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diff --git a/winsup/mingw/samples/dlltest/loadexe.c b/winsup/mingw/samples/dlltest/loadexe.c
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+/*
+ * This program attempts to load expexe.exe dynamically, get the address of the
+ * ExportedFromExe function, and then call it.
+ *
+ * This example DOES NOT WORK! I don't know exactly what can be done, but
+ * it simply seems that LoadLibrary refuses to load executables.
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <windows.h>
+
+int (*ExportedFromExe)();
+
+int main()
+{
+	HINSTANCE	hDll;
+	int i, j, k;
+
+	hDll = LoadLibrary ("expexe.exe");
+	if (!hDll)
+	{
+		printf ("Error %d loading exe.\n", GetLastError());
+		exit (-1);
+	}
+
+	if (!(ExportedFromExe = GetProcAddress (hDll, "ExportedFromExe")))
+	{
+		printf ("Error %d getting ExportedFromExe function.\n",
+			GetLastError());
+		exit (-1);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		ExportedFromExe ();
+	}
+
+	/* NOTE: Unlike a DLL the exe doesn't have an entry point which
+	 *       initializes global objects and adds __do_global_dtors to
+	 *       the atexit list. Thus it should be safe(?) to free the
+	 *       library. Of course, this also makes it unsafe to use
+	 *       executables at all in this manner.
+	 */
+	FreeLibrary (hDll);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+