--- tac_plus.c.F4.0.4.15	2007-12-13 11:18:39.000000000 -0800
+++ tac_plus.c	2008-06-13 13:12:14.000000000 -0700
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 int parse_only	       = 0; /* exit after verbose parsing */
 int childpid	       = 1; /* child pid, global for unlink(PIDFILE) */
 int single	       = 0; /* single thread (for debugging) */
-int opt_G;			/* foreground */
+int opt_G	       = 0; /* foreground */
 int wtmpfd	       = 0; /* for wtmp file logging */
 char *wtmpfile	       = NULL;
 char *bind_address     = NULL;
@@ -396,7 +396,6 @@
 
 	    if (debug)
 		report(LOG_DEBUG, "Backgrounded");
-	}
 
 #ifndef REAPCHILD
 #if SETPGRP_VOID
@@ -434,19 +433,21 @@
 	    signal(SIGCHLD, SIG_IGN);
 #endif /* REAPCHILD */
 
-	/*
-	 * after forking to disassociate; make sure we know we're the mother
-	 * so that we remove our pid file upon exit in die().
-	 */
-	childpid = 1;
-
-	closelog(); /* some systems require this */
-
-	for (c = 0; c < getdtablesize(); c++)
-	    (void) close(c);
-
-	/* make sure we can still log to syslog now we've closed everything */
-	open_logfile();
+	    /*
+	     * after forking to disassociate; make sure we know we're the mother
+	     * so that we remove our pid file upon exit in die().
+	     */
+	    childpid = 1;
+
+	    closelog(); /* some systems require this */
+
+	    for (c = 0; c < getdtablesize(); c++)
+	        (void) close(c);
+
+	    /* make sure we can still log to syslog now we've closed
+	     * everything */
+	    open_logfile();
+	}
     }
 
     ostream = NULL;
@@ -707,7 +708,8 @@
 		" [-w <whologfile>]"
 #endif
 		"\n");
-    fprintf(stderr, "\t-g\tsingle thread mode\n"
+    fprintf(stderr, "\t-G\tstay in foreground; don't detach from tty\n"
+		"\t-g\tsingle thread mode\n"
 		"\t-h\tdisplay this message\n"
 		"\t-i\tinetd mode\n"
 		"\t-L\tlookup peer addresses for logs\n"