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diff --git a/package/libdaemon/Config.in b/package/libdaemon/Config.in new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..eb4b619bc4 --- /dev/null +++ b/package/libdaemon/Config.in @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBDAEMON + tristate "libdaemon - A lightweight C library that eases the writing of UNIX daemons" +# default m if CONFIG_DEVEL + default n + help + libdaemon is a lightweight C library that eases the writing of UNIX daemons. + It consists of the following parts: + + * A wrapper around fork() which does the correct daemonization procedure of a process + * A wrapper around syslog() for simpler and compatible log output to Syslog or STDERR + * An API for writing PID files + * An API for serializing UNIX signals into a pipe for usage with select() or poll() + * An API for running subprocesses with STDOUT and STDERR redirected to syslog. + + APIs like these are used in most daemon software available. It is not that + simple to get it done right and code duplication is not a goal. + + + http://0pointer.de/lennart/projects/libdaemon/ + |