diff --git a/src/coreclr/build.cmd b/src/coreclr/build.cmd
index 71f4831fc694e..67028d922e260 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/build.cmd
+++ b/src/coreclr/build.cmd
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ set __ThisScriptFull="%~f0"
 set __ThisScriptDir="%~dp0"
 
 call "%__ThisScriptDir%"\setup_vs_tools.cmd
-if NOT '%ERRORLEVEL%' == '0' exit /b 1
+if NOT '%ERRORLEVEL%' == '0' goto ExitWithError
 
 if defined VS160COMNTOOLS (
     set "__VSToolsRoot=%VS160COMNTOOLS%"
@@ -376,7 +376,8 @@ powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -NoLogo -File "%__RepoRootDir%\eng
     %__CommonMSBuildArgs% %__UnprocessedBuildArgs%
 if not !errorlevel! == 0 (
     echo %__ErrMsgPrefix%%__MsgPrefix%Error: Failed to generate version headers.
-    exit /b !errorlevel!
+    set __exitCode=!errorlevel!
+    goto ExitWithCode
 )
 
 REM =========================================================================================
@@ -393,7 +394,8 @@ if %__RestoreOptData% EQU 1 (
         %__CommonMSBuildArgs% %__UnprocessedBuildArgs%
     if not !errorlevel! == 0 (
         echo %__ErrMsgPrefix%%__MsgPrefix%Error: Failed to restore the optimization data package.
-        exit /b !errorlevel!
+        set __exitCode=!errorlevel!
+        goto ExitWithCode
     )
 )
 
@@ -406,11 +408,12 @@ powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -NoLogo -File "%__RepoRootDir%\eng
 
  if not !errorlevel! == 0 (
     echo %__ErrMsgPrefix%Failed to get PGO data package path.
-    exit /b !errorlevel!
+    set __exitCode=!errorlevel!
+    goto ExitWithCode
 )
 if not exist "!PgoDataPackagePathOutputFile!" (
     echo %__ErrMsgPrefix%Failed to get PGO data package path.
-    exit /b 1
+    goto ExitWithError
 )
 
 set /p __PgoOptDataPath=<"!PgoDataPackagePathOutputFile!"
@@ -420,12 +423,13 @@ powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -NoLogo -File "%__RepoRootDir%\eng
 
  if not !errorlevel! == 0 (
     echo %__ErrMsgPrefix%Failed to get IBC data package path.
-    exit /b !errorlevel!
+    set __exitCode=!errorlevel!
+    goto ExitWithCode
 )
 
 if not exist "!IbcDataPackagePathOutputFile!" (
     echo %__ErrMsgPrefix%Failed to get IBC data package path.
-    exit /b 1
+    goto ExitWithError
 )
 
 set /p __IbcOptDataPath=<"!IbcDataPackagePathOutputFile!"
@@ -447,12 +451,12 @@ set /p PYTHON=<%TEMP%\pythonlocation.txt
 
 if NOT DEFINED PYTHON (
     echo %__ErrMsgPrefix%%__MsgPrefix%Error: Could not find a python installation
-    exit /b 1
+    goto ExitWithError
 )
 
 if %__BuildCoreLib% EQU 1 (
     echo %__MsgPrefix%Laying out dynamically generated EventSource classes
-    "!PYTHON!" -B -Wall %__SourceDir%\scripts\genRuntimeEventSources.py --man %__SourceDir%\vm\ClrEtwAll.man --intermediate %__IntermediatesEventingDir% || exit /b 1
+    "!PYTHON!" -B -Wall %__SourceDir%\scripts\genRuntimeEventSources.py --man %__SourceDir%\vm\ClrEtwAll.man --intermediate %__IntermediatesEventingDir% || goto ExitWithError
 )
 
 REM =========================================================================================
@@ -485,14 +489,14 @@ if %__BuildCrossArchNative% EQU 1 (
     
     if not !errorlevel! == 0 (
         echo %__ErrMsgPrefix%%__MsgPrefix%Error: failed to generate native component build project!
-        exit /b 1
+        goto ExitWithError
     )
     @if defined _echo @echo on
 
 :SkipConfigureCrossBuild
     if not exist "%__CrossCompIntermediatesDir%\CMakeCache.txt" (
         echo %__ErrMsgPrefix%%__MsgPrefix%Error: unable to find generated native component build project!
-        exit /b 1
+        goto ExitWithError
     )
 
     if defined __ConfigureOnly goto SkipCrossCompBuild
@@ -511,7 +515,8 @@ if %__BuildCrossArchNative% EQU 1 (
 
     if not !errorlevel! == 0 (
         echo %__ErrMsgPrefix%%__MsgPrefix%Error: cross-arch components build failed.
-        exit /b !errorlevel!
+        set __exitCode=!errorlevel!
+        goto ExitWithCode
     )
 
 :SkipCrossCompBuild
@@ -554,7 +559,7 @@ if %__BuildNative% EQU 1 (
 
     if not defined VSINSTALLDIR (
         echo %__ErrMsgPrefix%%__MsgPrefix%Error: VSINSTALLDIR variable not defined.
-        exit /b 1
+        goto ExitWithError
     )
     if not exist "!VSINSTALLDIR!DIA SDK" goto NoDIA
 
@@ -566,7 +571,7 @@ if %__BuildNative% EQU 1 (
     call "%__SourceDir%\pal\tools\gen-buildsys.cmd" "%__ProjectDir%" "%__IntermediatesDir%" %__VSVersion% %__BuildArch% !__ExtraCmakeArgs!
     if not !errorlevel! == 0 (
         echo %__ErrMsgPrefix%%__MsgPrefix%Error: failed to generate native component build project!
-        exit /b 1
+        goto ExitWithError
     )
     
     @if defined _echo @echo on
@@ -574,7 +579,7 @@ if %__BuildNative% EQU 1 (
 :SkipConfigure
     if not exist "%__IntermediatesDir%\CMakeCache.txt" (
         echo %__ErrMsgPrefix%%__MsgPrefix%Error: unable to find generated native component build project!
-        exit /b 1
+        goto ExitWithError
     )
 
     if defined __ConfigureOnly goto SkipNativeBuild
@@ -593,7 +598,8 @@ if %__BuildNative% EQU 1 (
 
     if not !errorlevel! == 0 (
         echo %__ErrMsgPrefix%%__MsgPrefix%Error: native component build failed.
-        exit /b !errorlevel!
+        set __exitCode=!errorlevel!
+        goto ExitWithCode
     )
 
 :SkipNativeBuild
@@ -640,7 +646,8 @@ if %__BuildCoreLib% EQU 1 (
             echo     !__BuildLog!
             echo     !__BuildWrn!
             echo     !__BuildErr!
-            exit /b !errorlevel!
+            set __exitCode=!errorlevel!
+            goto ExitWithCode
         )
 
         powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -NoLogo -Command "%__RepoRootDir%\eng\common\msbuild.ps1" %__ArcadeScriptArgs%^
@@ -651,7 +658,8 @@ if %__BuildCoreLib% EQU 1 (
             echo     !__BuildLog!
             echo     !__BuildWrn!
             echo     !__BuildErr!
-            exit /b !errorlevel!
+            set __exitCode=!errorlevel!
+            goto ExitWithCode
         )
 
         if "%__BuildManagedTools%" == "1" (
@@ -663,7 +671,8 @@ if %__BuildCoreLib% EQU 1 (
                 echo     !__BuildLog!
                 echo     !__BuildWrn!
                 echo     !__BuildErr!
-                exit /b !errorlevel!
+                set __exitCode=!errorlevel!
+                goto ExitWithCode
             )
 
             copy /Y "%__BinDir%\clrjit.dll" "%__BinDir%\crossgen2\clrjitilc.dll"
@@ -679,11 +688,12 @@ if %__BuildCoreLib% EQU 1 (
 
         if not !errorlevel! == 0 (
             echo %__ErrMsgPrefix%Failed to determine IBC Merge path.
-            exit /b !errorlevel!
+            set __exitCode=!errorlevel!
+            goto ExitWithCode
         )
         if not exist "!IbcMergePackagePathOutputFile!" (
             echo %__ErrMsgPrefix%Failed to determine IBC Merge path.
-            exit /b 1
+            goto ExitWithError
         )
 
         set /p __IbcMergePath=<"!IbcMergePackagePathOutputFile!"
@@ -716,7 +726,7 @@ if %__BuildCoreLib% EQU 1 (
                     echo %__ErrMsgPrefix%%__MsgPrefix%Error: IbcMerge of System.Private.CoreLib build failed. Refer to %__CrossGenCoreLibLog%
                     REM Put it in the same log, helpful for Jenkins
                     type %__CrossGenCoreLibLog%
-                    goto CrossgenFailure
+                    goto ExitWithError
                 )
 
                 REM Verify that the optimization data has been merged
@@ -727,7 +737,7 @@ if %__BuildCoreLib% EQU 1 (
                     echo %__ErrMsgPrefix%%__MsgPrefix%Error: IbcMerge of System.Private.CoreLib build failed. Refer to %__CrossGenCoreLibLog%
                     REM Put it in the same log, helpful for Jenkins
                     type %__CrossGenCoreLibLog%
-                    goto CrossgenFailure
+                    goto ExitWithError
                 )
 
                 REM Save the module as *.pgo to match the convention expected
@@ -746,7 +756,7 @@ if %__BuildCoreLib% EQU 1 (
                     echo %__ErrMsgPrefix%%__MsgPrefix%Error: IbcMerge of System.Private.CoreLib build failed. Refer to %__CrossGenCoreLibLog%
                     REM Put it in the same log, helpful for Jenkins
                     type %__CrossGenCoreLibLog%
-                    goto CrossgenFailure
+                    goto ExitWithError
                 )
 
                 REM Verify that the optimization data has been applied
@@ -757,18 +767,18 @@ if %__BuildCoreLib% EQU 1 (
                     echo %__ErrMsgPrefix%%__MsgPrefix%Error: IbcMerge of System.Private.CoreLib build failed. Refer to %__CrossGenCoreLibLog%
                     REM Put it in the same log, helpful for Jenkins
                     type %__CrossGenCoreLibLog%
-                    goto CrossgenFailure
+                    goto ExitWithError
                 )
             ) else (
                 echo %__MsgPrefix%!TargetOptimizationDataFile! does not exist >> %__CrossGenCoreLibLog%
                 echo %__ErrMsgPrefix%%__MsgPrefix%Error: IbcMerge of System.Private.CoreLib build failed. Refer to %__CrossGenCoreLibLog%
                 REM Put it in the same log, helpful for Jenkins
                 type %__CrossGenCoreLibLog%
-                goto CrossgenFailure
+                goto ExitWithError
             )
         ) else (
           echo Could not find IBCMerge at !IbcMergePath!. Have you restored src/.nuget/optdata/ibcmerge.csproj?
-          goto CrossgenFailure
+          goto ExitWithError
         )
     )
 
@@ -801,7 +811,7 @@ if %__BuildNativeCoreLib% EQU 1 (
         @if defined _echo @echo on
         if NOT !errorlevel! == 0 (
             echo %__ErrMsgPrefix%%__MsgPrefix%Error: Failed to load native tools environment for !__VCExecArch!
-            goto CrossgenFailure
+            goto ExitWithError
         )
 
         REM HACK: Workaround for [dotnet/coreclr#13970](https://github.com/dotnet/coreclr/issues/13970)
@@ -812,7 +822,7 @@ if %__BuildNativeCoreLib% EQU 1 (
         echo %__MsgPrefix%Copying "!__PgoRtPath!" into "%__BinDir%"
         copy /y "!__PgoRtPath!" "%__BinDir%" || (
             echo %__ErrMsgPrefix%%__MsgPrefix%Error: copy failed
-            goto CrossgenFailure
+            goto ExitWithError
         )
         REM End HACK
     )
@@ -838,7 +848,7 @@ if %__BuildNativeCoreLib% EQU 1 (
         echo %__ErrMsgPrefix%%__MsgPrefix%Error: CrossGen System.Private.CoreLib build failed. Refer to %__CrossGenCoreLibLog%
         REM Put it in the same log, helpful for Jenkins
         type %__CrossGenCoreLibLog%
-        goto CrossgenFailure
+        goto ExitWithError
     )
 
     set NEXTCMD="%__CrossgenExe%" /Platform_Assemblies_Paths "%__BinDir%" /CreatePdb "%__BinDir%\PDB" "%__BinDir%\System.Private.CoreLib.dll"
@@ -849,7 +859,7 @@ if %__BuildNativeCoreLib% EQU 1 (
         echo %__ErrMsgPrefix%%__MsgPrefix%Error: CrossGen /CreatePdb System.Private.CoreLib build failed. Refer to %__CrossGenCoreLibLog%
         REM Put it in the same log, helpful for Jenkins
         type %__CrossGenCoreLibLog%
-        goto CrossgenFailure
+        goto ExitWithError
     )
 )
 
@@ -880,7 +890,8 @@ if %__BuildPackages% EQU 1 (
     if not !errorlevel! == 0 (
         echo %__ErrMsgPrefix%%__MsgPrefix%Error: Nuget package generation failed. Refer to the build log file for details.
         echo     !__BuildLog!
-        exit /b !errorlevel!
+        set __exitCode=!errorlevel!
+        goto ExitWithCode
     )
 
     REM } Scope environment changes end
@@ -906,7 +917,7 @@ if %__BuildTests% EQU 1 (
 
     if not !errorlevel! == 0 (
         REM buildtest.cmd has already emitted an error message and mentioned the build log file to examine.
-        exit /b 1
+        goto ExitWithError
     )
 ) else if %__GenerateLayout% EQU 1 (
     echo %__MsgPrefix%Generating layout for %__BuildOS%.%__BuildArch%.%__BuildType%
@@ -917,7 +928,7 @@ if %__BuildTests% EQU 1 (
 
     if not !errorlevel! == 0 (
         REM runtest.cmd has already emitted an error message and mentioned the build log file to examine.
-        exit /b 1
+        goto ExitWithError
     )
 )
 
@@ -986,7 +997,7 @@ if %__AllBuildSuccess%==true (
     echo %__MsgPrefix%Builds failed:
     type %__BuildResultFile%
     del /f /q %__BuildResultFile%
-    exit /b 1
+    goto ExitWithError
 )
 
 REM This code is unreachable, but leaving it nonetheless, just in case things change.
@@ -1010,9 +1021,18 @@ REM === Helper routines
 REM ===
 REM =========================================================================================
 
-:CrossgenFailure
+
+REM =========================================================================================
+REM === These two routines are intended for the exit code to propagate to the parent process
+REM === Like MSBuild or Powershell. If we directly exit /b 1 from within a if statement in
+REM === any of the routines, the exit code is not propagated.
+REM =========================================================================================
+:ExitWithError
 exit /b 1
 
+:ExitWithCode
+exit /b !__exitCode!
+
 :Usage
 echo.
 echo Build the CoreCLR repo.
diff --git a/src/coreclr/configurecompiler.cmake b/src/coreclr/configurecompiler.cmake
index 588aff2812011..aa37d103b70e5 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/configurecompiler.cmake
+++ b/src/coreclr/configurecompiler.cmake
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ cmake_policy(SET CMP0083 NEW)
 include(CheckPIESupported)
 include(CheckCXXCompilerFlag)
 
+
 # All code we build should be compiled as position independent
 check_pie_supported(OUTPUT_VARIABLE PIE_SUPPORT_OUTPUT LANGUAGES CXX)
 if(NOT MSVC AND NOT CMAKE_CXX_LINK_PIE_SUPPORTED)
@@ -641,3 +642,7 @@ if(CLR_CMAKE_ENABLE_CODE_COVERAGE)
   endif(CLR_CMAKE_PLATFORM_UNIX)
 
 endif(CLR_CMAKE_ENABLE_CODE_COVERAGE)
+
+if (CMAKE_BUILD_TOOL STREQUAL nmake)
+  set(CMAKE_RC_CREATE_SHARED_LIBRARY "${CMAKE_CXX_CREATE_SHARED_LIBRARY}")
+endif(CMAKE_BUILD_TOOL STREQUAL nmake)
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