applying patch from bug 24:
0000024 03-16-05 patch: allow init to set controlling tty
diff --git a/init/Config.in b/init/Config.in
index 521f8fe..a3584aa 100644
--- a/init/Config.in
+++ b/init/Config.in
@@ -43,6 +43,17 @@
If the system has less than one megabyte of total memory, init
will run '/sbin/swapon -a' to add swap memory.
+config CONFIG_FEATURE_INIT_SCTTY
+ bool " Support running commands with a controlling-tty?"
+ default n
+ depends on CONFIG_INIT
+ help
+ If this option is enabled a command starting with hyphen (-)
+ is run in its own session (setsid(2)) and possibly with a
+ controlling tty (TIOCSCTTY). This is not the traditional init
+ behavour, but is often what you want in an embedded system where
+ the console is only accessed during development or for maintenance.
+
config CONFIG_FEATURE_EXTRA_QUIET
bool " Should init be _extra_ quiet on boot?"
default y