diff --git a/lib/ChangeLog b/lib/ChangeLog
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--- a/lib/ChangeLog
+++ b/lib/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2002-11-10  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
+
+	* raise.c: New file.
+
 2002-11-08  Paul Eggert  <eggert@twinsun.com>
 
 	* human.c (human_readable): Revamp to avoid warning about unused
diff --git a/lib/raise.c b/lib/raise.c
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/raise.c
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/* Provide a non-threads replacement for the POSIX raise function.
+   Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+   any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+   Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
+
+/* written by Jim Meyering */
+
+#include <config.h>
+
+/* Undefine raise here so any system prototype is not redefined
+   to be a prototype for rpl_raise.  */
+#undef raise
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+
+int
+rpl_raise (int sig)
+{
+  kill (getpid (), sig)
+}