Now using daemon() instead of fork() to run VDR in daemon mode

3 files changed, 7 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index 59758469..c8e27dd4 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -1505,3 +1505,6 @@ Alexander Rieger <Alexander.Rieger@inka.de>
 
 Philip Prindeville <philipp_subx@redfish-solutions.com>
  for updates to 'sources.conf'
+
+Enrico Scholz <enrico.scholz@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de>
+ for making VDR use use daemon() instead of fork() to run in daemon mode
diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index fc46afb1..25bc5243 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -3886,6 +3886,7 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
 - The 'sub-title' and 'bottom text' in the CAM menu can now consist of several lines.
 - Improved the CAM enquiry menu.
 
-2005-10-08: Version 1.3.35
+2005-10-09: Version 1.3.35
 
 - Updated 'sources.conf' (thanks to Philip Prindeville).
+- Now using daemon() instead of fork() to run VDR in daemon mode (thanks to Enrico Scholz).
diff --git a/vdr.c b/vdr.c
index 0fab1899..9d84d84e 100644
--- a/vdr.c
+++ b/vdr.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  *
  * The project's page is at http://www.cadsoft.de/vdr
  *
- * $Id: vdr.c 1.217 2005/09/24 13:27:26 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: vdr.c 1.218 2005/10/09 10:01:45 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include <getopt.h>
@@ -370,17 +370,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   // Daemon mode:
 
   if (DaemonMode) {
-     pid_t pid = fork();
-     if (pid < 0) {
+     if (daemon(1, 0) == -1) {
         fprintf(stderr, "%m\n");
         esyslog("ERROR: %m");
         return 2;
         }
-     if (pid != 0)
-        return 0; // initial program immediately returns
-     fclose(stdin);
-     fclose(stdout);
-     fclose(stderr);
      }
   else if (Terminal) {
      // Claim new controlling terminal