diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 3729459d54..fbaae6a541 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
-dnl $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/configure.in,v 1.205 2002/09/04 22:54:18 petere Exp $
+dnl $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/configure.in,v 1.206 2002/09/05 18:28:45 petere Exp $
 dnl
 dnl Developers, please strive to achieve this order:
 dnl
@@ -614,6 +614,8 @@ AC_SEARCH_LIBS(crypt,  crypt)
 AC_CHECK_LIB(bind,     __inet_ntoa)
 # Solaris:
 AC_SEARCH_LIBS(fdatasync, [rt posix4])
+# Cygwin:
+AC_CHECK_LIB(cygipc, shmget)
 
 if test "$with_readline" = yes; then
   PGAC_CHECK_READLINE
diff --git a/contrib/contrib-global.mk b/contrib/contrib-global.mk
index 415cc273e7..61025aad42 100644
--- a/contrib/contrib-global.mk
+++ b/contrib/contrib-global.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/contrib/contrib-global.mk,v 1.2 2001/09/16 16:11:08 petere Exp $
+# $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/contrib/contrib-global.mk,v 1.3 2002/09/05 18:28:45 petere Exp $
 
 # This file contains generic rules to build many kinds of simple
 # contrib modules.  You only need to set a few variables and include
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ override CPPFLAGS := -I$(srcdir) $(CPPFLAGS)
 
 ifdef MODULES
 override CFLAGS += $(CFLAGS_SL)
-override DLLLIBS := $(BE_DLLLIBS) $(DLLLIBS)
+SHLIB_LINK += $(BE_DLLLIBS)
 endif
 
 ifdef PG_CPPFLAGS
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ SO_MAJOR_VERSION= 0
 SO_MINOR_VERSION= 0
 rpath =
 
-override DLLLIBS := $(BE_DLLLIBS) $(DLLLIBS)
+SHLIB_LINK += $(BE_DLLLIBS)
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/src/Makefile.shlib
 
diff --git a/contrib/rserv/Makefile b/contrib/rserv/Makefile
index 2725119746..984a839415 100644
--- a/contrib/rserv/Makefile
+++ b/contrib/rserv/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ SCRIPTS	= InitRservTest
 
 override CPPFLAGS := -I$(srcdir) $(CPPFLAGS)
 override CFLAGS += $(CFLAGS_SL)
-override DLLLIBS := $(BE_DLLLIBS) $(DLLLIBS)
+SHLIB_LINK = $(BE_DLLLIBS)
 
 
 all: $(SQLS) $(TCLS) $(PERLS) $(SCRIPTS) $(SONAME)
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index e0fef6aed7..cd6e5e630d 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 # Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
 #
-# $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/Makefile,v 1.28 2002/09/04 15:45:50 tgl Exp $
+# $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/Makefile,v 1.29 2002/09/05 18:28:45 petere Exp $
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ clean:
 	$(MAKE) -C pl $@
 	$(MAKE) -C test $@
 	$(MAKE) -C tutorial $@
+	$(MAKE) -C utils $@
 
 distclean maintainer-clean:
 	-$(MAKE) -C port $@
@@ -44,4 +45,5 @@ distclean maintainer-clean:
 	-$(MAKE) -C pl $@
 	-$(MAKE) -C test $@
 	-$(MAKE) -C tutorial $@
+	-$(MAKE) -C utils $@
 	rm -f Makefile.port Makefile.global
diff --git a/src/Makefile.shlib b/src/Makefile.shlib
index 7140b451d2..bf746a4633 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.shlib
+++ b/src/Makefile.shlib
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # Copyright (c) 1998, Regents of the University of California
 #
 # IDENTIFICATION
-#    $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/Makefile.shlib,v 1.63 2002/09/04 22:54:18 petere Exp $
+#    $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/Makefile.shlib,v 1.64 2002/09/05 18:28:46 petere Exp $
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ else # PORTNAME == win
 # WIN case
 $(shlib) lib$(NAME).a: $(OBJS) $(DLLINIT)
 	$(DLLTOOL) --export-all --output-def $(NAME).def $(OBJS)
-	$(DLLWRAP) -o $(shlib) --dllname $(shlib) --def $(NAME).def $(OBJS) $(DLLINIT) $(DLLLIBS) $(SHLIB_LINK)
+	$(DLLWRAP) -o $(shlib) --dllname $(shlib) --def $(NAME).def $(OBJS) $(DLLINIT) $(SHLIB_LINK)
 	$(DLLTOOL) --dllname $(shlib) --def $(NAME).def --output-lib lib$(NAME).a
 
 $(DLLINIT): $(DLLINIT:%.o=%.c)
@@ -353,5 +353,5 @@ ifdef EXPSUFF
 endif
 endif
 ifeq ($(PORTNAME), win)
-	rm -rf $(NAME).def
+	rm -f $(NAME).dll $(NAME).def
 endif
diff --git a/src/backend/Makefile b/src/backend/Makefile
index 38198eb1a0..df445615ae 100644
--- a/src/backend/Makefile
+++ b/src/backend/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 # Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
 #
-# $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/Makefile,v 1.86 2002/09/04 15:45:50 tgl Exp $
+# $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/Makefile,v 1.87 2002/09/05 18:28:46 petere Exp $
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -40,10 +40,16 @@ else # win
 
 postgres: $(OBJS) $(DLLINIT) postgres.def libpostgres.a
 	$(DLLTOOL) --dllname $@$(X) --output-exp $@.exp --def postgres.def
-	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@$(X) -Wl,--base-file,$@.base $@.exp $(OBJS) $(DLLLIBS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@$(X) -Wl,--base-file,$@.base $@.exp $(OBJS) $(LIBS)
 	$(DLLTOOL) --dllname $@$(X) --base-file $@.base --output-exp $@.exp --def postgres.def
-	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@$(X) $@.exp $(OBJS) $(DLLLIBS)
-	rm $@.exp $@.base
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@$(X) $@.exp $(OBJS) $(LIBS)
+	rm -f $@.exp $@.base
+
+postgres.def: $(OBJS)
+	$(DLLTOOL) --export-all --output-def $@ $^
+
+libpostgres.a: postgres.def
+	$(DLLTOOL) --dllname postgres.exe --def postgres.def --output-lib $@
 
 endif # win
 
@@ -57,17 +63,6 @@ $(DIRS:%=%-recursive): $(top_builddir)/src/include/parser/parse.h $(top_builddir
 	$(MAKE) -C $(subst -recursive,,$@) all
 
 
-ifeq ($(MAKE_DLL), true)
-
-postgres.def: $(OBJS)
-	$(DLLTOOL) --export-all --output-def $@ $(OBJS)
-
-libpostgres.a: $(OBJS) $(DLLINIT) postgres.def
-	$(DLLTOOL) --dllname postgres.exe --def postgres.def --output-lib $@
-
-endif # MAKE_DLL
-
-
 $(DLLINIT): $(DLLINIT:%.o=%.c)
 	$(MAKE) -C $(@D) $(@F)
 
@@ -169,9 +164,7 @@ clean:
 		$(top_srcdir)/src/include/parser/parse.h \
 		$(top_builddir)/src/include/utils/fmgroids.h
 ifeq ($(PORTNAME), win)
-ifeq ($(MAKE_DLL), true)
 	rm -f postgres.dll postgres.def libpostgres.a
-endif
 endif
 	for i in $(DIRS); do $(MAKE) -C $$i clean || exit; done
 
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/mb/conversion_procs/proc.mk b/src/backend/utils/mb/conversion_procs/proc.mk
index 8c9279e9aa..76fb55688a 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/mb/conversion_procs/proc.mk
+++ b/src/backend/utils/mb/conversion_procs/proc.mk
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 SRCS		+= $(NAME).c
 OBJS		+= $(NAME).o
 
-PG_CPPFLAGS	:=
 SHLIB_LINK 	:= $(BE_DLLLIBS)
 
 SO_MAJOR_VERSION := 0
@@ -18,4 +17,4 @@ install: all
 uninstall: uninstall-lib
 
 clean distclean maintainer-clean: clean-lib
-	$(RM) $(OBJS)
+	rm -f $(OBJS)
diff --git a/src/include/miscadmin.h b/src/include/miscadmin.h
index dbce60d81d..0402a690c5 100644
--- a/src/include/miscadmin.h
+++ b/src/include/miscadmin.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2002, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
- * $Id: miscadmin.h,v 1.109 2002/09/04 20:31:36 momjian Exp $
+ * $Id: miscadmin.h,v 1.110 2002/09/05 18:28:46 petere Exp $
  *
  * NOTES
  *	  some of the information in this file should be moved to
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 
 /* in globals.c */
 /* these are marked volatile because they are set by signal handlers: */
-extern volatile bool InterruptPending;
+extern DLLIMPORT volatile bool InterruptPending;
 extern volatile bool QueryCancelPending;
 extern volatile bool ProcDiePending;
 
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ extern char DateFormat[];
 
 extern bool enableFsync;
 extern bool allowSystemTableMods;
-extern int	SortMem;
+extern DLLIMPORT int SortMem;
 extern int	VacuumMem;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/makefiles/Makefile.win b/src/makefiles/Makefile.win
index bcf1165f01..9bbabdecc7 100644
--- a/src/makefiles/Makefile.win
+++ b/src/makefiles/Makefile.win
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
-# $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/makefiles/Attic/Makefile.win,v 1.17 2002/07/27 20:10:05 petere Exp $
-LDFLAGS+= -g
+# $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/makefiles/Attic/Makefile.win,v 1.18 2002/09/05 18:28:46 petere Exp $
 DLLTOOL= dlltool
 DLLWRAP= dllwrap
-DLLLIBS= -lcygipc -lcrypt
 BE_DLLLIBS= -L$(top_builddir)/src/backend -lpostgres
 DLLINIT = $(top_builddir)/src/utils/dllinit.o
-MK_NO_LORDER=true
-MAKE_DLL=true
-#MAKE_DLL=false
+
 # linking with -lm or -lc causes program to crash
 # (see http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/faq/faq.html#SEC110)
 LIBS:=$(filter-out -lm -lc, $(LIBS))
@@ -18,22 +14,21 @@ CFLAGS_SL =
 
 %.dll: %.o
 	$(DLLTOOL) --export-all --output-def $*.def $<
-	$(DLLWRAP) -o $@ --def $*.def $< $(DLLINIT) $(DLLLIBS)
+	$(DLLWRAP) -o $@ --def $*.def $< $(DLLINIT) $(SHLIB_LINK)
 	rm -f $*.def
 
-ifeq ($(findstring backend,$(subdir)), backend)
-override CPPFLAGS+= -DBUILDING_DLL=1
+ifneq (,$(findstring backend,$(subdir)))
+ifeq (,$(findstring conversion_procs,$(subdir)))
+override CPPFLAGS+= -DBUILDING_DLL
+endif
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(findstring ecpg/lib,$(subdir)), ecpg/lib)
-override CPPFLAGS+= -DBUILDING_DLL=1
+ifneq (,$(findstring ecpg/lib,$(subdir)))
+override CPPFLAGS+= -DBUILDING_DLL
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(findstring interfaces/libpq++,$(subdir)), interfaces/libpq++)
-override CPPFLAGS+= -DBUILDING_DLL=1
-endif
-
-ifeq ($(findstring src/pl/plpython,$(subdir)), src/pl/plpython)
+# required by Python headers
+ifneq (,$(findstring src/pl/plpython,$(subdir)))
 override CPPFLAGS+= -DUSE_DL_IMPORT
 endif
 
diff --git a/src/pl/plpgsql/src/Makefile b/src/pl/plpgsql/src/Makefile
index cb5b6c21fa..2ab565a806 100644
--- a/src/pl/plpgsql/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/pl/plpgsql/src/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # Makefile for the plpgsql shared object
 #
-# $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/pl/plpgsql/src/Makefile,v 1.21 2002/08/30 00:28:41 tgl Exp $
+# $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/pl/plpgsql/src/Makefile,v 1.22 2002/09/05 18:28:46 petere Exp $
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ SO_MAJOR_VERSION= 1
 SO_MINOR_VERSION= 0
 
 override CPPFLAGS := -I$(srcdir) $(CPPFLAGS)
-override DLLLIBS := $(BE_DLLLIBS) $(DLLLIBS)
+SHLIB_LINK = $(BE_DLLLIBS)
 rpath :=
 
 OBJS = pl_gram.o pl_scan.o pl_handler.o pl_comp.o pl_exec.o pl_funcs.o
diff --git a/src/pl/plpython/Makefile b/src/pl/plpython/Makefile
index dd92986304..f2830866d3 100644
--- a/src/pl/plpython/Makefile
+++ b/src/pl/plpython/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/pl/plpython/Makefile,v 1.10 2001/09/16 16:11:11 petere Exp $
+# $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/pl/plpython/Makefile,v 1.11 2002/09/05 18:28:46 petere Exp $
 
 subdir = src/pl/plpython
 top_builddir = ../../..
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ endif
 ifneq (,$(findstring yes, $(shared_libpython)$(allow_nonpic_in_shlib)))
 
 override CPPFLAGS := -I$(srcdir) $(python_includespec) $(CPPFLAGS)
-override DLLLIBS := $(BE_DLLLIBS) $(DLLLIBS)
 rpath :=
 
 NAME = plpython
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@ SO_MAJOR_VERSION = 0
 SO_MINOR_VERSION = 0
 OBJS = plpython.o
 
-SHLIB_LINK += $(python_libspec)
+SHLIB_LINK = $(BE_DLLLIBS) $(python_libspec)
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/src/Makefile.shlib
 
diff --git a/src/template/win b/src/template/win
index fb2f10ea92..e6c4ac67e1 100644
--- a/src/template/win
+++ b/src/template/win
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
 CFLAGS=-O2
-SRCH_INC=/usr/local/include
 SRCH_LIB=/usr/local/lib
-LIBS=-lcygipc
diff --git a/src/test/regress/GNUmakefile b/src/test/regress/GNUmakefile
index 009fb35efa..dc42e20ae8 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/GNUmakefile
+++ b/src/test/regress/GNUmakefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #
 #
 # IDENTIFICATION
-#    $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/test/regress/GNUmakefile,v 1.39 2002/09/03 21:45:44 petere Exp $
+#    $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/test/regress/GNUmakefile,v 1.40 2002/09/05 18:28:46 petere Exp $
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ contribdir := $(top_builddir)/contrib
 override CPPFLAGS := -I$(libpq_srcdir) $(CPPFLAGS)
 override CFLAGS += $(CFLAGS_SL)
 
-override DLLLIBS := $(BE_DLLLIBS) $(DLLLIBS)
+SHLIB_LINK = $(BE_DLLLIBS)
 
 # default encoding
 MULTIBYTE = SQL_ASCII
diff --git a/src/tutorial/Makefile b/src/tutorial/Makefile
index 2e85fbc38a..0aa3cf6a49 100644
--- a/src/tutorial/Makefile
+++ b/src/tutorial/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #    Makefile for tutorial
 #
 # IDENTIFICATION
-#    $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/tutorial/Makefile,v 1.15 2002/07/30 17:47:58 tgl Exp $
+#    $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/tutorial/Makefile,v 1.16 2002/09/05 18:28:46 petere Exp $
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ top_builddir = ../..
 include $(top_builddir)/src/Makefile.global
 
 override CFLAGS+= $(CFLAGS_SL)
-override DLLLIBS := $(BE_DLLLIBS) $(DLLLIBS)
+SHLIB_LINK = $(BE_DLLLIBS)
 
 #
 # DLOBJS are the dynamically-loaded object files.  The "funcs" queries