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[Ted Gould <ted@xxxxxxxx>]

I was asked, so I thought I'd put the comment here as well. Here's how
you avoid the application lifecycle:

int main (int argc, char * argv[]) {
  pid_d pid = 0;
  if ((pid = fork()) != 0) {
    waitpid(pid);
    return 0;
  |
  setpgid(0,0);

  /* You're free!!!!! */
}

The parent will get stopped and started based on application lifecycle
states but anything in the rest of the main function will be unaffected.

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1358753

Title:
  Applications can escape from lifecycle

Status in Ubuntu Application Launcher:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  Currently in the releases applications can easily escape for the
  lifecycle by creating a new process group. To avoid this we need to
  use cgroups in the application jobs. Currently that is blocked on:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-app-launch/+bug/1357252

  After that lands then we can land a branch to fix this bug. Bug is
  mostly for tracking to ensure we don't miss this going into RTM.

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