--- ./dhcpcd.c.orig	2004-11-05 18:06:47.000000000 -0300
+++ ./dhcpcd.c	2004-11-05 18:17:19.000000000 -0300
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 int		ReplNTPConf	=	1;
 int		SetDomainName	=	0;
 int		SetHostName	=	0;
+int		NoDetach	=	0;
 int             BroadcastResp   =       0;
 time_t          TimeOut         =	DEFAULT_TIMEOUT;
 int 		magic_cookie    =       0;
@@ -145,6 +146,10 @@
 	    s++;
 	    DebugFlag=1;
 	    goto prgs;
+	  case 'a':
+	    s++;
+	    NoDetach=1;
+	    goto prgs;
 	  case 'r':
 	    s++;
 	    BeRFC1541=1;
@@ -325,7 +330,7 @@
           default:
 usage:	    print_version();
 	    fprintf(stderr,
-"Usage: dhcpcd [-dknrBCDHNRSTY] [-l leasetime] [-h hostname] [-t timeout]\n\
+"Usage: dhcpcd [-adknrBCDHNRSTY] [-l leasetime] [-h hostname] [-t timeout]\n\
        [-i vendorClassID] [-I ClientID] [-c filename] [-s [ipaddr]]\n\
        [-w windowsize] [-L ConfigDir] [-G [gateway]] [interface]\n");
 	    exit(1);
@@ -375,9 +380,12 @@
   if ( TestCase ) exit(0);
 #endif
   alarm(0);
-#ifdef DEBUG
+#ifndef DEBUG
+  if ( NoDetach ) {
+#endif
   writePidFile(getpid());
-#else
+#ifndef DEBUG
+  } else {
 #ifdef EMBED
   s=vfork();
 #else
@@ -396,6 +404,7 @@
       (void)dup2(i,STDERR_FILENO);
       if ( i > 2 ) (void)close(i);
     }
+  }
 #endif
   chdir("/");
   do currState=(void *(*)())currState(); while ( currState );