diff --git a/dev-db/mysql/Manifest b/dev-db/mysql/Manifest
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2cd80f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-db/mysql/Manifest
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+DIST mysql-5.7.36-patches-01.tar.xz 6396 BLAKE2B ed9783f207d40fc220992c4193bdd8e96523f69414daa756f1f30306c1aedff9e96216ba2294a4c41eefbaf39c8bb37784bf1e7cce656c93f829c9cf0682fa6d SHA512 b0fbd41ebb2d32067e6c81707dffa91fece2d368f4b2fa47951492936509972d425b64d7613748c42b31cf9ba9dab697efeff70debe7268855a90d322d3f3158
+DIST mysql-boost-5.7.44.tar.gz 53298645 BLAKE2B 3f5e6a0ca77cf9da212d01d4856b9e1cce453a81622fa91e5f62ac0c23678c624f51cf8844e7fe6a505231ed6567470ce987af9d2bff15057ec174ead1635c86 SHA512 371b641e622321419ad875662f2b80a255d3059a6cbae40868447b0e4b70b2dccc9bdb227800d719d4f66857aed458e8a843c3095bf64cef5e5b92b7c0234b6b
diff --git a/dev-db/mysql/files/my.cnf-5.7 b/dev-db/mysql/files/my.cnf-5.7
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..571ebf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-db/mysql/files/my.cnf-5.7
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# @GENTOO_PORTAGE_EPREFIX@/etc/mysql/my.cnf: The global mysql configuration file.
+
+!includedir @GENTOO_PORTAGE_EPREFIX@/etc/mysql/mysql.d
diff --git a/dev-db/mysql/files/my.cnf.distro-client b/dev-db/mysql/files/my.cnf.distro-client
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5a0dcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-db/mysql/files/my.cnf.distro-client
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# @GENTOO_PORTAGE_EPREFIX@/etc/mysql/50-distro-client.cnf: The global mysql configuration file.
+
+# The following options will be passed to all MySQL clients
+[client]
+socket						= @GENTOO_PORTAGE_EPREFIX@/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
+character-sets-dir				= @GENTOO_PORTAGE_EPREFIX@/usr/share/mysql/charsets
+loose-default-character-set=utf8
+
+[mysql]
+# uncomment the next directive if you are not familiar with SQL
+#safe-updates
+
+[mysqldump]
+quick
+max_allowed_packet			= 16M
+
+[myisamchk]
+character-sets-dir=@GENTOO_PORTAGE_EPREFIX@/usr/share/mysql/charsets
+
+[myisampack]
+character-sets-dir=@GENTOO_PORTAGE_EPREFIX@/usr/share/mysql/charsets
diff --git a/dev-db/mysql/files/my.cnf.distro-server b/dev-db/mysql/files/my.cnf.distro-server
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4ed30c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-db/mysql/files/my.cnf.distro-server
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# @GENTOO_PORTAGE_EPREFIX@/etc/mysql/50-distro-server.cnf: The global mysql configuration file.
+
+# add a section [mysqld-4.1] or [mysqld-5.0] for specific configurations
+[mysqld]
+character-set-server				= utf8
+user						= mysql
+port						= 3306
+socket						= @GENTOO_PORTAGE_EPREFIX@/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
+pid-file					= @GENTOO_PORTAGE_EPREFIX@/var/run/mysqld/mysql.pid
+log-error					= @GENTOO_PORTAGE_EPREFIX@/var/log/mysql/mysqld.err
+basedir						= @GENTOO_PORTAGE_EPREFIX@/usr
+datadir						= @DATADIR@
+skip-external-locking
+lc_messages_dir					= @GENTOO_PORTAGE_EPREFIX@/usr/share/mysql
+#Set this to your desired error message language
+lc_messages					= en_US
+
+# security:
+# using "localhost" in connects uses sockets by default
+# skip-networking
+bind-address					= 127.0.0.1
+
+log-bin
+server-id					= 1
+
+# point the following paths to different dedicated disks
+tmpdir						= @GENTOO_PORTAGE_EPREFIX@/tmp/
+#log-update					= @GENTOO_PORTAGE_EPREFIX@/path-to-dedicated-directory/hostname
diff --git a/dev-db/mysql/mysql-5.7.44.ebuild b/dev-db/mysql/mysql-5.7.44.ebuild
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..288bcd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-db/mysql/mysql-5.7.44.ebuild
@@ -0,0 +1,1203 @@
+# Copyright 1999-2024 Gentoo Authors
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+EAPI="8"
+
+CMAKE_MAKEFILE_GENERATOR=emake
+
+inherit check-reqs cmake flag-o-matic linux-info \
+	multiprocessing prefix toolchain-funcs multilib-minimal
+
+# Patch version
+PATCH_SET="https://dev.gentoo.org/~whissi/dist/mysql/${PN}-5.7.36-patches-01.tar.xz"
+
+SRC_URI="https://cdn.mysql.com/Downloads/MySQL-$(ver_cut 1-2)/${PN}-boost-${PV}.tar.gz
+	https://cdn.mysql.com/archives/mysql-$(ver_cut 1-2)/mysql-boost-${PV}.tar.gz
+	http://downloads.mysql.com/archives/MySQL-$(ver_cut 1-2)/${PN}-boost-${PV}.tar.gz
+	${PATCH_SET}"
+
+HOMEPAGE="https://www.mysql.com/"
+DESCRIPTION="A fast, multi-threaded, multi-user SQL database server"
+LICENSE="GPL-2"
+SLOT="5.7/18"
+IUSE="cjk client-libs cracklib debug experimental jemalloc latin1 numa +perl profiling
+	selinux +server static static-libs systemtap tcmalloc test"
+
+RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
+
+REQUIRED_USE="?? ( tcmalloc jemalloc )"
+
+KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~ia64 ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~s390 ~sparc ~x86 ~amd64-linux ~x86-linux ~x64-macos ~x64-solaris"
+
+# Shorten the path because the socket path length must be shorter than 107 chars
+# and we will run a mysql server during test phase
+S="${WORKDIR}/mysql"
+
+# Be warned, *DEPEND are version-dependant
+# These are used for both runtime and compiletime
+# MULTILIB_USEDEP only set for libraries used by the client library
+COMMON_DEPEND="
+	sys-libs/ncurses:0=
+	client-libs? (
+		>=sys-libs/zlib-1.2.3:0=[${MULTILIB_USEDEP},static-libs?]
+		>=dev-libs/openssl-1.0.0:0=[${MULTILIB_USEDEP},static-libs?]
+	)
+	!client-libs? (
+		dev-db/mysql-connector-c[${MULTILIB_USEDEP},static-libs?]
+		>=sys-libs/zlib-1.2.3:0=
+		>=dev-libs/openssl-1.0.0:0=
+	)
+	server? (
+		>=app-arch/lz4-0_p131:=
+		virtual/libcrypt:=
+		cjk? ( app-text/mecab:= )
+		experimental? (
+			dev-libs/libevent:=[ssl]
+			dev-libs/protobuf:=
+			net-libs/libtirpc:=
+		)
+		jemalloc? ( dev-libs/jemalloc:0= )
+		kernel_linux? (
+			dev-libs/libaio:0=
+			sys-process/procps:0=
+		)
+		numa? ( sys-process/numactl )
+	)
+	systemtap? ( >=dev-debug/systemtap-1.3:0= )
+	tcmalloc? ( dev-util/google-perftools:0= )
+"
+
+DEPEND="
+	${COMMON_DEPEND}
+	|| ( >=sys-devel/gcc-3.4.6 >=sys-devel/gcc-apple-4.0 )
+	dev-libs/protobuf
+	app-alternatives/yacc
+	server? (
+		dev-libs/libevent:=[ssl]
+		experimental? ( net-libs/rpcsvc-proto )
+	)
+	static? ( sys-libs/ncurses[static-libs] )
+	test? (
+		acct-group/mysql acct-user/mysql
+		dev-perl/JSON
+	)
+"
+
+RDEPEND="
+	${COMMON_DEPEND}
+	!dev-db/mariadb !dev-db/mariadb-galera !dev-db/percona-server !dev-db/mysql-cluster
+	!dev-db/mysql:0
+	!dev-db/mysql:8.0
+	client-libs? ( !dev-db/mariadb-connector-c[mysqlcompat] !dev-db/mysql-connector-c dev-libs/protobuf:= )
+	selinux? ( sec-policy/selinux-mysql )
+	server? (
+		!prefix? (
+			acct-group/mysql acct-user/mysql
+			dev-db/mysql-init-scripts
+		)
+	)
+"
+
+# For other stuff to bring us in
+# dev-perl/DBD-mysql is needed by some scripts installed by MySQL
+PDEPEND="perl? ( >=dev-perl/DBD-mysql-2.9004 )"
+
+mysql_init_vars() {
+	: ${MY_SHAREDSTATEDIR="${EPREFIX}/usr/share/mysql"}
+	: ${MY_SYSCONFDIR="${EPREFIX}/etc/mysql"}
+	: ${MY_LOCALSTATEDIR="${EPREFIX}/var/lib/mysql"}
+	: ${MY_LOGDIR="${EPREFIX}/var/log/mysql"}
+	MY_DATADIR="${MY_LOCALSTATEDIR}"
+
+	export MY_SHAREDSTATEDIR MY_SYSCONFDIR
+	export MY_LOCALSTATEDIR MY_LOGDIR
+	export MY_DATADIR
+}
+
+pkg_pretend() {
+	if [[ ${MERGE_TYPE} != binary ]] ; then
+		if use server ; then
+			CHECKREQS_DISK_BUILD="3G"
+
+			if has test $FEATURES ; then
+				CHECKREQS_DISK_BUILD="9G"
+			fi
+
+			check-reqs_pkg_pretend
+		fi
+	fi
+}
+
+pkg_setup() {
+	if [[ ${MERGE_TYPE} != binary ]] ; then
+		CHECKREQS_DISK_BUILD="3G"
+
+		if has test ${FEATURES} ; then
+			CHECKREQS_DISK_BUILD="9G"
+
+			# Bug #213475 - MySQL _will_ object strenuously if your machine is named
+			# localhost. Also causes weird failures.
+			[[ "${HOSTNAME}" == "localhost" ]] && die "Your machine must NOT be named localhost"
+
+			if ! has userpriv ${FEATURES} ; then
+				die "Testing with FEATURES=-userpriv is no longer supported by upstream. Tests MUST be run as non-root."
+			fi
+
+			local aio_max_nr=$(sysctl -n fs.aio-max-nr 2>/dev/null)
+			[[ -z "${aio_max_nr}" || ${aio_max_nr} -lt 250000 ]] \
+				&& die "FEATURES=test will require fs.aio-max-nr=250000 at minimum!"
+
+			if use latin1 ; then
+				# Upstream only supports tests with default charset
+				die "Testing with USE=latin1 is not supported."
+			fi
+		fi
+
+		if use kernel_linux ; then
+			if use numa ; then
+				linux-info_get_any_version
+
+				local CONFIG_CHECK="~NUMA"
+
+				local WARNING_NUMA="This package expects NUMA support in kernel which this system does not have at the moment;"
+				WARNING_NUMA+=" Either expect runtime errors, enable NUMA support in kernel or rebuild the package without NUMA support"
+
+				check_extra_config
+			fi
+		fi
+
+		use server && check-reqs_pkg_setup
+	fi
+}
+
+pkg_preinst() {
+	# Here we need to see if the implementation switched client libraries
+	# We check if this is a new instance of the package and a client library already exists
+	local SHOW_ABI_MESSAGE libpath
+	if use client-libs && [[ -z ${REPLACING_VERSIONS} && -e "${EROOT}/usr/$(get_libdir)/libmysqlclient.so" ]] ; then
+		libpath=$(readlink "${EROOT}/usr/$(get_libdir)/libmysqlclient.so")
+		elog "Due to ABI changes when switching between different client libraries,"
+		elog "revdep-rebuild must find and rebuild all packages linking to libmysqlclient."
+		elog "Please run: revdep-rebuild --library ${libpath}"
+		ewarn "Failure to run revdep-rebuild may cause issues with other programs or libraries"
+	fi
+}
+
+pkg_postinst() {
+	# Make sure the vars are correctly initialized
+	mysql_init_vars
+
+	# Create log directory securely if it does not exist
+	[[ -d "${ROOT}${MY_LOGDIR}" ]] || install -d -m0750 -o mysql -g mysql "${ROOT}${MY_LOGDIR}"
+
+	if use server ; then
+		if [[ -z "${REPLACING_VERSIONS}" ]] ; then
+			einfo
+			elog "You might want to run:"
+			elog "\"emerge --config =${CATEGORY}/${PF}\""
+			elog "if this is a new install."
+			elog
+			elog "If you are switching server implentations, you should run the"
+			elog "mysql_upgrade tool."
+			einfo
+		else
+			einfo
+			elog "If you are upgrading major versions, you should run the"
+			elog "mysql_upgrade tool."
+			einfo
+		fi
+	fi
+
+	# Note about configuration change
+	einfo
+	elog "This version of ${PN} reorganizes the configuration from a single my.cnf"
+	elog "to several files in /etc/mysql/mysql.d."
+	elog "Please backup any changes you made to /etc/mysql/my.cnf"
+	elog "and add them as a new file under /etc/mysql/mysql.d with a .cnf extension."
+	elog "You may have as many files as needed and they are read alphabetically."
+	elog "Be sure the options have the appropriate section headers, i.e. [mysqld]."
+	einfo
+}
+
+src_unpack() {
+	unpack ${A}
+
+	mv -f "${WORKDIR}/${P}" "${S}" || die
+}
+
+src_prepare() {
+	rm "${WORKDIR}"/mysql-patches/0008-Add-OpenSSL-3.0.0-support.patch
+	eapply "${WORKDIR}"/mysql-patches
+
+	if use jemalloc ; then
+		echo "TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(mysqld jemalloc)" >> "${S}/sql/CMakeLists.txt" || die
+	fi
+
+	if use tcmalloc ; then
+		echo "TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(mysqld tcmalloc)" >> "${S}/sql/CMakeLists.txt" || die
+	fi
+
+	# Remove the centos and rhel selinux policies to support mysqld_safe under SELinux
+	if [[ -d "${S}/support-files/SELinux" ]] ; then
+		echo > "${S}/support-files/SELinux/CMakeLists.txt" || die
+	fi
+
+	# Remove bundled libs so we cannot accidentally use them
+	# We keep extra/lz4 directory because we use extra/lz4/xxhash.c via sql/CMakeLists.txt:394
+	rm -rv \
+		"${S}"/extra/protobuf \
+		"${S}"/extra/libevent \
+		|| die
+
+	# Don't clash with dev-db/mysql-connector-c
+	rm \
+		man/my_print_defaults.1 \
+		man/perror.1 \
+		man/zlib_decompress.1 \
+		|| die
+
+	sed -i 's~ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(storage/ndb)~~' CMakeLists.txt || die
+
+	cmake_src_prepare
+}
+
+src_configure() {
+	# Bug #114895, bug #110149
+	filter-flags "-O" "-O[01]"
+
+	append-cxxflags -felide-constructors
+
+	# code is not C++17 ready, bug #786402
+	append-cxxflags -std=c++14
+
+	# bug #283926, with GCC4.4, this is required to get correct behavior.
+	append-flags -fno-strict-aliasing
+
+	if use client-libs ; then
+		multilib-minimal_src_configure
+	else
+		multilib_src_configure
+	fi
+}
+
+multilib_src_configure() {
+	debug-print-function ${FUNCNAME} "$@"
+
+	if ! multilib_is_native_abi && ! use client-libs ; then
+		return
+	fi
+
+	CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="RelWithDebInfo"
+
+	# debug hack wrt #497532
+	local mycmakeargs=(
+		-DCMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO="$(usex debug '' '-DNDEBUG')"
+		-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO="$(usex debug '' '-DNDEBUG')"
+		-DMYSQL_DATADIR="${EPREFIX}/var/lib/mysql"
+		-DSYSCONFDIR="${EPREFIX}/etc/mysql"
+		-DINSTALL_BINDIR=bin
+		-DINSTALL_DOCDIR=share/doc/${PF}
+		-DINSTALL_DOCREADMEDIR=share/doc/${PF}
+		-DINSTALL_INCLUDEDIR=include/mysql
+		-DINSTALL_INFODIR=share/info
+		-DINSTALL_LIBDIR=$(get_libdir)
+		-DINSTALL_MANDIR=share/man
+		-DINSTALL_MYSQLSHAREDIR=share/mysql
+		-DINSTALL_PLUGINDIR=$(get_libdir)/mysql/plugin
+		-DINSTALL_SCRIPTDIR=share/mysql/scripts
+		-DINSTALL_MYSQLDATADIR="${EPREFIX}/var/lib/mysql"
+		-DINSTALL_SBINDIR=sbin
+		-DINSTALL_SUPPORTFILESDIR="${EPREFIX}/usr/share/mysql"
+		-DCOMPILATION_COMMENT="Gentoo Linux ${PF}"
+		-DWITH_UNIT_TESTS=$(usex test ON OFF)
+		### TODO: make this system but issues with UTF-8 prevent it
+		-DWITH_EDITLINE=bundled
+		-DWITH_ZLIB=system
+		-DWITH_SSL=system
+		-DWITH_LIBWRAP=0
+		-DENABLED_LOCAL_INFILE=1
+		-DMYSQL_UNIX_ADDR="${EPREFIX}/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock"
+		-DWITH_DEFAULT_COMPILER_OPTIONS=0
+		-DWITH_DEFAULT_FEATURE_SET=0
+		# The build forces this to be defined when cross-compiling. We pass it
+		# all the time for simplicity and to make sure it is actually correct.
+		-DSTACK_DIRECTION=$(tc-stack-grows-down && echo -1 || echo 1)
+		-DWITH_CURL=system
+		-DWITH_BOOST="${S}/boost"
+	)
+	if use test ; then
+		mycmakeargs+=( -DINSTALL_MYSQLTESTDIR=share/mysql/mysql-test )
+	else
+		mycmakeargs+=( -DINSTALL_MYSQLTESTDIR='' )
+	fi
+
+	if ! use client-libs ; then
+		mycmakeargs+=( -DWITHOUT_CLIENTLIBS=YES )
+	fi
+
+	# bfd.h is only used starting with 10.1 and can be controlled by NOT_FOR_DISTRIBUTION
+	# systemtap only works on native ABI, bug 530132
+	if multilib_is_native_abi ; then
+		mycmakeargs+=(
+			-DENABLE_DTRACE=$(usex systemtap)
+		)
+	else
+		mycmakeargs+=(
+			-DWITHOUT_TOOLS=1
+			-DWITH_READLINE=1
+			-DENABLE_DTRACE=0
+		)
+	fi
+
+	if multilib_is_native_abi && use server ; then
+		mycmakeargs+=(
+			-DWITH_LIBEVENT=system
+			-DWITH_LZ4=system
+			-DWITH_PROTOBUF=system
+			-DWITH_MECAB=$(usex cjk system OFF)
+			-DWITH_NUMA=$(usex numa ON OFF)
+			-DWITH_RAPID=$(usex experimental ON OFF)
+		)
+
+		if [[ ( -n ${MYSQL_DEFAULT_CHARSET} ) && ( -n ${MYSQL_DEFAULT_COLLATION} ) ]] ; then
+			ewarn "You are using a custom charset of ${MYSQL_DEFAULT_CHARSET}"
+			ewarn "and a collation of ${MYSQL_DEFAULT_COLLATION}."
+			ewarn "You MUST file bugs without these variables set."
+
+			mycmakeargs+=(
+				-DDEFAULT_CHARSET=${MYSQL_DEFAULT_CHARSET}
+				-DDEFAULT_COLLATION=${MYSQL_DEFAULT_COLLATION}
+			)
+		elif ! use latin1 ; then
+			mycmakeargs+=(
+				-DDEFAULT_CHARSET=utf8
+				-DDEFAULT_COLLATION=utf8_general_ci
+			)
+		else
+			mycmakeargs+=(
+				-DDEFAULT_CHARSET=latin1
+				-DDEFAULT_COLLATION=latin1_swedish_ci
+			)
+		fi
+
+		mycmakeargs+=(
+			-DEXTRA_CHARSETS=all
+			-DDISABLE_SHARED=$(usex static YES NO)
+			-DWITH_DEBUG=$(usex debug)
+			-DWITH_EMBEDDED_SERVER=OFF
+		)
+
+		if use profiling ; then
+			# Setting to OFF doesn't work: Once set, profiling options will be added
+			# to `mysqld --help` output via sql/sys_vars.cc causing
+			# "main.mysqld--help-notwin" test to fail
+			mycmakeargs+=( -DENABLED_PROFILING=ON )
+		fi
+
+		if use static ; then
+			mycmakeargs+=( -DWITH_PIC=1 )
+		fi
+
+		# Storage engines
+		mycmakeargs+=(
+			-DWITH_EXAMPLE_STORAGE_ENGINE=0
+			-DWITH_ARCHIVE_STORAGE_ENGINE=1
+			-DWITH_BLACKHOLE_STORAGE_ENGINE=1
+			-DWITH_CSV_STORAGE_ENGINE=1
+			-DWITH_FEDERATED_STORAGE_ENGINE=1
+			-DWITH_HEAP_STORAGE_ENGINE=1
+			-DWITH_INNOBASE_STORAGE_ENGINE=1
+			-DWITH_INNODB_MEMCACHED=0
+			-DWITH_MYISAMMRG_STORAGE_ENGINE=1
+			-DWITH_MYISAM_STORAGE_ENGINE=1
+			-DWITH_PARTITION_STORAGE_ENGINE=1
+		)
+
+	else
+		mycmakeargs+=(
+			-DWITHOUT_SERVER=1
+			-DWITH_EMBEDDED_SERVER=OFF
+			-DEXTRA_CHARSETS=none
+		)
+	fi
+
+	cmake_src_configure
+}
+
+src_compile() {
+	if use client-libs ; then
+		multilib-minimal_src_compile
+	else
+		multilib_src_compile
+	fi
+}
+
+multilib_src_compile() {
+	cmake_src_compile
+}
+
+# Official test instructions:
+# ulimit -n 16500 && \
+# USE='latin1 perl server' \
+# FEATURES='test userpriv -usersandbox' \
+# ebuild mysql-X.X.XX.ebuild \
+# digest clean package
+src_test() {
+	_disable_test() {
+		local rawtestname reason
+		rawtestname="${1}" ; shift
+		reason="${@}"
+		ewarn "test '${rawtestname}' disabled: '${reason}'"
+		echo ${rawtestname} : ${reason} >> "${T}/disabled.def"
+	}
+
+	local TESTDIR="${BUILD_DIR}/mysql-test"
+	local retstatus_tests
+
+	if ! use server ; then
+		einfo "Skipping server tests due to minimal build."
+		return 0
+	fi
+
+	# Ensure that parallel runs don't die
+	export MTR_BUILD_THREAD="$((${RANDOM} % 100))"
+
+	if [[ -z "${MTR_PARALLEL}" ]] ; then
+		local -x MTR_PARALLEL=$(makeopts_jobs)
+
+		if [[ ${MTR_PARALLEL} -gt 4 ]] ; then
+			# Running multiple tests in parallel usually require higher ulimit
+			# and fs.aio-max-nr setting. In addition, tests like main.multi_update
+			# are known to hit timeout when system is busy.
+			# To avoid test failure we will limit MTR_PARALLEL to 4 instead of
+			# using "auto".
+			local info_msg="Parallel MySQL test suite jobs limited to 4 (MAKEOPTS=${MTR_PARALLEL})"
+			info_msg+=" to avoid test failures. Set MTR_PARALLEL if you know what you are doing!"
+			einfo "${info_msg}"
+			unset info_msg
+			MTR_PARALLEL=4
+		fi
+	else
+		einfo "MTR_PARALLEL is set to '${MTR_PARALLEL}'"
+	fi
+
+	# create directories because mysqladmin might run out of order
+	mkdir -p "${T}"/var-tests{,/log} || die
+
+	# Run mysql tests
+	pushd "${TESTDIR}" &>/dev/null || die
+
+	touch "${T}/disabled.def"
+	# These are failing in MySQL 5.7 for now and are believed to be
+	# false positives:
+	#
+	local t
+
+	for t in \
+		auth_sec.keyring_udf \
+		innodb.alter_kill \
+		innodb.innodb-multiple-tablespaces \
+		innodb.import_compress_encrypt \
+		perfschema.privilege_table_io \
+	; do
+			_disable_test "$t" "False positives in Gentoo"
+	done
+
+	# Unstable tests
+	# - main.xa_prepared_binlog_off: https://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=83340
+	# - rpl.rpl_innodb_info_tbl_slave_tmp_tbl_mismatch: https://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=89223
+	# - rpl.rpl_non_direct_stm_mixing_engines: MDEV-14489
+	for t in \
+		main.xa_prepared_binlog_off \
+		rpl.rpl_innodb_info_tbl_slave_tmp_tbl_mismatch \
+		rpl.rpl_non_direct_stm_mixing_engines \
+	; do
+		_disable_test "$t" "Unstable test"
+	done
+
+	for t in \
+		gis.geometry_class_attri_prop \
+		gis.geometry_property_function_issimple \
+		gis.gis_bugs_crashes \
+		gis.spatial_op_testingfunc_mix \
+		gis.spatial_analysis_functions_buffer \
+		gis.spatial_analysis_functions_distance \
+		gis.spatial_utility_function_distance_sphere \
+		gis.spatial_utility_function_simplify \
+		gis.spatial_analysis_functions_centroid \
+		main.with_recursive \
+	; do
+		_disable_test "$t" "Known rounding error with latest AMD processors"
+	done
+
+	if ! hash zip 1>/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+		# no need to force dep app-arch/zip for one test
+		_disable_test "innodb.partition_upgrade_create" "Requires app-arch/zip"
+	fi
+
+	if use numa && use kernel_linux ; then
+		# bug 584880
+		if ! linux_config_exists || ! linux_chkconfig_present NUMA ; then
+			for t in sys_vars.innodb_numa_interleave_basic ; do
+				_disable_test "$t" "Test $t requires system with NUMA support"
+			done
+		fi
+	fi
+
+	if ! use latin1 ; then
+		# The following tests will fail if DEFAULT_CHARSET
+		# isn't set to latin1:
+		for t in \
+			binlog.binlog_mysqlbinlog_filter \
+			binlog.binlog_xa_prepared_disconnect \
+			funcs_1.is_columns_mysql \
+			funcs_1.is_tables_mysql \
+			funcs_1.is_triggers \
+			innodb.innodb_pagesize_max_recordsize \
+			innodb.innodb-system-table-view \
+			innodb.mysqldump_max_recordsize \
+			main.mysql_client_test \
+			main.mysqld--help-notwin \
+			main.mysqldump_bugs \
+			main.type_string \
+			main.information_schema \
+			perfschema.binlog_edge_mix \
+			perfschema.binlog_edge_stmt \
+			rpl.rpl_xa_survive_disconnect \
+			rpl.rpl_xa_survive_disconnect_lsu_off \
+			rpl.rpl_xa_survive_disconnect_table \
+		; do
+			_disable_test "$t" "Requires DEFAULT_CHARSET=latin1 but USE=-latin1 is set"
+		done
+	fi
+
+	# Try to increase file limits to increase test coverage
+	if ! ulimit -n 16500 1>/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+		# Upper limit comes from parts.partition_* tests
+		ewarn "For maximum test coverage please raise open file limit to 16500 (ulimit -n 16500) before calling the package manager."
+
+		if ! ulimit -n 4162 1>/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+			# Medium limit comes from '[Warning] Buffered warning: Could not increase number of max_open_files to more than 3000 (request: 4162)'
+			ewarn "For medium test coverage please raise open file limit to 4162 (ulimit -n 4162) before calling the package manager."
+
+			if ! ulimit -n 3000 1>/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+				ewarn "For minimum test coverage please raise open file limit to 3000 (ulimit -n 3000) before calling the package manager."
+			else
+				einfo "Will run test suite with open file limit set to 3000 (minimum test coverage)."
+			fi
+		else
+			einfo "Will run test suite with open file limit set to 4162 (medium test coverage)."
+		fi
+	else
+		einfo "Will run test suite with open file limit set to 16500 (best test coverage)."
+	fi
+
+	# run mysql-test tests
+	perl mysql-test-run.pl --force --vardir="${T}/var-tests" --reorder --skip-test=tokudb --skip-test-list="${T}/disabled.def"
+	retstatus_tests=$?
+
+	popd &>/dev/null || die
+
+	# Cleanup is important for these testcases.
+	pkill -9 -f "${S}/ndb" 2>/dev/null
+	pkill -9 -f "${S}/sql" 2>/dev/null
+
+	local failures=""
+	[[ ${retstatus_tests} -eq 0 ]] || failures="${failures} tests"
+
+	[[ -z "${failures}" ]] || die "Test failures: ${failures}"
+	einfo "Tests successfully completed"
+}
+
+src_install() {
+	local MULTILIB_WRAPPED_HEADERS
+	local MULTILIB_CHOST_TOOLS
+	if use client-libs ; then
+		# headers with ABI specific data
+		MULTILIB_WRAPPED_HEADERS=(
+			/usr/include/mysql/server/my_config.h
+			/usr/include/mysql/server/mysql_version.h )
+
+		# wrap the config scripts
+		MULTILIB_CHOST_TOOLS=( /usr/bin/mysql_config )
+		multilib-minimal_src_install
+	else
+		multilib_src_install
+		multilib_src_install_all
+	fi
+}
+
+# Intentionally override eclass function
+multilib_src_install() {
+	cmake_src_install
+
+	# Kill old libmysqclient_r symlinks if they exist. Time to fix what depends on them.
+	find "${D}" -name 'libmysqlclient_r.*' -type l -delete || die
+}
+
+multilib_src_install_all() {
+	# Make sure the vars are correctly initialized
+	mysql_init_vars
+
+	# Convenience links
+	einfo "Making Convenience links for mysqlcheck multi-call binary"
+	dosym "mysqlcheck" "/usr/bin/mysqlanalyze"
+	dosym "mysqlcheck" "/usr/bin/mysqlrepair"
+	dosym "mysqlcheck" "/usr/bin/mysqloptimize"
+
+	# INSTALL_LAYOUT=STANDALONE causes cmake to create a /usr/data dir
+	if [[ -d "${ED}/usr/data" ]] ; then
+		rm -Rf "${ED}/usr/data" || die
+	fi
+
+	# Unless they explicitly specific USE=test, then do not install the
+	# testsuite. It DOES have a use to be installed, esp. when you want to do a
+	# validation of your database configuration after tuning it.
+	if ! use test ; then
+		rm -rf "${D}/${MY_SHAREDSTATEDIR}/mysql-test"
+	fi
+
+	# Configuration stuff
+	einfo "Building default configuration ..."
+	insinto "${MY_SYSCONFDIR#${EPREFIX}}"
+	[[ -f "${S}/scripts/mysqlaccess.conf" ]] && doins "${S}"/scripts/mysqlaccess.conf
+	cp "${FILESDIR}/my.cnf-5.7" "${TMPDIR}/my.cnf" || die
+	eprefixify "${TMPDIR}/my.cnf"
+	doins "${TMPDIR}/my.cnf"
+	insinto "${MY_SYSCONFDIR#${EPREFIX}}/mysql.d"
+	cp "${FILESDIR}/my.cnf.distro-client" "${TMPDIR}/50-distro-client.cnf" || die
+	eprefixify "${TMPDIR}/50-distro-client.cnf"
+	doins "${TMPDIR}/50-distro-client.cnf"
+
+	if use server ; then
+		mycnf_src="my.cnf.distro-server"
+		sed -e "s!@DATADIR@!${MY_DATADIR}!g" \
+			"${FILESDIR}/${mycnf_src}" \
+			> "${TMPDIR}/my.cnf.ok" || die
+
+		if use prefix ; then
+			sed -i -r -e '/^user[[:space:]]*=[[:space:]]*mysql$/d' \
+				"${TMPDIR}/my.cnf.ok" || die
+		fi
+
+		if use latin1 ; then
+			sed -i \
+				-e "/character-set/s|utf8|latin1|g" \
+				"${TMPDIR}/my.cnf.ok" || die
+		fi
+
+		eprefixify "${TMPDIR}/my.cnf.ok"
+
+		newins "${TMPDIR}/my.cnf.ok" 50-distro-server.cnf
+	fi
+
+	#Remove mytop if perl is not selected
+	[[ -e "${ED}/usr/bin/mytop" ]] && ! use perl && rm -f "${ED}/usr/bin/mytop"
+}
+
+pkg_config() {
+	_getoptval() {
+		local section="$1"
+		local flag="--${2}="
+		local extra_options="${3}"
+		local cmd=(
+			"${my_print_defaults_binary}"
+			"${extra_options}"
+			"${section}"
+		)
+		local results=( $(eval "${cmd[@]}" 2>/dev/null | sed -n "/^${flag}/s,${flag},,gp") )
+
+		if [[ ${#results[@]} -gt 0 ]] ; then
+			# When option is set multiple times only return last value
+			echo "${results[-1]}"
+		fi
+	}
+
+	_mktemp_dry() {
+		# emktemp has no --dry-run option
+		local template="${1}"
+
+		if [[ -z "${template}" ]] ; then
+			if [[ -z "${T}" ]] ; then
+				template="/tmp/XXXXXXX"
+			else
+				template="${T}/XXXXXXX"
+			fi
+		fi
+
+		local template_wo_X=${template//X/}
+		local n_X
+		let n_X=${#template}-${#template_wo_X}
+		if [[ ${n_X} -lt 3 ]] ; then
+			echo "${FUNCNAME[0]}: too few X's in template ‘${template}’" >&2
+			return
+		fi
+
+		local attempts=0
+		local character tmpfile
+		while [[ true ]] ; do
+			let attempts=attempts+1
+
+			new_file=
+			while read -n1 character ; do
+				if [[ "${character}" == "X" ]] ; then
+					tmpfile+="${RANDOM:0:1}"
+				else
+					tmpfile+="${character}"
+				fi
+			done < <(echo -n "${template}")
+
+			if [[ ! -f "${tmpfile}" ]]
+			then
+				echo "${tmpfile}"
+				return
+			fi
+
+			if [[ ${attempts} -ge 100 ]] ; then
+				echo "${FUNCNAME[0]}: Cannot create temporary file after 100 attempts." >&2
+				return
+			fi
+		done
+	}
+
+	local mysqld_binary="${EROOT}/usr/sbin/mysqld"
+	if [[ ! -x "${mysqld_binary}" ]] ; then
+		die "'${mysqld_binary}' not found! Please re-install ${CATEGORY}/${PN}!"
+	fi
+
+	local mysql_binary="${EROOT}/usr/bin/mysql"
+	if [[ ! -x "${mysql_binary}" ]] ; then
+		die "'${mysql_binary}' not found! Please re-install ${CATEGORY}/${PN}!"
+	fi
+
+	local my_print_defaults_binary="${EROOT}/usr/bin/my_print_defaults"
+	if [[ ! -x "${my_print_defaults_binary}" ]] ; then
+		die "'${my_print_defaults_binary}' not found! Please re-install dev-db/mysql-connector-c!"
+	fi
+
+	if [[ -z "${MYSQL_USER}" ]] ; then
+		MYSQL_USER=mysql
+		if use prefix ; then
+			MYSQL_USER=$(id -u -n 2>/dev/null)
+			if [[ -z "${MYSQL_USER}" ]] ; then
+				die "Failed to determine current username!"
+			fi
+		fi
+	fi
+
+	if [[ -z "${MYSQL_GROUP}" ]] ; then
+		MYSQL_GROUP=mysql
+		if use prefix ; then
+			MYSQL_GROUP=$(id -g -n 2>/dev/null)
+			if [[ -z "${MYSQL_GROUP}" ]] ; then
+				die "Failed to determine current user groupname!"
+			fi
+		fi
+	fi
+
+	# my_print_defaults needs to read stuff in $HOME/.my.cnf
+	local -x HOME="${EROOT}/root"
+
+	# Make sure the vars are correctly initialized
+	mysql_init_vars
+
+	# Read currently set data directory
+	MY_DATADIR="$(_getoptval mysqld datadir "--defaults-file='${MY_SYSCONFDIR}/my.cnf'")"
+
+	# Bug #213475 - MySQL _will_ object strenously if your machine is named
+	# localhost. Also causes weird failures.
+	[[ "${HOSTNAME}" == "localhost" ]] && die "Your machine must NOT be named localhost"
+
+	if [[ -z "${MY_DATADIR}" ]] ; then
+		die "Sorry, unable to find MY_DATADIR!"
+	elif [[ -d "${MY_DATADIR}/mysql" ]] ; then
+		ewarn "Looks like your data directory '${MY_DATADIR}' is already initialized!"
+		ewarn "Please rename or delete its content if you wish to initialize a new data directory."
+		die "${PN} data directory at '${MY_DATADIR}' looks already initialized!"
+	fi
+
+	MYSQL_TMPDIR="$(_getoptval mysqld tmpdir "--defaults-file='${MY_SYSCONFDIR}/my.cnf'")"
+	MYSQL_TMPDIR=${MYSQL_TMPDIR%/}
+	# These are dir+prefix
+	MYSQL_LOG_BIN="$(_getoptval mysqld log-bin "--defaults-file='${MY_SYSCONFDIR}/my.cnf'")"
+	MYSQL_LOG_BIN=${MYSQL_LOG_BIN%/*}
+	MYSQL_RELAY_LOG="$(_getoptval mysqld relay-log "--defaults-file='${MY_SYSCONFDIR}/my.cnf'")"
+	MYSQL_RELAY_LOG=${MYSQL_RELAY_LOG%/*}
+
+	# Create missing directories.
+	# Always check if mysql user can write to directory even if we just
+	# created directory because a parent directory might be not
+	# accessible for that user.
+	PID_DIR="${EROOT}/run/mysqld"
+	if [[ ! -d "${PID_DIR}" ]] ; then
+		einfo "Creating ${PN} PID directory '${PID_DIR}' ..."
+		install -d -m 755 -o ${MYSQL_USER} -g ${MYSQL_GROUP} "${PID_DIR}" \
+			|| die "Failed to create PID directory '${PID_DIR}'!"
+	fi
+
+	local _pid_dir_testfile="$(_mktemp_dry "${PID_DIR}/.pkg_config-access-test.XXXXXXXXX")"
+	[[ -z "${_pid_dir_testfile}" ]] \
+		&& die "_mktemp_dry() for '${PID_DIR}/.pkg_config-access-test.XXXXXXXXX' failed!"
+
+	if use prefix ; then
+		touch "${_pid_dir_testfile}" &>/dev/null
+	else
+		su -s /bin/sh -c "touch ${_pid_dir_testfile}" ${MYSQL_USER} &>/dev/null
+	fi
+
+	if [[ $? -ne 0 ]] ; then
+		die "${MYSQL_USER} user cannot write into PID dir '${PID_DIR}'!"
+	else
+		rm "${_pid_dir_testfile}" || die
+		unset _pid_dir_testfile
+	fi
+
+	if [[ ! -d "${MY_DATADIR}" ]] ; then
+		einfo "Creating ${PN} data directory '${MY_DATADIR}' ..."
+		install -d -m 770 -o ${MYSQL_USER} -g ${MYSQL_GROUP} "${MY_DATADIR}" \
+			|| die "Failed to create ${PN} data directory '${MY_DATADIR}'!"
+	fi
+
+	local _my_datadir_testfile="$(_mktemp_dry "${MY_DATADIR}/.pkg_config-access-test.XXXXXXXXX")"
+	[[ -z "${_my_datadir_testfile}" ]] \
+		&& die "_mktemp_dry() for '${MY_DATADIR}/.pkg_config-access-test.XXXXXXXXX' failed!"
+
+	if use prefix ; then
+		touch "${_my_datadir_testfile}" &>/dev/null
+	else
+		su -s /bin/sh -c "touch ${_my_datadir_testfile}" ${MYSQL_USER} &>/dev/null
+	fi
+
+	if [[ $? -ne 0 ]] ; then
+		die "${MYSQL_USER} user cannot write into data directory '${MY_DATADIR}'!"
+	else
+		rm "${_my_datadir_testfile}" || die
+		unset _my_datadir_testfile
+	fi
+
+	if [[ -n "${MYSQL_TMPDIR}" && ! -d "${MYSQL_TMPDIR}" ]] ; then
+		einfo "Creating ${PN} tmpdir '${MYSQL_TMPDIR}' ..."
+		install -d -m 770 -o ${MYSQL_USER} -g ${MYSQL_GROUP} "${MYSQL_TMPDIR}" \
+			|| die "Failed to create ${PN} tmpdir '${MYSQL_TMPDIR}'!"
+	fi
+
+	if [[ -z "${MYSQL_TMPDIR}" ]] ; then
+		MYSQL_TMPDIR="$(_mktemp_dry "${EROOT}/tmp/mysqld-tmp.XXXXXXXXX")"
+		[[ -z "${MYSQL_TMPDIR}" ]] \
+			&& die "_mktemp_dry() for '${MYSQL_TMPDIR}' failed!"
+
+		mkdir "${MYSQL_TMPDIR}" || die
+		chown ${MYSQL_USER} "${MYSQL_TMPDIR}" || die
+	fi
+
+	# Now we need to test MYSQL_TMPDIR...
+	local _my_tmpdir_testfile="$(_mktemp_dry "${MYSQL_TMPDIR}/.pkg_config-access-test.XXXXXXXXX")"
+	[[ -z "${_my_tmpdir_testfile}" ]] \
+		&& die "_mktemp_dry() for '${MYSQL_TMPDIR}/.pkg_config-access-test.XXXXXXXXX' failed!"
+
+	if use prefix ; then
+		touch "${_my_tmpdir_testfile}" &>/dev/null
+	else
+		su -s /bin/sh -c "touch ${_my_tmpdir_testfile}" ${MYSQL_USER} &>/dev/null
+	fi
+
+	if [[ $? -ne 0 ]] ; then
+		die "${MYSQL_USER} user cannot write into tmpdir '${MYSQL_TMPDIR}'!"
+	else
+		rm "${_my_tmpdir_testfile}" || die
+		unset _my_tmpdir_testfile
+	fi
+
+	if [[ -n "${MYSQL_LOG_BIN}" && ! -d "${MYSQL_LOG_BIN}" ]] ; then
+		einfo "Creating ${PN} log-bin directory '${MYSQL_LOG_BIN}' ..."
+		install -d -m 770 -o ${MYSQL_USER} -g ${MYSQL_GROUP} "${MYSQL_LOG_BIN}" \
+			|| die "Failed to create ${PN} log-bin directory '${MYSQL_LOG_BIN}'"
+	fi
+
+	if [[ -n "${MYSQL_LOG_BIN}" ]] ; then
+		local _my_logbin_testfile="$(_mktemp_dry "${MYSQL_LOG_BIN}/.pkg_config-access-test.XXXXXXXXX")"
+		[[ -z "${_my_logbin_testfile}" ]] \
+			&& die "_mktemp_dry() for '${MYSQL_LOG_BIN}/.pkg_config-access-test.XXXXXXXXX' failed!"
+
+		if use prefix ; then
+			touch "${_my_logbin_testfile}" &>/dev/null
+		else
+			su -s /bin/sh -c "touch ${_my_logbin_testfile}" ${MYSQL_USER} &>/dev/null
+		fi
+
+		if [[ $? -ne 0 ]] ; then
+			die "${MYSQL_USER} user cannot write into log-bin directory '${MYSQL_LOG_BIN}'!"
+		else
+			rm "${_my_logbin_testfile}" || die
+			unset _my_logbin_testfile
+		fi
+	fi
+
+	if [[ -n "${MYSQL_RELAY_LOG}" && ! -d "${MYSQL_RELAY_LOG}" ]] ; then
+		einfo "Creating ${PN} relay-log directory '${MYSQL_RELAY_LOG}' ..."
+		install -d -m 770 -o ${MYSQL_USER} -g ${MYSQL_GROUP} "${MYSQL_RELAY_LOG}" \
+			|| die "Failed to create ${PN} relay-log directory '${MYSQL_RELAY_LOG}'!"
+	fi
+
+	if [[ -n "${MYSQL_RELAY_LOG}" ]] ; then
+		local _my_relaylog_testfile="$(_mktemp_dry "${MYSQL_RELAY_LOG}/.pkg_config-access-test.XXXXXXXXX")"
+		[[ -z "${_my_relaylog_testfile}" ]] \
+			&& die "_mktemp_dry() for '${MYSQL_RELAY_LOG}/.pkg_config-access-test.XXXXXXXXX' failed!"
+
+		if use prefix ; then
+			touch "${_my_relaylog_testfile}" &>/dev/null
+		else
+			su -s /bin/sh -c "touch ${_my_relaylog_testfile}" ${MYSQL_USER} &>/dev/null
+		fi
+
+		if [[ $? -ne 0 ]] ; then
+			die "${MYSQL_USER} user cannot write into relay-log directory '${MYSQL_RELAY_LOG}'!"
+		else
+			rm "${_my_relaylog_testfile}" || die
+			unset _my_relaylog_testfile
+		fi
+	fi
+
+	local mysql_install_log="$(_mktemp_dry "${MYSQL_TMPDIR}/install_db.XXXXXXXXX.log")"
+	if [[ -z "${mysql_install_log}" ]] ; then
+		die "_mktemp_dry() for '${MYSQL_TMPDIR}/install_db.XXXXXXXXX.log' failed!"
+	else
+		# make sure file is writable for MYSQL_USER...
+		touch "${mysql_install_log}" || die
+		chown ${MYSQL_USER} "${mysql_install_log}" || die
+	fi
+
+	local mysqld_logfile="$(_mktemp_dry "${MYSQL_TMPDIR}/install_mysqld.XXXXXXXXX.log")"
+	if [[ -z "${mysqld_logfile}" ]] ; then
+		die "_mktemp_dry() for '${MYSQL_TMPDIR}/install_mysqld.XXXXXXXXX.log' failed!"
+	else
+		# make sure file is writable for MYSQL_USER...
+		touch "${mysqld_logfile}" || die
+		chown ${MYSQL_USER} "${mysqld_logfile}" || die
+	fi
+
+	echo ""
+	einfo "Detected settings:"
+	einfo "=================="
+	einfo "MySQL User:\t\t\t\t${MYSQL_USER}"
+	einfo "MySQL Group:\t\t\t\t${MYSQL_GROUP}"
+	einfo "MySQL DATA directory:\t\t${MY_DATADIR}"
+	einfo "MySQL TMP directory:\t\t\t${MYSQL_TMPDIR}"
+
+	if [[ -n "${MYSQL_LOG_BIN}" ]] ; then
+		einfo "MySQL Binary Log File location:\t${MYSQL_LOG_BIN}"
+	fi
+
+	if [[ -n "${MYSQL_RELAY_LOG}" ]] ; then
+		einfo "MySQL Relay Log File location:\t${MYSQL_RELAY_LOG}"
+	fi
+
+	einfo "PID DIR:\t\t\t\t${PID_DIR}"
+	einfo "Install db log:\t\t\t${mysql_install_log}"
+	einfo "Install server log:\t\t\t${mysqld_logfile}"
+
+	if [[ -z "${MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD}" ]] ; then
+		local tmp_mysqld_password_source=
+
+		for tmp_mysqld_password_source in mysql client ; do
+			einfo "Trying to get password for mysql 'root' user from '${tmp_mysqld_password_source}' section ..."
+			MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD="$(_getoptval "${tmp_mysqld_password_source}" password)"
+			if [[ -n "${MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD}" ]] ; then
+				if [[ ${MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD} == *$'\n'* ]] ; then
+					ewarn "Ignoring password from '${tmp_mysqld_password_source}' section due to newline character (do you have multiple password options set?)!"
+					MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=
+					continue
+				fi
+
+				einfo "Found password in '${tmp_mysqld_password_source}' section!"
+				break
+			fi
+		done
+
+		# Sometimes --show is required to display passwords in some implementations of my_print_defaults
+		if [[ "${MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD}" == '*****' ]] ; then
+			MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD="$(_getoptval "${tmp_mysqld_password_source}" password --show)"
+		fi
+
+		unset tmp_mysqld_password_source
+	fi
+
+	if [[ -z "${MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD}" ]] ; then
+		local pwd1="a"
+		local pwd2="b"
+
+		echo
+		einfo "No password for mysql 'root' user was specified via environment"
+		einfo "variable MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD and no password was found in config"
+		einfo "file like '${HOME}/.my.cnf'."
+		einfo "To continue please provide a password for the mysql 'root' user"
+		einfo "now on console:"
+		ewarn "NOTE: Please avoid [\"'\\_%] characters in the password!"
+		read -rsp "    >" pwd1 ; echo
+
+		einfo "Retype the password"
+		read -rsp "    >" pwd2 ; echo
+
+		if [[ "x$pwd1" != "x$pwd2" ]] ; then
+			die "Passwords are not the same!"
+		fi
+
+		MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD="${pwd1}"
+		unset pwd1 pwd2
+
+		echo
+	fi
+
+	local -a mysqld_options
+
+	# Fix bug 446200. Don't reference host my.cnf, needs to come first,
+	# see http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=31312
+	use prefix && mysqld_options+=( "--defaults-file='${MY_SYSCONFDIR}/my.cnf'" )
+
+	# Figure out which options we need to disable to do the setup
+	local helpfile="${TMPDIR}/mysqld-help"
+	"${EROOT}/usr/sbin/mysqld" --verbose --help >"${helpfile}" 2>/dev/null
+
+	local opt optexp optfull
+	for opt in host-cache name-resolve networking slave-start \
+		federated ssl log-bin relay-log slow-query-log external-locking \
+		log-slave-updates \
+	; do
+		optexp="--(skip-)?${opt}" optfull="--loose-skip-${opt}"
+		grep -E -sq -- "${optexp}" "${helpfile}" && mysqld_options+=( "${optfull}" )
+	done
+
+	# Prepare timezones, see
+	# https://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/time-zone-support.html
+	local tz_sql="$(_mktemp_dry "${MYSQL_TMPDIR}/tz.XXXXXXXXX.sql")"
+	[[ -z "${tz_sql}" ]] \
+		&& die "_mktemp_dry() for '${MYSQL_TMPDIR}/tz.XXXXXXXXX.sql' failed!"
+
+	echo "USE mysql;" >"${tz_sql}"
+	"${EROOT}/usr/bin/mysql_tzinfo_to_sql" "${EROOT}/usr/share/zoneinfo" >> "${tz_sql}" 2>/dev/null
+	if [[ $? -ne 0 ]] ; then
+		die "mysql_tzinfo_to_sql failed!"
+	fi
+
+	# --initialize-insecure will not set root password
+	# --initialize would set a random one in the log which we don't need as we set it ourselves
+	local cmd=(
+		"${mysqld_binary}"
+		"${mysqld_options[@]}"
+		"--initialize-insecure"
+		"--init-file='${tz_sql}'"
+		"--basedir='${EROOT}/usr'"
+		"--datadir='${MY_DATADIR}'"
+		"--tmpdir='${MYSQL_TMPDIR}'"
+		"--log-error='${mysql_install_log}'"
+		"--user=${MYSQL_USER}"
+	)
+
+	einfo "Initializing ${PN} data directory: ${cmd[@]}"
+	eval "${cmd[@]}" >>"${mysql_install_log}" 2>&1
+
+	if [[ $? -ne 0 ]] ; then
+		grep -B5 -A999 -iE "(Aborting|ERROR|errno)" "${mysql_install_log}" 1>&2
+		die "Failed to initialize ${PN} data directory. Please review '${mysql_install_log}'!"
+	fi
+
+	rm "${tz_sql}" || die
+
+	local x=${RANDOM}
+	local socket="${EROOT}${PID_DIR}/mysqld${x}.sock"
+	local pidfile="${EROOT}${PID_DIR}/mysqld${x}.pid"
+	unset x
+
+	cmd=(
+		"${mysqld_binary}"
+		"${mysqld_options[@]}"
+		"--basedir='${EROOT}/usr'"
+		"--datadir='${MY_DATADIR}'"
+		"--tmpdir='${MYSQL_TMPDIR}'"
+		--max_allowed_packet=8M
+		--net_buffer_length=16K
+		"--socket='${socket}'"
+		"--pid-file='${pidfile}'"
+		"--log-error='${mysqld_logfile}'"
+		"--user=${MYSQL_USER}"
+	)
+
+	einfo "Starting mysqld to finalize initialization: ${cmd[@]}"
+	eval "${cmd[@]}" >>"${mysqld_logfile}" 2>&1 &
+
+	echo -n "Waiting for mysqld to accept connections "
+	local maxtry=15
+	while [[ ! -S "${socket}" && "${maxtry}" -gt 1 ]] ; do
+		maxtry=$((${maxtry}-1))
+		echo -n "."
+		sleep 1
+	done
+
+	if [[ -S "${socket}" ]] ; then
+		# Even with a socket we don't know if mysqld will abort
+		# start due to an error so just wait a little bit more...
+		maxtry=5
+		while [[ -S "${socket}" && "${maxtry}" -gt 1 ]] ; do
+			maxtry=$((${maxtry}-1))
+			echo -n "."
+			sleep 1
+		done
+	fi
+
+	echo
+
+	if [[ ! -S "${socket}" ]] ; then
+		grep -B5 -A999 -iE "(Aborting|ERROR|errno)" "${mysqld_logfile}" 1>&2
+		die "mysqld was unable to start from initialized data directory. Please review '${mysqld_logfile}'!"
+	fi
+
+	local mysql_logfile="${TMPDIR}/set_root_pw.log"
+	touch "${mysql_logfile}" || die
+
+	ebegin "Setting root password"
+	# Do this from memory, as we don't want clear text passwords in temp files
+	local sql="ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '${MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD}'"
+	cmd=(
+		"${mysql_binary}"
+		--no-defaults
+		"--socket='${socket}'"
+		-hlocalhost
+		"-e \"${sql}\""
+	)
+	eval "${cmd[@]}" >"${mysql_logfile}" 2>&1
+	local rc=$?
+	eend ${rc}
+
+	if [[ ${rc} -ne 0 ]] ; then
+		# Poor man's solution which tries to avoid having password
+		# in log.  NOTE: sed can fail if user didn't follow advice
+		# and included character which will require escaping...
+		sed -i -e "s/${MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD}/*****/" "${mysql_logfile}" 2>/dev/null
+
+		grep -B5 -A999 -iE "(Aborting|ERROR|errno)" "${mysql_logfile}"
+		die "Failed to set ${PN} root password. Please review '${mysql_logfile}'!"
+	fi
+
+	# Stop the server
+	if [[ -f "${pidfile}" ]] && pgrep -F "${pidfile}" &>/dev/null ; then
+		echo -n "Stopping the server "
+		pkill -F "${pidfile}" &>/dev/null
+
+		maxtry=10
+		while [[ -f "${pidfile}" ]] && pgrep -F "${pidfile}" &>/dev/null ; do
+			maxtry=$((${maxtry}-1))
+			echo -n "."
+			sleep 1
+		done
+
+		echo
+
+		if [[ -f "${pidfile}" ]] && pgrep -F "${pidfile}" &>/dev/null ; then
+			# We somehow failed to stop server.
+			# However, not a fatal error. Just warn the user.
+			ewarn "WARNING: mysqld[$(cat "${pidfile}")] is still running!"
+		fi
+	fi
+
+	einfo "${PN} data directory at '${MY_DATADIR}' successfully initialized!"
+}