Developed in-house, not fed back.
Solaris-specific
plugin_dir option not set correctly in mysqld_safe for 64bit mysql packages

--- a/scripts/mysqld_safe.sh
+++ b/scripts/mysqld_safe.sh
@@ -494,30 +494,6 @@ fi
 parse_arguments `$print_defaults $defaults --loose-verbose mysqld_safe safe_mysqld`
 parse_arguments PICK-ARGS-FROM-ARGV "$@"
 
-
-#
-# Try to find the plugin directory
-#
-
-# Use user-supplied argument
-if [ -n "${PLUGIN_DIR}" ]; then
-  plugin_dir="${PLUGIN_DIR}"
-else
-  # Try to find plugin dir relative to basedir
-  for dir in lib64/mysql/plugin lib64/plugin lib/mysql/plugin lib/plugin
-  do
-    if [ -d "${MY_BASEDIR_VERSION}/${dir}" ]; then
-      plugin_dir="${MY_BASEDIR_VERSION}/${dir}"
-      break
-    fi
-  done
-  # Give up and use compiled-in default
-  if [ -z "${plugin_dir}" ]; then
-    plugin_dir='@pkgplugindir@'
-  fi
-fi
-plugin_dir="${plugin_dir}${PLUGIN_VARIANT}"
-
 # Determine what logging facility to use
 
 # Ensure that 'logger' exists, if it's requested
@@ -760,7 +736,7 @@ fi
 cmd="`mysqld_ld_preload_text`$NOHUP_NICENESS"
 
 for i in  "$ledir/$MYSQLD" "$defaults" "--basedir=$MY_BASEDIR_VERSION" \
-  "--datadir=$DATADIR" "--plugin-dir=$plugin_dir" "$USER_OPTION"
+  "--datadir=$DATADIR" "${PLUGIN_DIR:+--plugin-dir="$PLUGIN_DIR"}" "$USER_OPTION"
 do
   cmd="$cmd "`shell_quote_string "$i"`
 done