daemon / task framework

[Diez B. Roggisch]

Hi,

I need to write some daemons/cronjobs/tasks. These have in common that they
must

- process commandline args
- locate and load a configuration
- setup logging in a robust way
- possibly report status via mails
- possibly manage locks to avoid concurrent running

I can whip up something myself in a few hours, but I wonder if somewhere out
there already some framework exists that I can build upon.

Thanks,

Diez