Crude workaround for bug #587170.  There are probably better ways ...


--- mysql-5.1.50/storage/federated/Makefile.am.orig	2010-08-03 19:24:29.000000000 +0200
+++ mysql-5.1.50/storage/federated/Makefile.am	2010-08-20 16:43:51.151715305 +0200
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 ha_federated_la_CXXFLAGS=	$(AM_CXXFLAGS) -DMYSQL_DYNAMIC_PLUGIN
 ha_federated_la_CFLAGS =	$(AM_CFLAGS) -DMYSQL_DYNAMIC_PLUGIN
 ha_federated_la_SOURCES =	ha_federated.cc
+ha_federated_la_LIBADD = ../../mysys/string.o
 
 
 EXTRA_LIBRARIES =	libfederated.a