diff -rc ddclient-3.8.0/ddclient ddclient-3.8.0-new/ddclient
*** ddclient-3.8.0/ddclient	2009-01-27 20:14:02.000000000 +0100
--- ddclient-3.8.0-new/ddclient	2009-09-16 12:56:43.720654327 +0200
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*** 307,313 ****
  my %variables = (
      'global-defaults'    => {
  	'daemon'              => setv(T_DELAY, 0, 0, 1, 0,                    interval('60s')),
! 	'file'                => setv(T_FILE,  0, 0, 1, "$etc$program.conf",  undef),
  	'cache'               => setv(T_FILE,  0, 0, 1, "$cachedir$program.cache", undef),
  	'pid'                 => setv(T_FILE,  0, 0, 1, "",                   undef),
  	'proxy'               => setv(T_FQDNP, 0, 0, 1, '',                   undef),
--- 307,314 ----
  my %variables = (
      'global-defaults'    => {
  	'daemon'              => setv(T_DELAY, 0, 0, 1, 0,                    interval('60s')),
!         'foreground'          => setv(T_BOOL,  0, 0, 1, 0,                    undef),	
!         'file'                => setv(T_FILE,  0, 0, 1, "$etc$program.conf",  undef),
  	'cache'               => setv(T_FILE,  0, 0, 1, "$cachedir$program.cache", undef),
  	'pid'                 => setv(T_FILE,  0, 0, 1, "",                   undef),
  	'proxy'               => setv(T_FQDNP, 0, 0, 1, '',                   undef),
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*** 535,540 ****
--- 536,542 ----
      "usage: ${program} [options]",
      "options are:",
      [ "daemon",      "=s", "-daemon delay         : run as a daemon, specify delay as an interval." ],
+     [ "foreground",  "!",  "-foreground           : do not fork" ],
      [ "proxy",       "=s", "-proxy host           : use 'host' as the HTTP proxy" ],
      [ "server",      "=s", "-server host          : update DNS information on 'host'" ],
      [ "protocol",    "=s", "-protocol type        : update protocol used" ],
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*** 623,629 ****
  $SIG{'HUP'}    = sub { $caught_hup  = 1; };
  $SIG{'TERM'}   = sub { $caught_term = 1; };
  $SIG{'KILL'}   = sub { $caught_kill = 1; };
! if (opt('daemon') && !opt('force')) {
      $SIG{'CHLD'}   = 'IGNORE';
      my $pid = fork;
      if ($pid < 0) {
--- 625,634 ----
  $SIG{'HUP'}    = sub { $caught_hup  = 1; };
  $SIG{'TERM'}   = sub { $caught_term = 1; };
  $SIG{'KILL'}   = sub { $caught_kill = 1; };
! # don't fork() if foreground or force is on
! if (opt('foreground') || opt('force')) {
!     ;
! } elsif (opt('daemon')) {
      $SIG{'CHLD'}   = 'IGNORE';
      my $pid = fork;
      if ($pid < 0) {
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*** 633,644 ****
  	exit 0;
      }
      $SIG{'CHLD'}   = 'DEFAULT';
-     $opt{'syslog'} = 1;
      open(STDOUT, ">/dev/null");
      open(STDERR, ">/dev/null");
      open(STDIN,  "</dev/null");
! 
!     write_pid();
  }
  
  umask 077;
--- 638,650 ----
  	exit 0;
      }
      $SIG{'CHLD'}   = 'DEFAULT';
      open(STDOUT, ">/dev/null");
      open(STDERR, ">/dev/null");
      open(STDIN,  "</dev/null");
! }
! if(opt('daemon')) {
!      write_pid();
!     $opt{'syslog'} = 1;
  }
  
  umask 077;
Only in ddclient-3.8.0-new: ddclient~
