Change apr_proc_detach to take a parameter that can enable/disable automatic

forking (aka, to "daemonize").

Detailed explanation: If we are only interested in detaching from the
controlling terminal, then we are only interested in creating a new
process group (or creating a new session, which implicitly creates a
new process group). In order to do so, we must _NOT_ already be
a process group leader. The only way to ensure that is true, we normally
will call fork() and allow the parent to exit, ensuring that the child
is at least a child of a process group leader (and not one itself).

Doing this by default prevents some process-watching tools from working
with Apache. Therefore, when calling apr_proc_detach with
APR_PROC_DETACH_FOREGROUND, the caller is taking responsibility
for _NOT_ being a process group leader, which is guaranteed by
such process management tools.

[A similiar patch was originally submitted Jos and later modifed by Aaron.]

Obtained from:  Jos Backus <josb@cncdsl.com>
Submitted by:	Aaron Bannert


git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/apr/apr/trunk@63044 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68

1 files changed, 14 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/threadproc/unix/procsup.c b/threadproc/unix/procsup.c
index b96cb48ec..391f803bd 100644
--- a/threadproc/unix/procsup.c
+++ b/threadproc/unix/procsup.c
@@ -54,24 +54,28 @@
 
 #include "threadproc.h"
 
-APR_DECLARE(apr_status_t) apr_proc_detach(void)
+APR_DECLARE(apr_status_t) apr_proc_detach(int daemonize)
 {
     int x;
     pid_t pgrp;
 
     chdir("/");
 #if !defined(MPE) && !defined(OS2) && !defined(TPF) && !defined(BEOS)
-/* Don't detach for MPE because child processes can't survive the death of
-   the parent. */
-    if ((x = fork()) > 0)
-        exit(0);
-    else if (x == -1) {
-        perror("fork");
-        fprintf(stderr, "unable to fork new process\n");
-        exit(1);  /* we can't do anything here, so just exit. */
+    /* Don't detach for MPE because child processes can't survive the death of
+     * the parent. */
+    if (daemonize) {
+	    if ((x = fork()) > 0) {
+	        exit(0);
+        }
+	    else if (x == -1) {
+	        perror("fork");
+	        fprintf(stderr, "unable to fork new process\n");
+	        exit(1);  /* we can't do anything here, so just exit. */
+	    }
+	    /* RAISE_SIGSTOP(DETACH); */
     }
-/*    RAISE_SIGSTOP(DETACH);*/
 #endif
+
 #ifdef HAVE_SETSID
     if ((pgrp = setsid()) == -1) {
         return errno;