diff -r -u -p src/cygstart/cygstart.c newsrc/cygstart/cygstart.c
--- src/cygstart/cygstart.c	2008-09-04 22:49:41.000000000 +0100
+++ newsrc/cygstart/cygstart.c	2008-09-04 23:04:52.000000000 +0100
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@
     if (file)
         free(file);
 
-    return (ret ? 0 : 1);
+    return ret;
 }
 
 /* Start a program, or open a file or URL, using Cygwin POSIX paths */
@@ -454,10 +454,10 @@
         int ret = (int) ShellExecute(NULL, action, aPath, args, workDir, show);
         
         if (ret >= 32) {
-            return TRUE;
+            return 0;
         } else {
             fprintf(stderr, "Unable to start '%s': %s\n", aPath, startError(ret));
-            return FALSE;
+            return 1;
         }
     } else {
         SHELLEXECUTEINFO sei;
@@ -474,21 +474,26 @@
         if (!ShellExecuteEx(&sei)) {
             if (((int) sei.hInstApp) < 32) {
                 fprintf(stderr, "Unable to start '%s': %s\n", aPath, startError((int) sei.hInstApp));
-                return FALSE;
+                return 1;
             } else {
                 fprintf(stderr, "Unable to start '%s': ", aPath);
                 printLastError(stderr);
                 fprintf(stderr, "\n");
-                return FALSE;
+                return 1;
             }
         }
         
         if (sei.hProcess) {
+            DWORD code;
             WaitForSingleObject(sei.hProcess, INFINITE);
+            if (!GetExitCodeProcess(sei.hProcess, &code)) {
+                code = 1;
+            }
             CloseHandle(sei.hProcess);
+            return (int) code;
         }
         
-        return TRUE;
+        return 0;
     }
 }