl/collections/db/sql/mysqlecollection/MySqlEmbeddedStorage.cpp
> b/src/core-impl/collections/db/sql/mysqlecollection/MySqlEmbeddedStorage.cpp
> index 258675a..f8b64b8 100644
> --- a/src/core-impl/collections/db/sql/mysqlecollection/MySqlEmbeddedStorage.cpp
> +++ b/src/core-impl/collections/db/sql/mysqlecollection/MySqlEmbeddedStorage.cpp
> @@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ MySqlEmbeddedStorage::MySqlEmbeddedStorage( const
> QString&storageLocation )
>       }
>
>       setenv( "MYSQL_HOME", storagePath.toAscii().data(), 1 );
> +    setenv( "DEFAULT_HOME_ENV", storagePath.toAscii().data(), 1 );
>       char *args[] = { "amarok" };
>       if( mysql_library_init( 1 , args, 0 ) != 0 )
>       {
>
> I hope this saves somebody else a few hours.
>
> Best,
> Nikhil
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