chef mysql issues

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  [Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:51:58 -0700] INFO: Processing gem_package[mysql] action install (mysql::client line 50)
  NOTE: Gem.source_index is deprecated, use Specification. It will be removed on or after 2011-11-01.
  Gem.source_index called from /opt/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.10.2/bin/../lib/chef/provider/package/rubygems.rb:202.
  NOTE: Gem::SourceIndex#search is deprecated with no replacement. It will be removed on or after 2011-11-01.
  Gem::SourceIndex#search called from /opt/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/chef-0.10.2/bin/../lib/chef/provider/package/rubygems.rb:76.
and then fails with:
  [Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:52:02 -0700] FATAL: Chef::Exceptions::ShellCommandFailed: execute[mysql-install-privileges] (mysql::server line 136) had an error: Expected process to exit 0, but it exited with 1
  ---- Begin output of /usr/bin/mysql -u root -p"B0MAn1h8e3LFoV_4iDzA" < /etc/mysql/grants.sql ----
  STDOUT:
  STDERR: ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)
  ---- End output of /usr/bin/mysql -u root -p"B0MAn1h8e3LFoV_4iDzA" < /etc/mysql/grants.sql ----
  Ran /usr/bin/mysql -u root -p"B0MAn1h8e3LFoV_4iDzA" < /etc/mysql/grants.sql returned 1

that is, maybe mysql isn't up yet when it tries to set the root password.

there's a note about it here:
  https://github.com/xforty/vagrant-drupal/issues/11
there's a horrible fix here:
  https://github.com/everm1nd/mysql/commit/ac54f071eddd5b73f651413b5f001444a374210d