1 { Copyright (C) 2005 Bas Steendijk and Peter Green
2 For conditions of distribution and use, see copyright notice in zlib_license.txt
3 which is included in the package
4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- }
9 procedure dofork(const programname:string);
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11 function checkpid(const filename:string):boolean;
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12 procedure deletepid;
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20 baseunix,unix,unixutil,
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24 {$include unixstuff.inc}
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33 procedure dofork(const programname:string);
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37 //writeln('dofork entered');
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38 //if (paramstr(1) = 'foreground') or (paramstr(1)='debug') then exit; {no fork}
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40 if a = 0 then exit; {i'm the child}
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42 writeln('failed to run in background, try "'+programname+' foreground" if it doesnt work otherwise');
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46 halt; {i'm the parent}
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56 //debugout(filename);
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57 assignfile(pidfile,filename);
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59 {opening file to get a fd for it. can't rewrite because a lock appears to allow the rewrite}
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60 {$i-}reset(pidfile);{$i+}
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61 if ioresult <> 0 then begin
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62 {$i-}rewrite(pidfile);{$i+}
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63 if ioresult <> 0 then exit;
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66 handle := getfs(pidfile);
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68 //debugout('got handle');
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69 {check if locking is possible: it's not if other process still runs}
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71 if not flock(handle,LOCK_EX or LOCK_NB)
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73 if flock(handle,LOCK_EX or LOCK_NB) <> 0
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76 //debugout('failed to lock pid file');
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81 {lock again because the rewrite removes the lock}
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83 if not flock(handle,LOCK_EX or LOCK_NB)
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85 if flock(handle,LOCK_EX or LOCK_NB) <> 0
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87 then raise exception.create('flock failed '+inttostr(linuxerror));
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88 pidfilename := filename;
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95 writeln(pidfile,getpid);
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99 procedure deletepid;
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101 if pidfilename = '' then exit;
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104 closefile(pidfile);
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