#! /bin/sh /usr/share/dpatch/dpatch-run

## 50_bootlogd_exitcode.dpatch by Petter Reinholdtsen

##

## All lines beginning with `## DP:' are a description of the patch.

## DP: Make sure bootlogd return non-error exit code when forking off the

## DP: child.  Fixes bug #326640.

@DPATCH@

Index: sysvinit/src/bootlogd.c

===================================================================

--- sysvinit/src/bootlogd.c	(revisjon 56)

+++ sysvinit/src/bootlogd.c	(arbeidskopi)

@@ -523,8 +523,19 @@

 	 *	Fork and write pidfile if needed.

 	 */

 	if (!dontfork) {

-		if (fork())

+		pid_t child_pid = fork();

+		switch (child_pid) {

+		case -1: /* I am parent and the attempt to create a child failed */

+			fprintf(stderr, "bootlogd: fork failed: %s\n",

+				strerror(errno));

 			exit(1);

+			break;

+		case 0: /* I am the child */

+			break;

+		default: /* I am parent and got child's pid */

+			exit(0);

+			break;

+		}

 		setsid();

 	}

 	if (pidfile) {