MySQL startup scripts

[Enrique Sanchez Vela]

Hi,

Would anyone explain me why the startup scripts check
for command line arguments and the contents of
/etc/my.cnf right after setting the env variables such
as basedir, pid-file and so?

if the MySQL code and scripts are expected to be on a
specific hardcoded location (yeah, right we could
specify this at build time) why bother supporting
those variables at all?

shouldn't they run parse the command line and defaults
file first before setting defaults??

btw, I am just courious.

thanks,
enrique.

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