#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <sys/wait.h>
#include <sys/ptrace.h>
#include <errno.h>

#define RET_FAILURE -1

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
char **args=&argv[1];
char *tracer = getenv("_tracer");
extern char **environ;
int child_traces;

	if (tracer && strcmp(tracer, "parent") == 0) {
		child_traces = 0;
	} else if (tracer && strcmp(tracer, "child") == 0) {
		child_traces = 1;
	} else {
		fprintf(stderr, "No/invalid _tracer in environ\n");
		return RET_FAILURE;
	}

//fprintf(stderr, "helper traces %d\n", child_traces);
	/* keep behavior of ptrace.c child and wait parent to continue */
	if (raise(SIGSTOP) != 0){
		perror("FAIL: helper SIGSTOP itself failed -");
		return errno;
	}


	if (child_traces == 1) {
		if (ptrace(PTRACE_TRACEME, 0, NULL, NULL) == -1){
			perror("FAIL: child/helper ptrace(PTRACE_TRACEME) failed - ");
			return RET_FAILURE;
		}
//fprintf(stderr, "helper stopping ... ");
		if (raise(SIGSTOP) != 0){
			perror("FAIL: child/helper SIGSTOP itself failed -");
			return RET_FAILURE;
		}
//fprintf(stderr, "helper done\n");

	}
	/* ok were stopped, wait for parent to trace (continue) us */

	if (*args) {
		execve(args[0], args, environ);
	} else {
		/* spin forever */
//fprintf(stderr, "helper looper ...\n ");

		for (;;) kill(getpid(), 0);
	}

	return RET_FAILURE;
}