the binlog support until something can be done to fix it properly. "The real problem here is that no application should ever include sql_common.h or try to execute, the internal to libmysql functions, simple_command() or advanced_command() directly. The primary reason for this is that these functions are not safe for internal API or structure changes and may cause applications crashes between even minor versions of libmysql.a" https://bugs.launchpad.net/mydumper/+bug/1316001 ok giovanni@