diff --git a/client/mysql_upgrade.c b/client/mysql_upgrade.c
index b8344606448..e2b5931c2eb 100644
--- a/client/mysql_upgrade.c
+++ b/client/mysql_upgrade.c
@@ -386,18 +386,18 @@ find_file(const char *name, const char *root, uint flags, char *result, size_t l
 
   cp= strmake(result, root, len);
   if (cp[-1] != FN_LIBCHAR) 
-    *cp= FN_LIBCHAR; 
+    *cp++= FN_LIBCHAR; 
   
   ret= 1;
   va_start(va, len);
   subdir= (!(flags & MY_SEARCH_SELF)) ? va_arg(va, char *) : "";
-  while (ret && subdir)
+  while (subdir)
   {
     MY_DIR *dir;
     FILEINFO *match;
     char *cp1;
     
-    cp1= strnmov(cp + 1, subdir, len - (cp - result) - 1);
+    cp1= strnmov(cp, subdir, len - (cp - result) - 1);
     
     dir= my_dir(result, (flags & MY_ISDIR) ? MY_WANT_STAT : MYF(0));  
     if (dir) 
@@ -406,25 +406,20 @@ find_file(const char *name, const char *root, uint flags, char *result, size_t l
                       sizeof(FILEINFO), (qsort_cmp)comp_names);
       if (match)
       {
-        if (!(flags & MY_PARENT)) 
-        {
-          if (cp1[-1] != FN_LIBCHAR)  
+        ret= (flags & MY_ISDIR) ? !MY_S_ISDIR(match->mystat->st_mode) : 0;
+        if (!ret)
+        { 
+          if (cp1[-1] != FN_LIBCHAR)
             *cp1++= FN_LIBCHAR;
-          strnmov(cp1, name, len - (cp1 - result));
+          
+          if (!(flags & MY_PARENT)) 
+            strnmov(cp1, name, len - (cp1 - result));
+          else
+            *cp1= '\0';
+          
+          my_dirend(dir);
+          break;
         }
-        else
-        {
-          if (cp1[-1] == FN_LIBCHAR)
-            --cp1;
-          while (*--cp1 == FN_LIBCHAR)
-          {}
-          *++cp1= FN_LIBCHAR;
-          *++cp1= '\0';
-        }
-        if (flags & MY_ISDIR)
-          ret= !MY_S_ISDIR(match->mystat->st_mode);
-        else
-          ret= 0;
       }
       my_dirend(dir);
     }
@@ -484,7 +479,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
        || find_file(mysqld_name, basedir, MYF(0), path, sizeof(path),
                               "bin", "libexec", NullS))
     {
-      my_strdup((gptr)basedir, MYF(0));
+      my_free((gptr)basedir, MYF(0));
       basedir= (char *)DEFAULT_MYSQL_HOME;
     }
   }
diff --git a/mysql-test/include/report-features.test b/mysql-test/include/report-features.test
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..df395f6e3f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/include/report-features.test
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#
+# show server variables
+#
+
+--disable_query_log
+--echo ===== ENGINES =====
+show engines; 
+--echo ===== VARIABLES =====
+show variables; 
+--echo ===== STOP =====
+--enable_query_log
diff --git a/mysql-test/install_test_db.sh b/mysql-test/install_test_db.sh
index 4554b92857e..c30583503dc 100644
--- a/mysql-test/install_test_db.sh
+++ b/mysql-test/install_test_db.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2002 MySQL AB
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2006 MySQL AB
 # For a more info consult the file COPYRIGHT distributed with this file
 
 # This scripts creates the privilege tables db, host, user, tables_priv,
@@ -7,19 +7,26 @@
 
 if [ x$1 = x"--bin" ]; then
   shift 1
+  BINARY_DIST=1
+
+  bindir=../bin
+  scriptdir=../bin
+  libexecdir=../libexec
 
   # Check if it's a binary distribution or a 'make install'
   if test -x ../libexec/mysqld
   then
     execdir=../libexec
+  elif test -x ../../sbin/mysqld  # RPM installation
+  then
+    execdir=../../sbin
+    bindir=../../bin
+    scriptdir=../../bin
+    libexecdir=../../libexec
   else
     execdir=../bin
   fi
-  bindir=../bin
-  BINARY_DIST=1
   fix_bin=mysql-test
-  scriptdir=../bin
-  libexecdir=../libexec
 else
   execdir=../sql
   bindir=../client
diff --git a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
index ba9f788494a..74ec2a02c12 100755
--- a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
+++ b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ our $opt_ndbconnectstring_slave;
 
 our $opt_record;
 our $opt_check_testcases;
+my  $opt_report_features;
 
 our $opt_skip;
 our $opt_skip_rpl;
@@ -426,10 +427,14 @@ sub main () {
     if ( ! $need_im )
     {
      $opt_skip_im= 1;
-   }
+    }
 
     initialize_servers();
 
+    if ( $opt_report_features ) {
+      run_report_features();
+    }
+
     run_suite($opt_suite, $tests);
   }
 
@@ -594,6 +599,7 @@ sub command_line_setup () {
              'mem:s'                    => \$opt_mem,
 
              # Misc
+             'report-features'          => \$opt_report_features,
              'comment=s'                => \$opt_comment,
              'debug'                    => \$opt_debug,
              'fast'                     => \$opt_fast,
@@ -637,7 +643,7 @@ sub command_line_setup () {
 
   $glob_hostname=  mtr_short_hostname();
 
-  # 'basedir' is always parent of "mysql-test" directory
+  # Find the absolute path to the test directory
   $glob_mysql_test_dir=  cwd();
   if ( $glob_cygwin_perl )
   {
@@ -645,11 +651,27 @@ sub command_line_setup () {
     $glob_mysql_test_dir= `cygpath -m "$glob_mysql_test_dir"`;
     chomp($glob_mysql_test_dir);
   }
-  $glob_basedir=         dirname($glob_mysql_test_dir);
+
+  # In most cases, the base directory we find everything relative to,
+  # is the parent directory of the "mysql-test" directory. For source
+  # distributions, TAR binary distributions and some other packages.
+  $glob_basedir= dirname($glob_mysql_test_dir);
+
+  # In the RPM case, binaries and libraries are installed in the
+  # default system locations, instead of having our own private base
+  # directory. And we install "/usr/share/mysql-test". Moving up one
+  # more directory relative to "mysql-test" gives us a usable base
+  # directory for RPM installs.
+  if ( ! $opt_source_dist and ! -d "$glob_basedir/bin" )
+  {
+    $glob_basedir= dirname($glob_basedir);
+  }
 
   # Expect mysql-bench to be located adjacent to the source tree, by default
   $glob_mysql_bench_dir= "$glob_basedir/../mysql-bench"
     unless defined $glob_mysql_bench_dir;
+  $glob_mysql_bench_dir= undef
+    unless -d $glob_mysql_bench_dir;
 
   $path_my_basedir=
     $opt_source_dist ? $glob_mysql_test_dir : $glob_basedir;
@@ -677,7 +699,8 @@ sub command_line_setup () {
 				       "$path_client_bindir/mysqld-debug",
 				       "$path_client_bindir/mysqld-max",
 				       "$glob_basedir/libexec/mysqld",
-				       "$glob_basedir/bin/mysqld");
+				       "$glob_basedir/bin/mysqld",
+				       "$glob_basedir/sbin/mysqld");
 
   # Use the mysqld found above to find out what features are available
   collect_mysqld_features();
@@ -794,6 +817,13 @@ sub command_line_setup () {
     $opt_vardir= "$glob_mysql_test_dir/$opt_vardir";
   }
 
+  # Ensure a proper error message 
+  mkpath("$opt_vardir");
+  unless ( -d $opt_vardir and -w $opt_vardir )
+  {
+    mtr_error("Writable 'var' directory is needed, use the '--vardir' option");
+  }
+
   # --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   # Set tmpdir
   # --------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1315,7 +1345,9 @@ sub executable_setup_im () {
   $exe_im=
     mtr_exe_maybe_exists(
       "$glob_basedir/server-tools/instance-manager/mysqlmanager",
-      "$glob_basedir/libexec/mysqlmanager");
+      "$glob_basedir/libexec/mysqlmanager",
+      "$glob_basedir/bin/mysqlmanager",
+      "$glob_basedir/sbin/mysqlmanager");
 
   return ($exe_im eq "");
 }
@@ -4210,6 +4242,43 @@ sub run_check_testcase ($$) {
   return $res;
 }
 
+##############################################################################
+#
+#  Report the features that were compiled in
+#
+##############################################################################
+
+sub run_report_features () {
+  my $args;
+
+  if ( ! $glob_use_embedded_server )
+  {
+    mysqld_start($master->[0],[],[]);
+    if ( ! $master->[0]->{'pid'} )
+    {
+      mtr_error("Can't start the mysqld server");
+    }
+    mysqld_wait_started($master->[0]);
+  }
+
+  my $tinfo = {};
+  $tinfo->{'name'} = 'report features';
+  $tinfo->{'result_file'} = undef;
+  $tinfo->{'component_id'} = 'mysqld';
+  $tinfo->{'path'} = 'include/report-features.test';
+  $tinfo->{'timezone'}=  "GMT-3";
+  $tinfo->{'slave_num'} = 0;
+  $tinfo->{'master_opt'} = [];
+  $tinfo->{'slave_opt'} = [];
+  $tinfo->{'slave_mi'} = [];
+  $tinfo->{'comment'} = 'report server features';
+  run_mysqltest($tinfo);
+
+  if ( ! $glob_use_embedded_server )
+  {
+    stop_all_servers();
+  }
+}
 
 
 sub run_mysqltest ($) {
@@ -4347,8 +4416,10 @@ sub run_mysqltest ($) {
   mtr_add_arg($args, "--test-file");
   mtr_add_arg($args, $tinfo->{'path'});
 
-  mtr_add_arg($args, "--result-file");
-  mtr_add_arg($args, $tinfo->{'result_file'});
+  if ( defined $tinfo->{'result_file'} ) {
+    mtr_add_arg($args, "--result-file");
+    mtr_add_arg($args, $tinfo->{'result_file'});
+  }
 
   if ( $opt_record )
   {
@@ -4762,3 +4833,4 @@ HERE
   mtr_exit(1);
 
 }
+
diff --git a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.sh b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.sh
index 9e19a8cad7e..52e98304aca 100644
--- a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.sh
+++ b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.sh
@@ -174,18 +174,29 @@ fi
 # Misc. Definitions
 #--
 
-if [ -d ../sql ] ; then
+# BASEDIR is always above mysql-test directory ...
+MYSQL_TEST_DIR=`pwd`
+cd ..
+
+if [ -d ./sql ] ; then
    SOURCE_DIST=1
 else
    BINARY_DIST=1
 fi
 
-#BASEDIR is always one above mysql-test directory
-CWD=`pwd`
-cd ..
-BASEDIR=`pwd`
-cd $CWD
-MYSQL_TEST_DIR=$BASEDIR/mysql-test
+# ... one level for tar.gz, two levels for a RPM installation
+if [ -d ./bin ] ; then
+   # this is not perfect: we have 
+   #   /usr/share/mysql/   # mysql-test-run  is here, so this is "$MYSQL_TEST_DIR"
+   #   /usr/bin/           # with MySQL client programs
+   # so the existence of "/usr/share/bin/" would make this test fail.
+   BASEDIR=`pwd`
+else
+   cd ..
+   BASEDIR=`pwd`
+fi
+
+cd $MYSQL_TEST_DIR
 MYSQL_TEST_WINDIR=$MYSQL_TEST_DIR
 MYSQLTEST_VARDIR=$MYSQL_TEST_DIR/var
 export MYSQL_TEST_DIR MYSQL_TEST_WINDIR MYSQLTEST_VARDIR
@@ -744,8 +755,15 @@ else
  if test -x "$BASEDIR/libexec/mysqld"
  then
    MYSQLD="$VALGRIND $BASEDIR/libexec/mysqld"
- else
+ elif test -x "$BASEDIR/bin/mysqld"
+ then
    MYSQLD="$VALGRIND $BASEDIR/bin/mysqld"
+ elif test -x "$BASEDIR/sbin/mysqld"
+ then
+   MYSQLD="$VALGRIND $BASEDIR/sbin/mysqld"
+ else
+   $ECHO "Fatal error: Cannot find program mysqld in $BASEDIR/{libexec,bin,sbin}" 1>&2
+   exit 1
  fi
  CLIENT_BINDIR="$BASEDIR/bin"
  if test -d "$BASEDIR/tests"
@@ -1390,7 +1408,7 @@ start_master()
     then
       $ECHO "set args $master_args" > $GDB_MASTER_INIT$1
       $ECHO "To start gdb for the master , type in another window:"
-      $ECHO "cd $CWD ; gdb -x $GDB_MASTER_INIT$1 $MASTER_MYSQLD"
+      $ECHO "cd $MYSQL_TEST_DIR ; gdb -x $GDB_MASTER_INIT$1 $MASTER_MYSQLD"
       wait_for_master=1500
     else
       ( $ECHO set args $master_args;
@@ -1508,7 +1526,7 @@ start_slave()
     then
       $ECHO "set args $slave_args" > $GDB_SLAVE_INIT
       echo "To start gdb for the slave, type in another window:"
-      echo "cd $CWD ; gdb -x $GDB_SLAVE_INIT $SLAVE_MYSQLD"
+      echo "cd $MYSQL_TEST_DIR ; gdb -x $GDB_SLAVE_INIT $SLAVE_MYSQLD"
       wait_for_slave=1500
     else
       ( $ECHO set args $slave_args;