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+#ifndef foodexechfoo
+#define foodexechfoo
+
+/* $Id: exec.h 4 2003-08-10 19:56:53Z lennart $ */
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of libdaemon.
+ *
+ * libdaemon is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * libdaemon is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with libdaemon; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA.
+ */
+
+/** \file
+ *
+ * Contains a robust API for running sub processes with STDOUT and
+ * STDERR redirected to syslog
+ */
+
+/** If this variable is defined to 1 iff daemon_pid_file_kill_wait() is supported.*/
+#define DAEMON_EXEC_AVAILABLE 1
+
+/** Run the specified executable with the specified arguments in the
+ * specified directory and return the return value of the program in
+ * the specified pointer. The calling process is blocked until the
+ * child finishes, alls child output (either STDOUT or STDIN) is
+ * written to syslog.
+ * 
+ * @param dir Working directory for the process.
+ * @param ret A pointer to an integer to write the return value of the program to.
+ * @param prog The path to the executable
+ * @param ... The arguments to be passed to the program, followed by a (char *) NULL
+ * @return Nonzero on failure, zero on success
+ */
+int daemon_exec(const char *dir, int *ret, const char *prog, ...);
+
+#endif