Stefan Fiedler:

package/base/mysql/mysql.conf

@@ -31,28 +31,34 @@ var_append extraconfopt " " "--with-ndbcluster"
 var_append extraconfopt " " "--with-embedded-server"
 
 if [ $prefix_auto = 1 ] ; then
-	prefix="opt/mysql"
+	prefix="opt/$xpkg"
 	set_confopt
+else
+	$localstatedir="$root/var/$xpkg"
 fi
 
 pkg_mysql_postmake() {
-	cat << EOT > /var/adm/parse-config/mysql
+	cat << EOT > /var/adm/parse-config/$xpkg
 var_append extraconfopt " " "--with-mysql-lib=/$prefix/lib/mysql"
 var_append extraconfopt " " "--with-mysql-include=/$prefix/include/mysql"
 pkg_mysql_prefix=/$prefix
 EOT
 	ln -svf $libdir/mysql/*.{a,la,so}* $libdir/
-}
-
-postmake="pkg_mysql_postmake"
 
-hook_add postmake 3 "install_init mysql $confdir/mysql.init"
+	install_init $xpkg $confdir/mysql.init
+}
 
-pkg_mysql_preconf() {
-    aclocal
-    autoheader
-    libtoolize --automake --force
-    automake
-    autoconf
+pkg_mysql_postinstall() {
+	# build_this_package automatically creates this directory and
+	# removes it before postinstall hooks are evaluated because it is
+	# empty. So we can only create it here or in a prepare hook.
+	if [ -e $localstatedir ] ; then
+		touch $localstatedir
+	else 
+		mkdir -vp $localstatedir
+	fi
+	chown -v mysql:mysql $localstatedir
 }
-preconf="pkg_mysql_preconf"
+
+hook_add postmake 3 pkg_mysql_postmake
+hook_add postinstall  3 pkg_mysql_postinstall

package/base/mysql/mysql.init

@@ -29,15 +29,15 @@
 main_begin
 
    block_begin(start, `Starting MySQL Server.')
-       check(`(D_prefix/bin/mysqld_safe >/dev/null 2>&1 &)')
+       check(`(D_prefix/bin/mysqld_safe >/dev/null 2>&1 )')
    block_end
 
    block_begin(stop, `Stopping MySQL Server.')
-       check(`killall D_prefix/libexec/mysqld')
+       check(`killall D_prefix/bin/mysqld_safe')
    block_end
 
    block_begin(restart, `Restarting MySQL Server.')
-       check(`killall -1 D_prefix/libexec/mysqld')
+       check(`killall -1 D_prefix/bin/mysqld_safe')
    block_end
 
 main_end