--- /etc/init.d/mysql.old	2005-05-09 13:55:45.267113635 +0200
+++ /etc/init.d/mysql	2005-05-09 13:59:20.317267216 +0200
@@ -19,11 +19,13 @@
 	local mysqld_cnf="`my_print_defaults --config-file=${MY_CNF} mysqld`"
 	datadir=`echo "${mysqld_cnf}" | sed -ne '/datadir/s|^--datadir=||p' | tail -n1`
 	pidfile=`echo "${mysqld_cnf}" | sed -ne '/pid-file/s|^--pid-file=||p' | tail -n1`
+	basedir=`echo "${mysqld_cnf}" | sed -ne '/basedir/s|^--basedir=||p' | tail -n1`
 	
 	# push these out to the script
 	export MY_CNF 
 	export pidfile
 	export datadir 
+	export basedir
 }
 
 checkconfig() {
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@
 	checkconfig || return 1
 	ebegin "Starting mysqld (${MY_CNF})"
 	start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --background \
-		--exec /usr/bin/mysqld_safe \
+		--exec ${basedir}/bin/mysqld_safe \
 		-- --defaults-file=${MY_CNF} >/dev/null 2>&1
 	eend $?
 }