3 files changed, 27 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/mysql-test/install_test_db.sh b/mysql-test/install_test_db.sh
index 85094ec52fc..75388769808 100644
--- a/mysql-test/install_test_db.sh
+++ b/mysql-test/install_test_db.sh
@@ -67,14 +67,17 @@ fi
 mdata=$data/mysql
 EXTRA_ARG=""
 
-if test ! -x $execdir/mysqld
+mysqld=
+if test -x $execdir/mysqld
 then
+  mysqld=$execdir/mysqld
+else
   if test ! -x $libexecdir/mysqld
   then
     echo "mysqld is missing - looked in $execdir and in $libexecdir"
     exit 1
   else
-    execdir=$libexecdir
+    mysqld=$libexecdir/mysqld
   fi
 fi
 
@@ -100,8 +103,11 @@ basedir=.
 EXTRA_ARG="--language=../sql/share/english/ --character-sets-dir=../sql/share/charsets/"
 fi
 
-mysqld_boot=" $execdir/mysqld --no-defaults --bootstrap --skip-grant-tables \
-    --basedir=$basedir --datadir=$ldata --skip-innodb --skip-ndbcluster --skip-bdb \
+mysqld_boot="${MYSQLD_BOOTSTRAP-$mysqld}"
+
+mysqld_boot="$mysqld_boot --no-defaults --bootstrap --skip-grant-tables \
+    --basedir=$basedir --datadir=$ldata \
+    --skip-innodb --skip-ndbcluster --skip-bdb \
     $EXTRA_ARG"
 echo "running $mysqld_boot"
 
diff --git a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
index 36f5b0a776f..b56b385a2bf 100755
--- a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
+++ b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
@@ -2873,12 +2873,19 @@ sub install_db ($$) {
     mtr_add_arg($args, "--character-sets-dir=%s", $path_charsetsdir);
   }
 
+  # If DISABLE_GRANT_OPTIONS is defined when the server is compiled (e.g.,
+  # configure --disable-grant-options), mysqld will not recognize the
+  # --bootstrap or --skip-grant-tables options.  The user can set
+  # MYSQLD_BOOTSTRAP to the full path to a mysqld which does accept
+  # --bootstrap, to accommodate this.
+  my $exe_mysqld_bootstrap = $ENV{'MYSQLD_BOOTSTRAP'} || $exe_mysqld;
+
   # Log bootstrap command
   my $path_bootstrap_log= "$opt_vardir/log/bootstrap.log";
   mtr_tofile($path_bootstrap_log,
-	     "$exe_mysqld " . join(" ", @$args) . "\n");
+	     "$exe_mysqld_bootstrap " . join(" ", @$args) . "\n");
 
-  if ( mtr_run($exe_mysqld, $args, $init_db_sql_tmp,
+  if ( mtr_run($exe_mysqld_bootstrap, $args, $init_db_sql_tmp,
                $path_bootstrap_log, $path_bootstrap_log,
 	       "", { append_log_file => 1 }) != 0 )
 
diff --git a/mysql-test/mysql_test_run_new.c b/mysql-test/mysql_test_run_new.c
index 79db71fa274..f9c0045472d 100644
--- a/mysql-test/mysql_test_run_new.c
+++ b/mysql-test/mysql_test_run_new.c
@@ -292,6 +292,14 @@ void install_db(char *datadir)
     die("Unable to create init_db.sql.");
   /* args */
   init_args(&al);
+  /*
+    XXX: If mysqld is compiled with DISABLE_GRANT_OPTIONS defined, it
+    will not recognize the --bootstrap, --init-file or --skip-grant-
+    tables options.  If this is needed here, please check
+    MYSQLD_BOOTSTRAP in the environment, and use its value instead of
+    mysqld_file if it is set.  See mysql-test-run.pl and
+    mysql_install_db.
+  */
   add_arg(&al, mysqld_file);
   add_arg(&al, "--no-defaults");
   add_arg(&al, "--bootstrap");