more clever gcc version checking.

Tilde expansion could fail when it was to expand to an empty string (such as
when HOME is set to an empty string), especially on systems where size_t is
unsigned.

plugin init function fails

Problem: if an INFORMATION_SCHEMA plugin initialization fails
we free some inner plugin's data (schema_table) twice during the 
INSTALL PLUGIN command.

Fix: free it once.

Length value is the length of the field,
Max_length is the length of the field value.
So Max_length can not be more than Length.
The fix: fixed calculation of the Item_empty_string item length

(Patch applied and queued on demand of Trudy/Davi.)

sql/item.h:
  fixed calculation of the item length
sql/sql_show.cc:
  removed unnecessary code

When the fractional part in a multiplication of DECIMALs
overflowed, we truncated the first operand rather than the
longest. Now truncating least significant places instead
for more precise multiplications.

(Queuing at demand of Trudy/Davi.)

mysql-test/r/type_newdecimal.result:
  show that if we need to truncate the scale of an operand, we pick the
  right one (that is, we discard the least significant decimal places)
mysql-test/t/type_newdecimal.test:
  show that if we need to truncate the scale of an operand, we pick the
  right one (that is, we discard the least significant decimal places)
strings/decimal.c:
  when needing to disregard fractional parts, pick the least
  significant ones

Due to unknown changes the test failed in some ways.

Fixed by checking the test case in detail, commenting the expected behavior,
and fixing error directives.

In the course of the analyze unneeded get_lock()/release_lock() use,
unneeded send/reap use, and unneeded sleeps were removed. The lock wait
timeout was reduced to 1 second, so that this is no big-test any more.

The test was split into two parts, one running the tests with
--innodb_locks_unsafe_for_binlog, the other part without.
The main part (include/concurrent.inc) conditionally expects
lock wait timeouts based on the value of the system variable
innodb_locks_unsafe_for_binlog.

The major part of the patch comes from Kristofer Pettersson.

(Chad queues this patch on demand by Trudy/Davi.)

	update accross partitions.
      
It's not Innodb-specific bug.
ha_partition::update_row() didn't set
table->timestamp_field_type= TIMESTAMP_NO_AUTO_SET when
orig_timestamp_type == TIMESTAMP_AUTO_SET_ON_INSERT.

So that a partition sets the timestamp field when a record
is moved to a different partition.

Fixed by doing '= TIMESTAMP_NO_AUTO_SET' unconditionally.
Also ha_partition::write_row() is fixed in same way as now
Field_timestamp::set() is called twice in SET_ON_INSERT case.

(Chad queues this patch on demand by Trudy/Davi.)

mysql-test/r/partition.result:
  Bug#38272 timestamps fields incorrectly defaulted on update accross partitions.
  test result
mysql-test/t/partition.test:
  Bug#38272 timestamps fields incorrectly defaulted on update accross partitions.
  test case
sql/ha_partition.cc:
  Bug#38272 timestamps fields incorrectly defaulted on update accross partitions.
  Do table->timestamp_field_type= TIMESTAMP_NO_AUTO_SET unconditionally
  in ha_partition::update_row and ::write_row()

Fix for a valgrind warning due to a jump on a uninitialized
variable. The problem was that the sql profile preparation
function wasn't being called for all possible code paths
of query execution.

The solution is to ensure that query profiling is always
started before dispatch_command function is called and to
explicitly call the profile preparation function on bootstrap.



sql/sql_parse.cc:
  Finish query profiling properly when executing bootstrap commands.
  Add query profiling to execute_init_command as it calls dispatch_command.

The problem:
CSV storage engine open function returns success even
thought it failed to open the data file
The fix:
return error
Additional fixes:
added MY_WME to my_open to avoid mysterious error message
free share struct if open the file was unsuccessful


mysql-test/r/csv.result:
  test result
mysql-test/t/csv.test:
  test case
storage/csv/ha_tina.cc:
  The problem:
  CSV storage engine open function returns success even
  thought it failed to open the data file
  The fix:
  return error
  Additional fixes:
  added MY_WME to my_open to avoid mysterious error message
  free share struct if open the file was unsuccessful

with blobs containing nulls

Problem: FEDERATED SE improperly stores NULL fields in the record buffer.

Fix: store them properly.


mysql-test/r/federated.result:
  Fix for bug #34779: crash in checksum table on federated tables 
  with blobs containing nulls
    - test result.
mysql-test/t/federated.test:
  Fix for bug #34779: crash in checksum table on federated tables 
  with blobs containing nulls
    - test case.
sql/ha_federated.cc:
  Fix for bug #34779: crash in checksum table on federated tables 
  with blobs containing nulls
    - storing a NULL field in the record buffer
      we must initialize its data as other code
      may rely on it.

Problem: missed "break" in a switch leads to unexpected assertion failure
of 'myisamchk compressed_table'.

Fix: add the break.


storage/myisam/mi_check.c:
  Fix for bug#37537: myisamchk fails with Assertion failure with partitioned table
  
  In the record links check function (chk_data_link()) 
  missed "break" for case COMPRESSED_RECORD was added.

Problem: REGEXP in functions/PSs may return wrong results
due to improper initialization.

Fix: initialize required REGEXP params.


sql/item_cmpfunc.cc:
  Fix for bug#37337: Function returns different results
  
  prev_regexp is used in the Item_func_regex::regcomp()
  to store previous regex and to avoid re-initialization 
  if given the same pattern.
  Shoud be deleted in the Item_func_regex::cleanup() where we
  clean up the regexp structure.

mysql-test/extra/rpl_tests/rpl_row_basic.test:
  remove extra sync_slave_with_master

The problem was because the event allocated in mysql_client_binlog_statement
was not freed when an error occured while applying the event.

sql/sql_binlog.cc:
  Delete the event if apply it failed

    Test "funcs_1.processlist_val_ps" fails in various ways
+ corrections of logic in poll routines
+ minor improvements

Details:
- add subtest with drop unrelated view
- rearrange existing tests so that a distinction
  between drop procedure and drop function effects
  is possible

partition is corrupt

Post push fix

an DBUG_ASSERT broke the embedded server, fixed by initializing
it in the embedded version of Protocol_text::prepare_for_resend

libmysqld/lib_sql.cc:
  Bug#20129: ALTER TABLE ... REPAIR PARTITION ... complains that
  partition is corrupt
  
  Post push fix
  
  an DBUG_ASSERT in Protocol_text::store broke the embedded
  server, fixed by initializing it in the embedded version
  of Protocol_text::prepare_for_resend

used causes server crash.

When the loose index scan access method is used values of aggregated functions
are precomputed by it. Aggregation of such functions shouldn't be performed
in this case and functions should be treated as normal ones.
The create_tmp_table function wasn't taking this into account and this led to
a crash if a query has MIN/MAX aggregate functions and employs temporary table
and loose index scan.
Now the JOIN::exec and the create_tmp_table functions treat MIN/MAX aggregate
functions as normal ones when the loose index scan is used.


mysql-test/r/group_min_max.result:
  Added a test case for the bug#38195.
mysql-test/t/group_min_max.test:
  Added a test case for the bug#38195.
sql/sql_select.cc:
  Bug#38195: Incorrect handling of aggregate functions when loose index scan is
  used causes server crash.
  Now the JOIN::exec and the create_tmp_table functions treat MIN/MAX aggregate
  functions as normal ones when the loose index scan is used.

configure.in:
  Version number raise was incomplete, the 5.0 tree steps by 2.