--- deliantra/server/common/utils.C	2007/01/01 13:31:46	1.35
+++ deliantra/server/common/utils.C	2007/01/15 02:42:15	1.38
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /*
     CrossFire, A Multiplayer game for X-windows
 
+    Copyright (C) 2005, 2006, 2007 Marc Lehmann & Crossfire+ Development Team
     Copyright (C) 2002 Mark Wedel & Crossfire Development Team
     Copyright (C) 1992 Frank Tore Johansen
 
@@ -25,12 +26,17 @@
  * General convenience functions for crossfire.
  */
 
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+
 #include <global.h>
 #include <funcpoint.h>
 #include <material.h>
 
-#include <sys/time.h>
-#include <time.h>
 #include <glib.h>
 
 /*
@@ -545,6 +551,18 @@
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+void
+fork_abort (const char *msg)
+{
+  if (!fork ())
+    {
+      signal (SIGABRT, SIG_DFL);
+      abort ();
+    }
+
+  LOG (llevError, "fork abort: %s\n", msg);
+}
+
 void *salloc_ (int n) throw (std::bad_alloc)
 {
   void *ptr = g_slice_alloc (n);