"extern int errno" is just a really bad idea. diff -up mariadb-5.5.33a/include/my_sys.h.p1 mariadb-5.5.33a/include/my_sys.h --- mariadb-5.5.33a/include/my_sys.h.p1 2013-09-20 00:34:26.000000000 +0200 +++ mariadb-5.5.33a/include/my_sys.h 2013-10-21 14:46:46.866624871 +0200 @@ -190,13 +190,8 @@ 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 is a define */ -#else -extern int errno; /* declare errno */ -#endif -#endif /* #ifndef errno */ + extern char *home_dir; /* Home directory for user */ extern MYSQL_PLUGIN_IMPORT char *mysql_data_home; extern const char *my_progname; /* program-name (printed in errors) */