-perform a proper exit, i.e. make sure that the deinit code can run, by throwing a special exception and actually catching it in the main function.

source/blood/src/config.cpp

@@ -793,7 +793,6 @@ void CONFIG_WriteSetup(uint32_t flags)
 
     OSD_Printf("Wrote %s\n",SetupFilename);
     CONFIG_WriteSettings();
-	G_SaveConfig();
     Bfflush(NULL);
 #endif
 }

source/build/include/compat.h

@@ -652,11 +652,18 @@ static FORCE_INLINE int32_t Blrintf(const float x)
 # define ERRprintf(fmt, ...) fprintf(stderr, fmt, ## __VA_ARGS__)
 #endif
 
-#ifdef DEBUGGINGAIDS
+class ExitEvent : public std::exception
-# define Bexit(status) do { initprintf("exit(%d) at %s:%d in %s()\n", status, __FILE__, __LINE__, EDUKE32_FUNCTION); exit(status); } while (0)
+{
-#else
+	int reason;
-# define Bexit(a) exit(a)// throw(1)
+public:
-#endif
+	ExitEvent(int a) { reason = a; }
+	int Reason() const { return reason; }
+};
+
+inline void Bexit(int a)
+{
+	throw ExitEvent(a);
+}
 
 
 ////////// Standard library monkey patching //////////

source/build/src/sdlayer.cpp

@@ -538,9 +538,6 @@ int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE , HINSTANCE , LPSTR , int )
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 #endif
 {
-	try
-	{
-
 #ifdef _WIN32
 	char* argvbuf;
 	int32_t buildargc =  win_buildargs(&argvbuf);
@@ -597,8 +594,23 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     startwin_open();
 
+	try
+	{
+
 		G_LoadConfig(currentGame);
 		r = gi->app_main(buildargc, (const char**)buildargv);
+	}
+	catch (const std::runtime_error & err)
+	{
+		wm_msgbox("Error", "%s", err.what());
+		return 3;
+	}
+	catch (const ExitEvent & exit)
+	{
+		// Just let the rest of the function execute.
+		r = exit.Reason();
+	}
+	G_SaveConfig();
 
     startwin_close();
 
@@ -607,13 +619,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 #endif
 	return r;
 }
-	catch(std::runtime_error &err)
-	{
-		wm_msgbox("Error", "%s", err.what());
-		return 3;
-	}
-
-}
 
 
 #if SDL_MAJOR_VERSION != 1

source/duke3d/src/config.cpp

@@ -946,7 +946,6 @@ void CONFIG_WriteSetup(uint32_t flags)
 
     OSD_Printf("Wrote %s\n",g_setupFileName);
     CONFIG_WriteSettings();
-	G_SaveConfig();
 	Bfflush(NULL);
 #endif
 }

source/rr/src/config.cpp

@@ -748,7 +748,6 @@ void CONFIG_WriteSetup(uint32_t flags)
 
     OSD_Printf("Wrote %s\n",g_setupFileName);
     CONFIG_WriteSettings();
-	G_SaveConfig();
 	Bfflush(NULL);
 #endif
 }