* src/libvlc.c:

   + start daemon mode before modules are loaded.
   + dummy interface is the default interface when in daemon mode.

src/libvlc.c

@@ -339,6 +339,39 @@ int VLC_Init( int i_object, int i_argc, char *ppsz_argv[] )
     vlc_object_detach( p_help_module );
     /* End hack */
 
+    /* Will be re-done properly later on */
+    p_vlc->p_libvlc->i_verbose = config_GetInt( p_vlc, "verbose" );
+
+    /* Check for daemon mode */
+#ifndef WIN32
+    if( config_GetInt( p_vlc, "daemon" ) )
+    {
+        pid_t i_pid = 0;
+
+        if( ( i_pid = fork() ) < 0 )
+        {
+            msg_Err( p_vlc, "Unable to fork vlc to daemon mode" );
+            b_exit = VLC_TRUE;
+        }
+        else if( i_pid )
+        {
+            /* This is the parent, exit right now */
+            msg_Dbg( p_vlc, "closing parent process" );
+            b_exit = VLC_TRUE;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            /* We are the child */
+            msg_Dbg( p_vlc, "daemon spawned" );
+            close( 0 );
+            close( 1 );
+            close( 2 );
+
+            p_vlc->p_libvlc->b_daemon = VLC_TRUE;
+        }
+    }
+#endif
+
     if( b_exit )
     {
         config_Free( p_help_module );
@@ -571,36 +604,6 @@ int VLC_Init( int i_object, int i_argc, char *ppsz_argv[] )
         p_vlc->pf_memset = memset;
     }
 
-    /* Check for daemon mode */
-    if( config_GetInt( p_vlc, "daemon" ) )
-    {
-        pid_t i_pid = 0;
-        if( ( i_pid = fork() ) < 0 )
-        {
-            msg_Err( p_vlc, "Unable to fork vlc to daemon mode" );
-            exit(1);
-        }
-        else if( i_pid )
-        {
-            /* This is the parent, exit right now */
-            msg_Dbg( p_vlc, "closing parent process" );
-            exit(0);
-        }
-	else
-	{
-            /* we are the child */
-	    msg_Dbg( p_vlc, "we are the child !!!" );
-            close( 0 );
-            close( 1 );
-            close( 2 );
-
-            p_vlc->p_libvlc->b_daemon = VLC_TRUE;
-	    var_Create( p_vlc, "interface", VLC_VAR_STRING | VLC_VAR_DOINHERIT );
-	    var_SetString( p_vlc, "interface", "dummy" );
-    	    VLC_AddIntf( 0, "logger,none", VLC_FALSE, VLC_FALSE );
-	}
-    }
-
     /*
      * Initialize hotkey handling
      */
@@ -704,6 +707,17 @@ int VLC_AddIntf( int i_object, char const *psz_module,
         return VLC_ENOOBJ;
     }
 
+#ifndef WIN32
+    if( p_vlc->p_libvlc->b_daemon && b_block && !psz_module )
+    {
+        /* Daemon mode hack.
+         * We prefer the dummy interface if none is specified. */
+        char *psz_interface = config_GetPsz( p_vlc, "intf" );
+        if( !psz_interface || !*psz_interface ) psz_module = "dummy";
+        if( psz_interface ) free( psz_interface );
+    }
+#endif
+
     /* Try to create the interface */
     p_intf = intf_Create( p_vlc, psz_module ? psz_module : "$intf" );
 

src/libvlc.h

@@ -593,9 +593,9 @@ static char *ppsz_align_descriptions[] =
     "This option allows you to use a plugins cache which will greatly " \
     "improve the start time of VLC.")
 
-#define DAEMON_TEXT N_("Run as daemon proces")
+#define DAEMON_TEXT N_("Run as daemon process")
 #define DAEMON_LONGTEXT N_( \
-     "Runs VLC as a background daemon proces.")
+     "Runs VLC as a background daemon process.")
 
 #define ONEINSTANCE_TEXT N_("Allow only one running instance")
 #define ONEINSTANCE_LONGTEXT N_( \
@@ -976,8 +976,7 @@ vlc_module_begin();
                    PLUGIN_PATH_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
 
 #if !defined(WIN32)
-    add_bool( "daemon", 0, NULL, DAEMON_TEXT,
-              DAEMON_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
+    add_bool( "daemon", 0, NULL, DAEMON_TEXT, DAEMON_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
         change_short('d');
 #endif