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diff --git a/library/test/src/helpers/exit_code.rs b/library/test/src/helpers/exit_code.rs
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+//! Helper module to detect subprocess exit code.
+
+use std::process::ExitStatus;
+
+#[cfg(not(unix))]
+pub fn get_exit_code(status: ExitStatus) -> Result<i32, String> {
+    status.code().ok_or_else(|| "received no exit code from child process".into())
+}
+
+#[cfg(unix)]
+pub fn get_exit_code(status: ExitStatus) -> Result<i32, String> {
+    use std::os::unix::process::ExitStatusExt;
+    match status.code() {
+        Some(code) => Ok(code),
+        None => match status.signal() {
+            Some(signal) => Err(format!("child process exited with signal {signal}")),
+            None => Err("child process exited with unknown signal".into()),
+        },
+    }
+}