Check for the program 'mysqld'
let script continue if exists & works
pops up error message if not.
Besides checking existence, this macro also set these environment variables upon completion:
MYSQLD = which mysqld
M4 Source Code
AC_DEFUN([AC_PROG_MYSQLD],[
AC_REQUIRE([AC_EXEEXT])dnl
AC_PATH_PROG(MYSQLD, mysqld$EXEEXT, nocommand)
if test "$MYSQLD" = nocommand; then
AC_MSG_ERROR([mysqld not found in $PATH])
fi;dnl
])