"extern int errno" is just a really bad idea.

diff -up mariadb-5.5.28a/include/my_sys.h.p1 mariadb-5.5.28a/include/my_sys.h

--- mariadb-5.5.28a/include/my_sys.h.p1	2012-12-17 16:06:12.942346553 +0100

+++ mariadb-5.5.28a/include/my_sys.h	2012-12-17 16:06:51.085361555 +0100

@@ -189,13 +189,8 @@ extern void my_large_free(uchar *ptr);

 #define my_safe_alloca(size, min_length) ((size <= min_length) ? my_alloca(size) : my_malloc(size,MYF(MY_FAE)))

 #define my_safe_afree(ptr, size, min_length) ((size <= min_length) ? my_afree(ptr) : my_free(ptr))

-#ifndef errno				/* did we already get it? */

-#ifdef HAVE_ERRNO_AS_DEFINE

 #include <errno.h>			/* errno is a define */

-#else

-extern int errno;			/* declare errno */

-#endif

-#endif					/* #ifndef errno */

+

 extern char *home_dir;			/* Home directory for user */

 extern const char *my_progname;		/* program-name (printed in errors) */

 extern const char *my_progname_short;	/* like above but without directory */