import Prelude
#ifdef __GLASGOW_HASKELL__
-import GHC.Exception
import GHC.IOBase
#endif
#ifdef __HUGS__
-import Hugs.Prelude
-import Hugs.Exception
+import Hugs.Prelude (ExitCode(..))
+import Control.Exception.Base
#endif
#ifdef __NHC__
-- be caught using the functions of "Control.Exception". This means
-- that cleanup computations added with 'Control.Exception.bracket'
-- (from "Control.Exception") are also executed properly on 'exitWith'.
-
+--
+-- Note: in GHC, 'exitWith' should be called from the main program
+-- thread in order to exit the process. When called from another
+-- thread, 'exitWith' will throw an 'ExitException' as normal, but the
+-- exception will not cause the process itself to exit.
+--
#ifndef __NHC__
exitWith :: ExitCode -> IO a
-exitWith ExitSuccess = throwIO (ExitException ExitSuccess)
+exitWith ExitSuccess = throwIO ExitSuccess
exitWith code@(ExitFailure n)
- | n /= 0 = throwIO (ExitException code)
+ | n /= 0 = throwIO code
#ifdef __GLASGOW_HASKELL__
- | otherwise = ioError (IOError Nothing InvalidArgument "exitWith" "ExitFailure 0" Nothing)
+ | otherwise = ioError (IOError Nothing InvalidArgument "exitWith" "ExitFailure 0" Nothing Nothing)
#endif
#endif /* ! __NHC__ */