$NetBSD: patch-am,v 1.6 2004/11/09 06:11:48 xtraeme Exp $

--- scripts/mysqld_safe.sh.orig	2004-11-09 06:54:47.000000000 +0100
+++ scripts/mysqld_safe.sh	2004-11-09 06:57:33.000000000 +0100
@@ -253,6 +253,14 @@
   fi
 fi
 
+datemsg()
+{
+	echo -n $(date +'%y%M%d %H:%M:%S')"  "
+	echo "$*"
+}
+
+exec >>$err_log 2>&1
+
 #
 # If there exists an old pid file, check if the daemon is already running
 # Note: The switches to 'ps' may depend on your operating system
@@ -263,18 +271,16 @@
   then
     if @FIND_PROC@
     then    # The pid contains a mysqld process
-      echo "A mysqld process already exists"
-      echo "A mysqld process already exists at " `date` >> $err_log
+	datemsg "A mysqld process already exists"
       exit 1
     fi
   fi
   rm -f $pid_file
   if test -f $pid_file
   then
-    echo "Fatal error: Can't remove the pid file: $pid_file"
-    echo "Fatal error: Can't remove the pid file: $pid_file at " `date` >> $err_log
-    echo "Please remove it manually and start $0 again"
-    echo "mysqld daemon not started"
+	datemsg "Fatal error: Can't remove the pid file: $pid_file"
+	datemsg "Please remove it manually and start $0 again"
+	datemsg "mysqld daemon not started"
     exit 1
   fi
 fi
@@ -287,11 +293,11 @@
 # Alternatively, you can start mysqld with the "myisam-recover" option. See
 # the manual for details.
 #
-# echo "Checking tables in $DATADIR"
+# datemsg "Checking tables in $DATADIR"
 # $MY_BASEDIR_VERSION/bin/myisamchk --silent --force --fast --medium-check $DATADIR/*/*.MYI
 # $MY_BASEDIR_VERSION/bin/isamchk --silent --force $DATADIR/*/*.ISM
 
-echo "Starting $MYSQLD daemon with databases from $DATADIR"
+datemsg "Starting $MYSQLD daemon with databases from $DATADIR"
 
 # Does this work on all systems?
 #if type ulimit | grep "shell builtin" > /dev/null
@@ -299,7 +305,7 @@
 #  ulimit -n 256 > /dev/null 2>&1		# Fix for BSD and FreeBSD systems
 #fi
 
-echo "`date +'%y%m%d %H:%M:%S  mysqld started'`" >> $err_log
+datemsg  "mysqld started"
 while true
 do
   rm -f $safe_mysql_unix_port $pid_file	# Some extra safety
@@ -311,7 +317,7 @@
   fi
   if test ! -f $pid_file		# This is removed if normal shutdown
   then
-    echo "STOPPING server from pid file $pid_file"
+    datemsg "STOPPING server from pid file $pid_file"
     break
   fi
 
@@ -324,7 +330,7 @@
     # kill -9 is used or the process won't react on the kill.
     numofproces=`ps xa | grep -v "grep" | grep "$ledir/$MYSQLD\>" | grep -c "pid-file=$pid_file"`
 
-    echo -e "\nNumber of processes running now: $numofproces" | tee -a $err_log
+    datemsg -e "\nNumber of processes running now: $numofproces"
     I=1
     while test "$I" -le "$numofproces"
     do 
@@ -337,16 +343,14 @@
       #    echo "TEST $I - $T **"
       if kill -9 $T
       then
-        echo "$MYSQLD process hanging, pid $T - killed" | tee -a $err_log
+	      datemsg "$MYSQLD process hanging, pid $T - killed"
       else 
         break
       fi
       I=`expr $I + 1`
     done
   fi
-  echo "`date +'%y%m%d %H:%M:%S'`  mysqld restarted" | tee -a $err_log
+  datemsg "mysqld restarted"
 done
 
-echo "`date +'%y%m%d %H:%M:%S'`  mysqld ended" | tee -a $err_log
-echo "" | tee -a $err_log
-
+datemsg "mysqld ended"