diff --git a/client/mysqlbinlog.cc b/client/mysqlbinlog.cc
index 54f245ae4a2..395f408551d 100644
--- a/client/mysqlbinlog.cc
+++ b/client/mysqlbinlog.cc
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ static FILE *result_file;
 #ifndef DBUG_OFF
 static const char* default_dbug_option = "d:t:o,/tmp/mysqlbinlog.trace";
 #endif
+static const char *load_default_groups[]= { "mysqlbinlog","client",0 };
 
 void sql_print_error(const char *format, ...);
 
@@ -277,7 +278,7 @@ static void die(const char* fmt, ...)
 
 static void print_version()
 {
-  printf("%s Ver 2.3 for %s at %s\n", my_progname, SYSTEM_TYPE, MACHINE_TYPE);
+  printf("%s Ver 2.4 for %s at %s\n", my_progname, SYSTEM_TYPE, MACHINE_TYPE);
 }
 
 
@@ -373,6 +374,7 @@ static int parse_args(int *argc, char*** argv)
   int ho_error;
 
   result_file = stdout;
+  load_defaults("my",load_default_groups,argc,argv);
   if ((ho_error=handle_options(argc, argv, my_long_options, get_one_option)))
     exit(ho_error);
 
@@ -673,12 +675,16 @@ Create_file event for file_id: %u\n",exv->file_id);
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
+  static char **defaults_argv;
   MY_INIT(argv[0]);
+
   parse_args(&argc, (char***)&argv);
+  defaults_argv=argv;
 
   if (!argc)
   {
     usage();
+    free_defaults(defaults_argv);
     return -1;
   }
 
@@ -707,6 +713,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     my_fclose(result_file, MYF(0));
   if (use_remote)
     mysql_close(mysql);
+  free_defaults(defaults_argv);
+  my_end(0);
   return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.sh b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.sh
index 4a34d65e025..c4e97d0c92b 100644
--- a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.sh
+++ b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.sh
@@ -429,15 +429,14 @@ if [ x$SOURCE_DIST = x1 ] ; then
    MYSQL_TEST="$BASEDIR/client/mysqltest"
  fi
  if [ -f "$BASEDIR/client/.libs/mysqldump" ] ; then
-   MYSQL_DUMP="$BASEDIR/client/.libs/mysqldump --no-defaults -uroot --socket=$MASTER_MYSOCK"
+   MYSQL_DUMP="$BASEDIR/client/.libs/mysqldump"
  else
-   MYSQL_DUMP="$BASEDIR/client/mysqldump --no-defaults -uroot --socket=$MASTER_MYSOCK"
+   MYSQL_DUMP="$BASEDIR/client/mysqldump"
  fi
  if [ -f "$BASEDIR/client/.libs/mysqlbinlog" ] ; then
-   MYSQL_BINLOG="$BASEDIR/client/.libs/mysqlbinlog --no-defaults --local-load=$MYSQL_TMP_DIR"
+   MYSQL_BINLOG="$BASEDIR/client/.libs/mysqlbinlog"
  else
-   MYSQL_BINLOG="$BASEDIR/client/mysqlbinlog --no-defaults --local-load=$MYSQL_TMP_DIR"
- fi
+   MYSQL_BINLOG="$BASEDIR/client/mysqlbinlog"
  if [ -n "$STRACE_CLIENT" ]; then
   MYSQL_TEST="strace -o $MYSQL_TEST_DIR/var/log/mysqltest.strace $MYSQL_TEST"
  fi
@@ -459,8 +458,8 @@ else
    MYSQLD="$VALGRIND $BASEDIR/bin/mysqld"
  fi
  MYSQL_TEST="$BASEDIR/bin/mysqltest"
- MYSQL_DUMP="$BASEDIR/bin/mysqldump --no-defaults -uroot --socket=$MASTER_MYSOCK"
- MYSQL_BINLOG="$BASEDIR/bin/mysqlbinlog --no-defaults --local-load=$MYSQL_TMP_DIR"
+ MYSQL_DUMP="$BASEDIR/bin/mysqldump"
+ MYSQL_BINLOG="$BASEDIR/bin/mysqlbinlog"
  MYSQLADMIN="$BASEDIR/bin/mysqladmin"
  WAIT_PID="$BASEDIR/bin/mysql_waitpid"
  MYSQL_MANAGER="$BASEDIR/bin/mysqlmanager"
@@ -478,6 +477,8 @@ else
   fi
 fi
 
+MYSQL_DUMP="$MYSQL_DUMP --no-defaults -uroot --socket=$MASTER_MYSOCK"
+MYSQL_BINLOG="$MYSQL_BINLOG --no-defaults --local-load=$MYSQL_TMP_DIR"
 export MYSQL_DUMP
 export MYSQL_BINLOG
 
diff --git a/mysql-test/r/create.result b/mysql-test/r/create.result
index 06ddd5e2280..8eff870e855 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/create.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/create.result
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ Field	Type	Null	Key	Default	Extra
 x	varchar(50)	YES		NULL	
 describe t2;
 Field	Type	Null	Key	Default	Extra
-x	char(50)	YES		NULL	
+x	varchar(50)	YES		NULL	
 drop table t2;
 create table t2 select now() as a , curtime() as b, curdate() as c , 1+1 as d , 1.0 + 1 as e , 33333333333333333 + 3 as f;
 describe t2;
diff --git a/scripts/mysql_install_db.sh b/scripts/mysql_install_db.sh
index bba32fe79f8..adaac0f3102 100644
--- a/scripts/mysql_install_db.sh
+++ b/scripts/mysql_install_db.sh
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ then
   fi
 fi
 
-if test "$ip_only" = 1
+if test "$ip_only" ="1"
 then
   ip=`echo "$resolved" | awk '/ /{print $6}'`
   hostname=$ip
diff --git a/sql/sql_select.cc b/sql/sql_select.cc
index 047ff284aac..8995767362e 100644
--- a/sql/sql_select.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_select.cc
@@ -4474,6 +4474,8 @@ Field *create_tmp_field(THD *thd, TABLE *table,Item *item, Item::Type type,
 	new_field->field_name=item->name;
       if (org_field->maybe_null())
 	new_field->flags&= ~NOT_NULL_FLAG;	// Because of outer join
+      if (org_field->type()==FIELD_TYPE_VAR_STRING)
+	table->db_create_options|= HA_OPTION_PACK_RECORD;
     }
     return new_field;
   }