Index: winsup/cygwin/external.cc
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/src/winsup/cygwin/external.cc,v
retrieving revision 1.107
diff -u -p -r1.107 external.cc
--- winsup/cygwin/external.cc	21 Sep 2009 02:19:31 -0000	1.107
+++ winsup/cygwin/external.cc	6 Oct 2009 21:50:41 -0000
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ details. */
 #include <iptypes.h>
 
 child_info *get_cygwin_startup_info ();
+static void exit_process (UINT, bool) __attribute__((noreturn));
 
 static winpids pids;
 
@@ -161,6 +162,37 @@ sync_winenv ()
   free (envblock);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Cygwin-specific wrapper for win32 ExitProcess and TerminateProcess.
+ * It ensures that the correct exit code, derived from the specified
+ * status value, will be made available to this process's parent (if
+ * that parent is also a cygwin process). If useTerminateProcess is
+ * true, then TerminateProcess(GetCurrentProcess(),...) will be used;
+ * otherwise, ExitProcess(...) is called.
+ *
+ * Used by startup code for cygwin processes which is linked statically
+ * into applications, and is not part of the cygwin DLL -- which is why
+ * this interface is exposed. "Normal" programs should use ANSI exit(),
+ * ANSI abort(), or POSIX _exit(), rather than this function -- because
+ * calling ExitProcess or TerminateProcess, even through this wrapper,
+ * skips much of the cygwin process cleanup code.
+ */
+static void
+exit_process (UINT status, bool useTerminateProcess)
+{
+  pid_t pid = getpid ();
+  external_pinfo * ep = fillout_pinfo (pid, 1);
+  DWORD dwpid = ep ? ep->dwProcessId : pid;
+  pinfo p (pid, PID_MAP_RW);
+  if ((dwpid == GetCurrentProcessId()) && (p->pid == ep->pid))
+    p.set_exit_code ((DWORD)status);
+  if (useTerminateProcess)
+    TerminateProcess (GetCurrentProcess(), status);
+  /* avoid 'else' clause to silence warning */
+  ExitProcess (status);
+}
+
+
 extern "C" unsigned long
 cygwin_internal (cygwin_getinfo_types t, ...)
 {
@@ -375,6 +407,12 @@ cygwin_internal (cygwin_getinfo_types t,
 	  seterrno(file, line);
 	}
 	break;
+      case CW_EXIT_PROCESS:
+	{
+	  UINT status = va_arg (arg, UINT);
+	  int useTerminateProcess = va_arg (arg, int);
+	  exit_process (status, !!useTerminateProcess); /* no return */
+	}
 
       default:
 	break;
Index: winsup/cygwin/pinfo.cc
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/src/winsup/cygwin/pinfo.cc,v
retrieving revision 1.254
diff -u -p -r1.254 pinfo.cc
--- winsup/cygwin/pinfo.cc	6 Oct 2009 03:39:38 -0000	1.254
+++ winsup/cygwin/pinfo.cc	6 Oct 2009 21:50:41 -0000
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ status_exit (DWORD x)
 
 # define self (*this)
 void
+pinfo::set_exit_code (DWORD x)
+{
+  if (x >= 0xc0000000UL)
+    x = status_exit (x);
+  self->exitcode = EXITCODE_SET | (sigExeced ?: (x & 0xff) << 8);
+}
+
+void
 pinfo::maybe_set_exit_code_from_windows ()
 {
   DWORD x = 0xdeadbeef;
@@ -147,9 +155,7 @@ pinfo::maybe_set_exit_code_from_windows 
 						   process hasn't quite exited
 						   after closing pipe */
       GetExitCodeProcess (hProcess, &x);
-      if (x >= 0xc0000000UL)
-	x = status_exit (x);
-      self->exitcode = EXITCODE_SET | (sigExeced ?: (x & 0xff) << 8);
+      set_exit_code (x);
     }
   sigproc_printf ("pid %d, exit value - old %p, windows %p, cygwin %p",
 		  self->pid, oexitcode, x, self->exitcode);
Index: winsup/cygwin/pinfo.h
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/src/winsup/cygwin/pinfo.h,v
retrieving revision 1.108
diff -u -p -r1.108 pinfo.h
--- winsup/cygwin/pinfo.h	20 Dec 2008 17:32:31 -0000	1.108
+++ winsup/cygwin/pinfo.h	6 Oct 2009 21:50:41 -0000
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ public:
   }
   void exit (DWORD n) __attribute__ ((noreturn, regparm(2)));
   void maybe_set_exit_code_from_windows () __attribute__ ((regparm(1)));
+  void set_exit_code (DWORD n) __attribute__ ((regparm(2)));
   _pinfo *operator -> () const {return procinfo;}
   int operator == (pinfo *x) const {return x->procinfo == procinfo;}
   int operator == (pinfo &x) const {return x.procinfo == procinfo;}
Index: winsup/cygwin/include/cygwin/version.h
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/src/winsup/cygwin/include/cygwin/version.h,v
retrieving revision 1.299
diff -u -p -r1.299 version.h
--- winsup/cygwin/include/cygwin/version.h	26 Sep 2009 21:01:10 -0000	1.299
+++ winsup/cygwin/include/cygwin/version.h	6 Oct 2009 21:50:42 -0000
@@ -368,12 +368,13 @@ details. */
       212: Add and export libstdc++ malloc wrappers.
       213: Export canonicalize_file_name, eaccess, euidaccess.
       214: Export execvpe, fexecve.
+      215: CW_EXIT_PROCESS added.
      */
 
      /* Note that we forgot to bump the api for ualarm, strtoll, strtoull */
 
 #define CYGWIN_VERSION_API_MAJOR 0
-#define CYGWIN_VERSION_API_MINOR 214
+#define CYGWIN_VERSION_API_MINOR 215
 
      /* There is also a compatibity version number associated with the
 	shared memory regions.  It is incremented when incompatible
Index: winsup/cygwin/include/sys/cygwin.h
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/src/winsup/cygwin/include/sys/cygwin.h,v
retrieving revision 1.80
diff -u -p -r1.80 cygwin.h
--- winsup/cygwin/include/sys/cygwin.h	7 Jul 2009 20:12:44 -0000	1.80
+++ winsup/cygwin/include/sys/cygwin.h	6 Oct 2009 21:50:42 -0000
@@ -142,7 +142,8 @@ typedef enum
     CW_CYGTLS_PADSIZE,
     CW_SET_DOS_FILE_WARNING,
     CW_SET_PRIV_KEY,
-    CW_SETERRNO
+    CW_SETERRNO,
+    CW_EXIT_PROCESS
   } cygwin_getinfo_types;
 
 #define CW_NEXTPID	0x80000000	/* or with pid to get next one */