--- gforth/engine/signals.c	2003/02/17 22:42:09	1.25
+++ gforth/engine/signals.c	2003/03/09 15:17:03	1.27
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* signal handling
 
-  Copyright (C) 1995,1996,1997,1998,2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+  Copyright (C) 1995,1996,1997,1998,2000,2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
   This file is part of Gforth.
 
@@ -112,6 +112,14 @@ signal_throw(int sig)
 #endif
   default: code=-256-sig; break;
   }
+#ifdef __CYGWIN__
+  /* the SA_NODEFER apparently does not work on Cygwin 1.3.18(0.69/3/2) */
+  {
+    sigset_t emptyset;
+    sigemptyset(&emptyset);
+    sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &emptyset, NULL);
+  }
+#endif
   longjmp(throw_jmp_buf,code); /* !! or use siglongjmp ? */
 }