http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=32167
 http://lists.mysql.com/commits/89940?f=plain

--- sql/mysqld.cc	2010-01-17 09:12:51.000000000 -0500
+++ sql/mysqld.cc.oden	2010-01-17 09:12:55.000000000 -0500
@@ -7854,14 +7854,8 @@ static void fix_paths(void)
     pos[0]= FN_LIBCHAR;
     pos[1]= 0;
   }
-  convert_dirname(mysql_real_data_home,mysql_real_data_home,NullS);
-  my_realpath(mysql_unpacked_real_data_home, mysql_real_data_home, MYF(0));
-  mysql_unpacked_real_data_home_len= (int) strlen(mysql_unpacked_real_data_home);
-  if (mysql_unpacked_real_data_home[mysql_unpacked_real_data_home_len-1] == FN_LIBCHAR)
-    --mysql_unpacked_real_data_home_len;
-
-
   convert_dirname(language,language,NullS);
+  convert_dirname(mysql_real_data_home,mysql_real_data_home,NullS);
   (void) my_load_path(mysql_home,mysql_home,""); // Resolve current dir
   (void) my_load_path(mysql_real_data_home,mysql_real_data_home,mysql_home);
   (void) my_load_path(pidfile_name,pidfile_name,mysql_real_data_home);
@@ -7869,6 +7863,12 @@ static void fix_paths(void)
                                       "", "");
   opt_plugin_dir_ptr= opt_plugin_dir;
 
+  my_realpath(mysql_unpacked_real_data_home, mysql_real_data_home, MYF(0));
+  mysql_unpacked_real_data_home_len= 
+    (int) strlen(mysql_unpacked_real_data_home);
+  if (mysql_unpacked_real_data_home[mysql_unpacked_real_data_home_len-1] == FN_LIBCHAR)
+    --mysql_unpacked_real_data_home_len;
+
   char *sharedir=get_relative_path(SHAREDIR);
   if (test_if_hard_path(sharedir))
     strmake(buff,sharedir,sizeof(buff)-1);		/* purecov: tested */