minimal init daemon by rich felker, author of musl libc

init.c

#define _XOPEN_SOURCE 700
#include <signal.h>
#include <unistd.h>

int main()
{
	sigset_t set;
	int status;

	if (getpid() != 1) return 1;

	sigfillset(&set);
	sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, &set, 0);

	if (fork()) for (;;) wait(&status);

	sigprocmask(SIG_UNBLOCK, &set, 0);

	setsid();
	setpgid(0, 0);
	return execve("/etc/rc", (char *[]){ "rc", 0 }, (char *[]){ 0 });
}

License?

http://ewontfix.com/14/

... explicitly licensing it under the following terms (standard MIT license)

#include <sys/wait.h> should be added after the third line to stop the warnings.

I concur with ktr in regards to disliking those particular species.

@startredirect wtf r u talking about

i have no words

i have no words

same here.

For those confused, all this code does is:

1. Get the process ID of the current process.
2. If the process ID is not 1, return 1 (error).
3. Fill the signal set with all current signals.
4. Block all signals via the SIG_BLOCK constant.
5. If a fork is successful, wait for the child to exit.
6. Unblock all signals.
7. Set the session ID of the process to the process ID.
8. Execute the /etc/rc script.