Use configured value instead of hardcoded path diff -up mariadb-10.0.13/scripts/mysql_install_db.pl.in.pbasedir mariadb-10.0.13/scripts/mysql_install_db.pl.in --- mariadb-10.0.13/scripts/mysql_install_db.pl.in.pbasedir 2014-09-04 12:50:24.061979080 +0200 +++ mariadb-10.0.13/scripts/mysql_install_db.pl.in 2014-09-04 12:51:22.929045559 +0200 @@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ elsif ( $opt->{basedir} ) find_in_basedir($opt,"file","mysqld-nt", "bin"); # ,"sql" $pkgdatadir = find_in_basedir($opt,"dir","fill_help_tables.sql", - "share","share/mysql"); # ,"scripts" + "share","@INSTALL_MYSQLSHAREDIR@"); # ,"scripts" $scriptdir = "$opt->{basedir}/scripts"; } else