3 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/gtest-death-test.cc b/src/gtest-death-test.cc
index 3b73b01d..66bf1898 100644
--- a/src/gtest-death-test.cc
+++ b/src/gtest-death-test.cc
@@ -418,7 +418,14 @@ void DeathTestImpl::Abort(AbortReason reason) {
   const char status_ch =
       reason == TEST_DID_NOT_DIE ? kDeathTestLived : kDeathTestReturned;
   GTEST_DEATH_TEST_CHECK_SYSCALL_(posix::Write(write_fd(), &status_ch, 1));
-  GTEST_DEATH_TEST_CHECK_SYSCALL_(posix::Close(write_fd()));
+  // We are leaking the descriptor here because on some platforms (i.e.,
+  // when built as Windows DLL), destructors of global objects will still
+  // run after calling _exit(). On such systems, write_fd_ will be
+  // indirectly closed from the destructor of UnitTestImpl, causing double
+  // close if it is also closed here. On debug configurations, double close
+  // may assert. As there are no in-process buffers to flush here, we are
+  // relying on the OS to close the descriptor after the process terminates
+  // when the destructors are not run.
   _exit(1);  // Exits w/o any normal exit hooks (we were supposed to crash)
 }
 
diff --git a/src/gtest-internal-inl.h b/src/gtest-internal-inl.h
index 855b2155..a3cda754 100644
--- a/src/gtest-internal-inl.h
+++ b/src/gtest-internal-inl.h
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ GTEST_API_ void ParseGoogleTestFlagsOnly(int* argc, wchar_t** argv);
 
 // Returns the message describing the last system error, regardless of the
 // platform.
-String GetLastErrnoDescription();
+GTEST_API_ String GetLastErrnoDescription();
 
 #if GTEST_OS_WINDOWS
 // Provides leak-safe Windows kernel handle ownership.
diff --git a/src/gtest_main.cc b/src/gtest_main.cc
index d20c02fd..6d4d22d2 100644
--- a/src/gtest_main.cc
+++ b/src/gtest_main.cc
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
-int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+GTEST_API_ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   std::cout << "Running main() from gtest_main.cc\n";
 
   testing::InitGoogleTest(&argc, argv);