From: Daniel Kahn Gillmor <dkg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> This change proposed in util-linux maillist by Damien Wyart in behalf of Daniel Kahn Gillmor. Sami Kerola changed the patch to use option rather than makign the default behavior of the command to change. Reported-by: Damien Wyart <damien.wyart@xxxxxxxxx> Reference: http://markmail.org/message/2z6qh5auk7wjie3l Bug-Debian: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=495881 CC: Daniel Kahn Gillmor <dkg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Sami Kerola <kerolasa@xxxxxx> --- sys-utils/setsid.1 | 5 +++++ sys-utils/setsid.c | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++++----- 2 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/sys-utils/setsid.1 b/sys-utils/setsid.1 index eff7948..da8d648 100644 --- a/sys-utils/setsid.1 +++ b/sys-utils/setsid.1 @@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ runs a program in a new session. .TP \fB\-c\fP, \fB\-\-ctty\fP Set the controlling terminal to the current one. +.TP +\fB\-w\fP, \fB\-\-wait\fP +Wait the execution of the program to end, and return the exit value of +the child as return value of the +.BR setsid . .SH "SEE ALSO" .BR setsid (2) .SH AUTHOR diff --git a/sys-utils/setsid.c b/sys-utils/setsid.c index 756a520..782de82 100644 --- a/sys-utils/setsid.c +++ b/sys-utils/setsid.c @@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ * 2001-01-18 John Fremlin <vii@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> * - fork in case we are process group leader * + * 2008-08-20 Daniel Kahn Gillmor <dkg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> + * - if forked, wait on child process and emit its return code. */ #include <getopt.h> @@ -16,6 +18,8 @@ #include <stdlib.h> #include <unistd.h> #include <sys/ioctl.h> +#include <sys/types.h> +#include <sys/wait.h> #include "c.h" #include "nls.h" @@ -29,8 +33,8 @@ static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE * out) program_invocation_short_name); fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out); - fputs(_(" -c, --ctty set the controlling terminal to the current one\n"), - out); + fputs(_(" -c, --ctty set the controlling terminal to the current one\n"), out); + fputs(_(" -w, --wait wait program to exit, and use the same return\n"), out); fputs(USAGE_HELP, out); fputs(USAGE_VERSION, out); @@ -43,9 +47,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) { int ch; int ctty = 0; + pid_t pid; + int status = 0; static const struct option longopts[] = { {"ctty", no_argument, NULL, 'c'}, + {"wait", no_argument, NULL, 'w'}, {"version", no_argument, NULL, 'V'}, {"help", no_argument, NULL, 'h'}, {NULL, 0, NULL, 0} @@ -56,7 +63,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) textdomain(PACKAGE); atexit(close_stdout); - while ((ch = getopt_long(argc, argv, "+Vhc", longopts, NULL)) != -1) + while ((ch = getopt_long(argc, argv, "+Vhcw", longopts, NULL)) != -1) switch (ch) { case 'V': printf(UTIL_LINUX_VERSION); @@ -64,6 +71,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) case 'c': ctty=1; break; + case 'w': + status = 1; + break; case 'h': usage(stdout); default: @@ -74,7 +84,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) usage(stderr); if (getpgrp() == getpid()) { - switch (fork()) { + pid = fork(); + switch (pid) { case -1: err(EXIT_FAILURE, _("fork")); case 0: @@ -82,7 +93,13 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) break; default: /* parent */ - return 0; + if (!status) + return EXIT_SUCCESS; + if (wait(&status) != pid) + err(EXIT_FAILURE, "wait"); + if (WIFEXITED(status)) + return WEXITSTATUS(status); + err(status, _("child %d did not exit normally"), pid); } } if (setsid() < 0) -- 1.8.3.3 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe util-linux" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
