From f3e4c6dede35665081cba94599a1b0f072a1f15d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nick Bolton <nick@synergy-project.org>
Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2010 17:58:45 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Fixed issue 497

---
 lib/synergy/CApp.cpp       | 15 ++++++++++++++-
 lib/synergy/CServerApp.cpp |  9 ---------
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/synergy/CApp.cpp b/lib/synergy/CApp.cpp
index 709e9bd1..3ab793e9 100644
--- a/lib/synergy/CApp.cpp
+++ b/lib/synergy/CApp.cpp
@@ -173,7 +173,20 @@ CApp::parseArgs(int argc, const char* const* argv, int& i)
 	// parse options
 	for (i = 1; i < argc; ++i) {
 
-		if (parseArg(argc, argv, i)) {
+	#if SYSAPI_WIN32
+		// suggest that user installs as a windows service. when launched as 
+		// service, process should automatically detect that it should run in
+		// daemon mode.
+		if (argsBase().m_daemon) {
+			LOG((CLOG_ERR 
+				"The --daemon argument is not supported on Windows. "
+				"Instead, install %s as a service (--service install).", 
+				argsBase().m_pname));
+			m_bye(kExitArgs);
+		}
+	#endif
+
+		else if (parseArg(argc, argv, i)) {
 			continue;
 		}
 
diff --git a/lib/synergy/CServerApp.cpp b/lib/synergy/CServerApp.cpp
index 2db1af73..32c888d0 100644
--- a/lib/synergy/CServerApp.cpp
+++ b/lib/synergy/CServerApp.cpp
@@ -128,15 +128,6 @@ CServerApp::parseArgs(int argc, const char* const* argv)
 		m_bye(kExitArgs);
 	}
 
-#if SYSAPI_WIN32
-	// if user wants to run as daemon, but process not launched from service launcher...
-	if (args().m_daemon && !CArchMiscWindows::wasLaunchedAsService()) {
-		LOG((CLOG_ERR "cannot launch as daemon if process not started through "
-			"service host (use '--service start' argument instead)"));
-		m_bye(kExitArgs);
-	}
-#endif
-
 	// set log filter
 	if (!CLOG->setFilter(args().m_logFilter)) {
 		LOG((CLOG_PRINT "%s: unrecognized log level `%s'" BYE,