diff --git a/agent/genkey.c b/agent/genkey.c
index 9a8b3c2aa..0fb94350d 100644
--- a/agent/genkey.c
+++ b/agent/genkey.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 
 #include "agent.h"
 #include "../common/i18n.h"
-#include "../common/exechelp.h"
 #include "../common/sysutils.h"
 
 
@@ -162,7 +161,7 @@ do_check_passphrase_pattern (ctrl_t ctrl, const char *pw, unsigned int flags)
   const char *pgmname = gnupg_module_name (GNUPG_MODULE_NAME_CHECK_PATTERN);
   estream_t stream_to_check_pattern = NULL;
   const char *argv[10];
-  gnupg_process_t proc;
+  gpgrt_process_t proc;
   int result, i;
   const char *pattern;
   char *patternfname;
@@ -205,15 +204,15 @@ do_check_passphrase_pattern (ctrl_t ctrl, const char *pw, unsigned int flags)
   argv[i] = NULL;
   log_assert (i < sizeof argv);
 
-  if (gnupg_process_spawn (pgmname, argv,
-                           GNUPG_PROCESS_STDIN_PIPE,
+  if (gpgrt_process_spawn (pgmname, argv,
+                           GPGRT_PROCESS_STDIN_PIPE,
                            NULL, &proc))
     result = 1; /* Execute error - assume password should no be used.  */
   else
     {
       int status;
 
-      gnupg_process_get_streams (proc, 0, &stream_to_check_pattern,
+      gpgrt_process_get_streams (proc, 0, &stream_to_check_pattern,
                                  NULL, NULL);
 
       es_set_binary (stream_to_check_pattern);
@@ -226,13 +225,13 @@ do_check_passphrase_pattern (ctrl_t ctrl, const char *pw, unsigned int flags)
       else
         es_fflush (stream_to_check_pattern);
       es_fclose (stream_to_check_pattern);
-      gnupg_process_wait (proc, 1);
-      gnupg_process_ctl (proc, GNUPG_PROCESS_GET_EXIT_ID, &status);
+      gpgrt_process_wait (proc, 1);
+      gpgrt_process_ctl (proc, GPGRT_PROCESS_GET_EXIT_ID, &status);
       if (status)
         result = 1; /* Helper returned an error - probably a match.  */
       else
         result = 0; /* Success; i.e. no match.  */
-      gnupg_process_release (proc);
+      gpgrt_process_release (proc);
     }
 
   xfree (patternfname);
diff --git a/common/asshelp.c b/common/asshelp.c
index f17a32e52..a31fa83bc 100644
--- a/common/asshelp.c
+++ b/common/asshelp.c
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 
 #include "i18n.h"
 #include "util.h"
-#include "exechelp.h"
 #include "sysutils.h"
 #include "status.h"
 #include "membuf.h"
@@ -524,10 +523,10 @@ start_new_service (assuan_context_t *r_ctx,
           && assuan_socket_connect (ctx, sockname, 0, connect_flags))
         {
 #ifdef HAVE_W32_SYSTEM
-          err = gnupg_process_spawn (program? program : program_name, argv,
-                                     GNUPG_PROCESS_DETACHED, NULL, NULL);
+          err = gpgrt_process_spawn (program? program : program_name, argv,
+                                     GPGRT_PROCESS_DETACHED, NULL, NULL);
 #else /*!W32*/
-          err = gnupg_process_spawn (program? program : program_name, argv,
+          err = gpgrt_process_spawn (program? program : program_name, argv,
                                      0, NULL, NULL);
 #endif /*!W32*/
           if (err)
diff --git a/common/exectool.c b/common/exectool.c
index ce424fc49..96585f81d 100644
--- a/common/exectool.c
+++ b/common/exectool.c
@@ -43,9 +43,6 @@
 #include "logging.h"
 #include "membuf.h"
 #include "mischelp.h"
-#ifdef HAVE_W32_SYSTEM
-#define NEED_STRUCT_SPAWN_CB_ARG 1
-#endif
 #include "exechelp.h"
 #include "sysutils.h"
 #include "util.h"
@@ -324,7 +321,7 @@ gnupg_exec_tool_stream (const char *pgmname, const char *argv[],
                         void *status_cb_value)
 {
   gpg_error_t err;
-  gnupg_process_t proc = NULL;
+  gpgrt_process_t proc = NULL;
   estream_t infp = NULL;
   estream_t extrafp = NULL;
   estream_t outfp = NULL, errfp = NULL;
@@ -342,7 +339,7 @@ gnupg_exec_tool_stream (const char *pgmname, const char *argv[],
   read_and_log_buffer_t fderrstate;
   struct copy_buffer *cpbuf_in = NULL, *cpbuf_out = NULL, *cpbuf_extra = NULL;
   int quiet = 0;
-  gnupg_spawn_actions_t act = NULL;
+  gpgrt_spawn_actions_t act = NULL;
   int i = 0;
 
   memset (fds, 0, sizeof fds);
@@ -433,22 +430,22 @@ gnupg_exec_tool_stream (const char *pgmname, const char *argv[],
     exceptclose[i] = -1;
 #endif
 
-  err = gnupg_spawn_actions_new (&act);
+  err = gpgrt_spawn_actions_new (&act);
   if (err)
     goto leave;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_W32_SYSTEM
-  gnupg_spawn_actions_set_inherit_handles (act, exceptclose);
+  gpgrt_spawn_actions_set_inherit_handles (act, exceptclose);
 #else
-  gnupg_spawn_actions_set_inherit_fds (act, exceptclose);
+  gpgrt_spawn_actions_set_inherit_fds (act, exceptclose);
 #endif
-  err = gnupg_process_spawn (pgmname, argv,
+  err = gpgrt_process_spawn (pgmname, argv,
                              ((input
-                               ? GNUPG_PROCESS_STDIN_PIPE
+                               ? GPGRT_PROCESS_STDIN_PIPE
                                : 0)
-                              | GNUPG_PROCESS_STDOUT_PIPE
-                              | GNUPG_PROCESS_STDERR_PIPE), act, &proc);
-  gnupg_process_get_streams (proc, GNUPG_PROCESS_STREAM_NONBLOCK,
+                              | GPGRT_PROCESS_STDOUT_PIPE
+                              | GPGRT_PROCESS_STDERR_PIPE), act, &proc);
+  gpgrt_process_get_streams (proc, GPGRT_PROCESS_STREAM_NONBLOCK,
                              input? &infp : NULL, &outfp, &errfp);
   if (extrapipe[0] != -1)
     close (extrapipe[0]);
@@ -581,26 +578,26 @@ gnupg_exec_tool_stream (const char *pgmname, const char *argv[],
   es_fclose (outfp); outfp = NULL;
   es_fclose (errfp); errfp = NULL;
 
-  err = gnupg_process_wait (proc, 1);
+  err = gpgrt_process_wait (proc, 1);
   if (!err)
     {                      /* To be compatible to old wait_process. */
       int status;
 
-      gnupg_process_ctl (proc, GNUPG_PROCESS_GET_EXIT_ID, &status);
+      gpgrt_process_ctl (proc, GPGRT_PROCESS_GET_EXIT_ID, &status);
       if (status)
         err = gpg_error (GPG_ERR_GENERAL);
     }
 
  leave:
   if (err && proc)
-    gnupg_process_terminate (proc);
+    gpgrt_process_terminate (proc);
 
   es_fclose (infp);
   es_fclose (extrafp);
   es_fclose (outfp);
   es_fclose (errfp);
-  gnupg_process_release (proc);
-  gnupg_spawn_actions_release (act);
+  gpgrt_process_release (proc);
+  gpgrt_spawn_actions_release (act);
 
   copy_buffer_shred (cpbuf_in);
   xfree (cpbuf_in);
diff --git a/dirmngr/ldap-wrapper.c b/dirmngr/ldap-wrapper.c
index a6d58d3b2..c9b7eada1 100644
--- a/dirmngr/ldap-wrapper.c
+++ b/dirmngr/ldap-wrapper.c
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@
 #include <npth.h>
 
 #include "dirmngr.h"
-#include "../common/exechelp.h"
 #include "misc.h"
 #include "ldap-wrapper.h"
 
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@ struct wrapper_context_s
 {
   struct wrapper_context_s *next;
 
-  gnupg_process_t proc;/* The wrapper process. */
+  gpgrt_process_t proc;/* The wrapper process. */
   int printable_pid;   /* Helper to print diagnostics after the process has
                         * been cleaned up. */
   estream_t fp;        /* Connected with stdout of the ldap wrapper.  */
@@ -172,8 +171,8 @@ destroy_wrapper (struct wrapper_context_s *ctx)
 {
   if (ctx->proc)
     {
-      gnupg_process_terminate (ctx->proc);
-      gnupg_process_release (ctx->proc);
+      gpgrt_process_terminate (ctx->proc);
+      gpgrt_process_release (ctx->proc);
     }
   ksba_reader_release (ctx->reader);
   SAFE_CLOSE (ctx->fp);
@@ -440,17 +439,17 @@ ldap_reaper_thread (void *dummy)
             /* Check whether the process is still running.  */
             if (ctx->proc)
               {
-                err = gnupg_process_wait (ctx->proc, 0);
+                err = gpgrt_process_wait (ctx->proc, 0);
                 if (!err)
                   {
                     int status;
 
-                    gnupg_process_ctl (ctx->proc, GNUPG_PROCESS_GET_EXIT_ID,
+                    gpgrt_process_ctl (ctx->proc, GPGRT_PROCESS_GET_EXIT_ID,
                                        &status);
                     if (DBG_EXTPROG)
                       log_info (_("ldap wrapper %d ready"), ctx->printable_pid);
                     ctx->ready = 1;
-                    gnupg_process_release (ctx->proc);
+                    gpgrt_process_release (ctx->proc);
                     ctx->proc = NULL;
                     any_action = 1;
 
@@ -472,7 +471,7 @@ ldap_reaper_thread (void *dummy)
             /* Check whether we should terminate the process. */
             if (ctx->proc && ctx->stamp != (time_t)(-1) && ctx->stamp < exptime)
               {
-                gnupg_process_terminate (ctx->proc);
+                gpgrt_process_terminate (ctx->proc);
                 ctx->stamp = (time_t)(-1);
                 log_info (_("ldap wrapper %d stalled - killing\n"),
                           ctx->printable_pid);
@@ -634,7 +633,7 @@ ldap_wrapper_connection_cleanup (ctrl_t ctrl)
           ctx->ctrl->refcount--;
           ctx->ctrl = NULL;
           if (ctx->proc)
-            gnupg_process_terminate (ctx->proc);
+            gpgrt_process_terminate (ctx->proc);
           if (ctx->fp_err)
             log_info ("%s: reading from ldap wrapper %d failed: %s\n",
                       __func__, ctx->printable_pid, gpg_strerror (ctx->fp_err));
@@ -792,7 +791,7 @@ gpg_error_t
 ldap_wrapper (ctrl_t ctrl, ksba_reader_t *reader, const char *argv[])
 {
   gpg_error_t err;
-  gnupg_process_t process;
+  gpgrt_process_t process;
   struct wrapper_context_s *ctx;
   int i;
   int j;
@@ -848,9 +847,9 @@ ldap_wrapper (ctrl_t ctrl, ksba_reader_t *reader, const char *argv[])
       return err;
     }
 
-  err = gnupg_process_spawn (pgmname, arg_list,
-                             (GNUPG_PROCESS_STDOUT_PIPE
-                              | GNUPG_PROCESS_STDERR_PIPE),
+  err = gpgrt_process_spawn (pgmname, arg_list,
+                             (GPGRT_PROCESS_STDOUT_PIPE
+                              | GPGRT_PROCESS_STDERR_PIPE),
                              NULL, &process);
   if (err)
     {
@@ -859,9 +858,9 @@ ldap_wrapper (ctrl_t ctrl, ksba_reader_t *reader, const char *argv[])
       log_error ("error running '%s': %s\n", pgmname, gpg_strerror (err));
       return err;
     }
-  gnupg_process_get_streams (process, GNUPG_PROCESS_STREAM_NONBLOCK,
+  gpgrt_process_get_streams (process, GPGRT_PROCESS_STREAM_NONBLOCK,
                              NULL, &outfp, &errfp);
-  gnupg_process_ctl (process, GNUPG_PROCESS_GET_PROC_ID, &ctx->printable_pid);
+  gpgrt_process_ctl (process, GPGRT_PROCESS_GET_PROC_ID, &ctx->printable_pid);
 
   ctx->proc = process;
   ctx->fp = outfp;
diff --git a/dirmngr/ldap.c b/dirmngr/ldap.c
index c1ea04979..c4bb60ba5 100644
--- a/dirmngr/ldap.c
+++ b/dirmngr/ldap.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #include <npth.h>
 
 #include "dirmngr.h"
-#include "../common/exechelp.h"
 #include "crlfetch.h"
 #include "ldapserver.h"
 #include "misc.h"
diff --git a/g10/call-keyboxd.c b/g10/call-keyboxd.c
index 378c3d7ef..e0f3c5e01 100644
--- a/g10/call-keyboxd.c
+++ b/g10/call-keyboxd.c
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 #include "../common/i18n.h"
 #include "../common/asshelp.h"
 #include "../common/host2net.h"
-#include "../common/exechelp.h"
 #include "../common/status.h"
 #include "../kbx/kbx-client-util.h"
 #include "keydb.h"
diff --git a/g10/photoid.c b/g10/photoid.c
index b226cbedd..5b8900f32 100644
--- a/g10/photoid.c
+++ b/g10/photoid.c
@@ -424,7 +424,6 @@ show_photo (const char *command, const char *name, const void *image, u32 len)
 }
 #else /* ! NO_EXEC */
 #include "../common/membuf.h"
-#include "../common/exechelp.h"
 
 /* Makes a temp directory and filenames */
 static int
@@ -597,10 +596,10 @@ run_with_pipe (struct spawn_info *info, const void *image, u32 len)
 #else /* !EXEC_TEMPFILE_ONLY */
   gpg_error_t err;
   const char *argv[4];
-  gnupg_process_t proc;
+  gpgrt_process_t proc;
 
   fill_command_argv (argv, info->command);
-  err = gnupg_process_spawn (argv[0], argv+1, GNUPG_PROCESS_STDIN_PIPE,
+  err = gpgrt_process_spawn (argv[0], argv+1, GPGRT_PROCESS_STDIN_PIPE,
                              NULL, &proc);
   if (err)
     log_error (_("unable to execute shell '%s': %s\n"),
@@ -609,7 +608,7 @@ run_with_pipe (struct spawn_info *info, const void *image, u32 len)
     {
       int fd_in;
 
-      err = gnupg_process_get_fds (proc, 0, &fd_in, NULL, NULL);
+      err = gpgrt_process_get_fds (proc, 0, &fd_in, NULL, NULL);
       if (err)
         log_error ("unable to get pipe connection '%s': %s\n",
                    argv[2], gpg_strerror (err));
@@ -619,11 +618,11 @@ run_with_pipe (struct spawn_info *info, const void *image, u32 len)
           close (fd_in);
         }
 
-      err = gnupg_process_wait (proc, 1);
+      err = gpgrt_process_wait (proc, 1);
       if (err)
         log_error (_("unnatural exit of external program\n"));
 
-      gnupg_process_release (proc);
+      gpgrt_process_release (proc);
     }
 #endif /* !EXEC_TEMPFILE_ONLY */
 }
@@ -695,7 +694,7 @@ show_photo (const char *command, const char *name, const void *image, u32 len)
       const char *argv[4];
 
       fill_command_argv (argv, spawn->command);
-      err = gnupg_process_spawn (argv[0], argv+1, 0, NULL, NULL);
+      err = gpgrt_process_spawn (argv[0], argv+1, 0, NULL, NULL);
       if (err)
         log_error (_("unnatural exit of external program\n"));
 #endif
diff --git a/g13/be-encfs.c b/g13/be-encfs.c
index 04b0b632a..64dfef89c 100644
--- a/g13/be-encfs.c
+++ b/g13/be-encfs.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include "../common/i18n.h"
 #include "keyblob.h"
 #include "../common/sysutils.h"
-#include "../common/exechelp.h"
 #include "runner.h"
 #include "be-encfs.h"
 
@@ -81,8 +80,8 @@ run_umount_helper (const char *mountpoint)
   args[1] = mountpoint;
   args[2] = NULL;
 
-  err = gnupg_process_spawn (pgmname, args,
-                             GNUPG_PROCESS_DETACHED,
+  err = gpgrt_process_spawn (pgmname, args,
+                             GPGRT_PROCESS_DETACHED,
                              NULL, NULL);
   if (err)
     log_error ("failed to run '%s': %s\n",
@@ -223,7 +222,7 @@ run_encfs_tool (ctrl_t ctrl, enum encfs_cmds cmd,
   const char *pgmname;
   const char *argv[10];
   int idx;
-  gnupg_process_t proc;
+  gpgrt_process_t proc;
   int inbound, outbound;
 
   (void)ctrl;
@@ -259,9 +258,9 @@ run_encfs_tool (ctrl_t ctrl, enum encfs_cmds cmd,
   argv[idx++] = NULL;
   assert (idx <= DIM (argv));
 
-  err = gnupg_process_spawn (pgmname, argv,
-                             (GNUPG_PROCESS_STDIN_PIPE
-                              | GNUPG_PROCESS_STDERR_PIPE),
+  err = gpgrt_process_spawn (pgmname, argv,
+                             (GPGRT_PROCESS_STDIN_PIPE
+                              | GPGRT_PROCESS_STDERR_PIPE),
                              NULL, &proc);
   if (err)
     {
@@ -269,11 +268,11 @@ run_encfs_tool (ctrl_t ctrl, enum encfs_cmds cmd,
       goto leave;
     }
 
-  err = gnupg_process_get_fds (proc, 0, &outbound, NULL, &inbound);
+  err = gpgrt_process_get_fds (proc, 0, &outbound, NULL, &inbound);
   if (err)
     {
       log_error ("error get fds '%s': %s\n", pgmname, gpg_strerror (err));
-      gnupg_process_release (proc);
+      gpgrt_process_release (proc);
       goto leave;
     }
 
@@ -287,7 +286,7 @@ run_encfs_tool (ctrl_t ctrl, enum encfs_cmds cmd,
   err = runner_spawn (runner);
   if (err)
     {
-      gnupg_process_release (proc);
+      gpgrt_process_release (proc);
       goto leave;
     }
 
diff --git a/g13/g13.c b/g13/g13.c
index 9d9e2e2b0..6018b8a83 100644
--- a/g13/g13.c
+++ b/g13/g13.c
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 #include "../common/gc-opt-flags.h"
 #include "../common/asshelp.h"
 #include "../common/init.h"
-#include "../common/exechelp.h"
 #include "keyblob.h"
 #include "server.h"
 #include "runner.h"
diff --git a/g13/mount.c b/g13/mount.c
index 071b76b67..be9b5095c 100644
--- a/g13/mount.c
+++ b/g13/mount.c
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 #include "../common/host2net.h"
 #include "server.h"  /*(g13_keyblob_decrypt)*/
 #include "../common/sysutils.h"
-#include "../common/exechelp.h"
 #include "runner.h"
 #include "call-syshelp.h"
 
diff --git a/g13/runner.c b/g13/runner.c
index c0534fe5d..19ed46f52 100644
--- a/g13/runner.c
+++ b/g13/runner.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include "g13.h"
 #include "../common/i18n.h"
 #include "keyblob.h"
-#include "../common/exechelp.h"
 #include "runner.h"
 #include "mountinfo.h"
 
diff --git a/scd/apdu.c b/scd/apdu.c
index 35b845b40..f34f8b7b8 100644
--- a/scd/apdu.c
+++ b/scd/apdu.c
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
 
 #if defined(GNUPG_MAJOR_VERSION)
 # include "scdaemon.h"
-# include "../common/exechelp.h"
 #endif /*GNUPG_MAJOR_VERSION*/
 
 #include "../common/host2net.h"
diff --git a/scd/app.c b/scd/app.c
index 926ab7925..aac6e0e9b 100644
--- a/scd/app.c
+++ b/scd/app.c
@@ -2498,7 +2498,7 @@ report_change (int slot, int old_status, int cur_status)
       gpg_error_t err;
       const char *args[9];
       char numbuf1[30], numbuf2[30], numbuf3[30];
-      gnupg_spawn_actions_t act = NULL;
+      gpgrt_spawn_actions_t act = NULL;
 
       sprintf (numbuf1, "%d", slot);
       sprintf (numbuf2, "0x%04X", old_status);
@@ -2516,15 +2516,15 @@ report_change (int slot, int old_status, int cur_status)
       args[8] = NULL;
 
       fname = make_filename (gnupg_homedir (), "scd-event", NULL);
-      err = gnupg_spawn_actions_new (&act);
+      err = gpgrt_spawn_actions_new (&act);
       if (!err)
         {
 #ifndef HAVE_W32_SYSTEM
-          gnupg_spawn_actions_set_atfork (act, setup_env, envstr);
+          gpgrt_spawn_actions_set_atfork (act, setup_env, envstr);
 #endif
-          err = gnupg_process_spawn (fname, args, GNUPG_PROCESS_DETACHED,
+          err = gpgrt_process_spawn (fname, args, GPGRT_PROCESS_DETACHED,
                                      act, NULL);
-          gnupg_spawn_actions_release (act);
+          gpgrt_spawn_actions_release (act);
         }
       if (err && gpg_err_code (err) != GPG_ERR_ENOENT)
         log_error ("failed to run event handler '%s': %s\n",
diff --git a/sm/export.c b/sm/export.c
index 7b188c2fe..bee22e97a 100644
--- a/sm/export.c
+++ b/sm/export.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #include <ksba.h>
 
 #include "keydb.h"
-#include "../common/exechelp.h"
 #include "../common/i18n.h"
 #include "../common/sysutils.h"
 #include "minip12.h"
diff --git a/sm/import.c b/sm/import.c
index 2efa24230..0335ef756 100644
--- a/sm/import.c
+++ b/sm/import.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #include <ksba.h>
 
 #include "keydb.h"
-#include "../common/exechelp.h"
 #include "../common/i18n.h"
 #include "../common/sysutils.h"
 #include "../kbx/keybox.h" /* for KEYBOX_FLAG_* */
diff --git a/tests/gpgscm/ffi.c b/tests/gpgscm/ffi.c
index 510dc4088..1470bffbd 100644
--- a/tests/gpgscm/ffi.c
+++ b/tests/gpgscm/ffi.c
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "../../common/util.h"
-#ifdef HAVE_W32_SYSTEM
-#define NEED_STRUCT_SPAWN_CB_ARG
-#endif
 #include "../../common/exechelp.h"
 #include "../../common/sysutils.h"
 
@@ -762,7 +759,7 @@ do_es_write (scheme *sc, pointer args)
 
 struct proc_object_box
 {
-  gnupg_process_t proc;
+  gpgrt_process_t proc;
 };
 
 static void
@@ -772,7 +769,7 @@ proc_object_finalize (scheme *sc, void *data)
   (void) sc;
 
   if (!box->proc)
-    gnupg_process_release (box->proc);
+    gpgrt_process_release (box->proc);
   xfree (box);
 }
 
@@ -792,7 +789,7 @@ static struct foreign_object_vtable proc_object_vtable =
   };
 
 static pointer
-proc_wrap (scheme *sc, gnupg_process_t proc)
+proc_wrap (scheme *sc, gpgrt_process_t proc)
 {
   struct proc_object_box *box = xmalloc (sizeof *box);
   if (box == NULL)
@@ -897,7 +894,7 @@ do_process_spawn_io (scheme *sc, pointer args)
   char **argv;
   size_t len;
   unsigned int flags;
-  gnupg_process_t proc = NULL;
+  gpgrt_process_t proc = NULL;
   estream_t infp;
 #ifdef HAVE_W32_SYSTEM
   HANDLE out_hd, err_hd;
@@ -915,9 +912,9 @@ do_process_spawn_io (scheme *sc, pointer args)
 
   FFI_ARG_OR_RETURN (sc, pointer, arguments, list, args);
   FFI_ARG_OR_RETURN (sc, char *, a_input, string, args);
-  flags = (GNUPG_PROCESS_STDIN_PIPE
-           | GNUPG_PROCESS_STDOUT_PIPE
-           | GNUPG_PROCESS_STDERR_PIPE);
+  flags = (GPGRT_PROCESS_STDIN_PIPE
+           | GPGRT_PROCESS_STDOUT_PIPE
+           | GPGRT_PROCESS_STDERR_PIPE);
   FFI_ARGS_DONE_OR_RETURN (sc, args);
 
   err = ffi_list2argv (sc, arguments, &argv, &len);
@@ -937,28 +934,28 @@ do_process_spawn_io (scheme *sc, pointer args)
       fprintf (stderr, "\n");
     }
 
-  err = gnupg_process_spawn (argv[0], (const char **) &argv[1],
+  err = gpgrt_process_spawn (argv[0], (const char **) &argv[1],
                              flags, NULL, &proc);
-  err = gnupg_process_get_streams (proc, 0, &infp, NULL, NULL);
+  err = gpgrt_process_get_streams (proc, 0, &infp, NULL, NULL);
 
   err = es_write (infp, a_input, strlen (a_input), NULL);
   es_fclose (infp);
   if (err)
     {
-      gnupg_process_release (proc);
+      gpgrt_process_release (proc);
       xfree (argv);
       FFI_RETURN_ERR (sc, err);
     }
 
 #ifdef HAVE_W32_SYSTEM
-  err = gnupg_process_ctl (proc, GNUPG_PROCESS_GET_HANDLES,
+  err = gpgrt_process_ctl (proc, GPGRT_PROCESS_GET_HANDLES,
                            NULL, &out_hd, &err_hd);
 #else
-  err = gnupg_process_get_fds (proc, 0, NULL, &out_fd, &err_fd);
+  err = gpgrt_process_get_fds (proc, 0, NULL, &out_fd, &err_fd);
 #endif
   if (err)
     {
-      gnupg_process_release (proc);
+      gpgrt_process_release (proc);
       xfree (argv);
       FFI_RETURN_ERR (sc, err);
     }
@@ -1101,11 +1098,11 @@ do_process_spawn_io (scheme *sc, pointer args)
   }
 #endif
 
-  err = gnupg_process_wait (proc, 1);
+  err = gpgrt_process_wait (proc, 1);
   if (!err)
-    err = gnupg_process_ctl (proc, GNUPG_PROCESS_GET_EXIT_ID, &retcode);
+    err = gpgrt_process_ctl (proc, GPGRT_PROCESS_GET_EXIT_ID, &retcode);
 
-  gnupg_process_release (proc);
+  gpgrt_process_release (proc);
   xfree (argv);
 
   p0 = sc->vptr->mk_integer (sc, (unsigned long)retcode);
@@ -1132,7 +1129,7 @@ do_process_spawn_io (scheme *sc, pointer args)
   if (err_fd >= 0)
     close (err_fd);
 #endif
-  gnupg_process_release (proc);
+  gpgrt_process_release (proc);
   xfree (argv);
   FFI_RETURN_ERR (sc, err);
 }
@@ -1145,8 +1142,8 @@ do_process_spawn_fd (scheme *sc, pointer args)
   char **argv;
   size_t len;
   int std_fds[3];
-  gnupg_process_t proc = NULL;
-  gnupg_spawn_actions_t act = NULL;
+  gpgrt_process_t proc = NULL;
+  gpgrt_spawn_actions_t act = NULL;
 
   FFI_ARG_OR_RETURN (sc, pointer, arguments, list, args);
   FFI_ARG_OR_RETURN (sc, int, std_fds[0], number, args);
@@ -1171,7 +1168,7 @@ do_process_spawn_fd (scheme *sc, pointer args)
       fprintf (stderr, " (%d %d %d)\n", std_fds[0], std_fds[1], std_fds[2]);
     }
 
-  err = gnupg_spawn_actions_new (&act);
+  err = gpgrt_spawn_actions_new (&act);
   if (err)
     {
       FFI_RETURN_ERR (sc, err);
@@ -1193,13 +1190,13 @@ do_process_spawn_fd (scheme *sc, pointer args)
     else
       std_err = (HANDLE)_get_osfhandle (std_fds[2]);
 
-    gnupg_spawn_actions_set_redirect (act, std_in, std_out, std_err);
+    gpgrt_spawn_actions_set_redirect (act, std_in, std_out, std_err);
   }
 #else
-  gnupg_spawn_actions_set_redirect (act, std_fds[0], std_fds[1], std_fds[2]);
+  gpgrt_spawn_actions_set_redirect (act, std_fds[0], std_fds[1], std_fds[2]);
 #endif
-  err = gnupg_process_spawn (argv[0], (const char **)&argv[1], 0, act, &proc);
-  gnupg_spawn_actions_release (act);
+  err = gpgrt_process_spawn (argv[0], (const char **)&argv[1], 0, act, &proc);
+  gpgrt_spawn_actions_release (act);
   xfree (argv);
   FFI_RETURN_POINTER (sc, proc_wrap (sc, proc));
 }
@@ -1215,9 +1212,9 @@ do_process_wait (scheme *sc, pointer args)
   FFI_ARG_OR_RETURN (sc, struct proc_object_box *, box, proc, args);
   FFI_ARG_OR_RETURN (sc, int, hang, bool, args);
   FFI_ARGS_DONE_OR_RETURN (sc, args);
-  err = gnupg_process_wait (box->proc, hang);
+  err = gpgrt_process_wait (box->proc, hang);
   if (!err)
-    err = gnupg_process_ctl (box->proc, GNUPG_PROCESS_GET_EXIT_ID, &retcode);
+    err = gpgrt_process_ctl (box->proc, GPGRT_PROCESS_GET_EXIT_ID, &retcode);
   if (err == GPG_ERR_TIMEOUT)
     err = 0;
 
diff --git a/tools/gpg-auth.c b/tools/gpg-auth.c
index c47bb4e54..874861b25 100644
--- a/tools/gpg-auth.c
+++ b/tools/gpg-auth.c
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 #include "../common/asshelp.h"
 #include "../common/session-env.h"
 #include "../common/membuf.h"
-#include "../common/exechelp.h"
 
 
 /* We keep all global options in the structure OPT.  */
diff --git a/tools/gpg-card.c b/tools/gpg-card.c
index f117330f8..901d4e2a7 100644
--- a/tools/gpg-card.c
+++ b/tools/gpg-card.c
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 #include "../common/userids.h"
 #include "../common/ccparray.h"
 #include "../common/exectool.h"
-#include "../common/exechelp.h"
 #include "../common/ttyio.h"
 #include "../common/server-help.h"
 #include "../common/openpgpdefs.h"
@@ -3803,7 +3802,7 @@ cmd_gpg (card_info_t info, char *argstr, int use_gpgsm)
   char **argarray;
   ccparray_t ccp;
   const char **argv = NULL;
-  gnupg_process_t proc;
+  gpgrt_process_t proc;
   int i;
 
   if (!info)
@@ -3831,15 +3830,15 @@ cmd_gpg (card_info_t info, char *argstr, int use_gpgsm)
       goto leave;
     }
 
-  err = gnupg_process_spawn (use_gpgsm? opt.gpgsm_program:opt.gpg_program,
+  err = gpgrt_process_spawn (use_gpgsm? opt.gpgsm_program:opt.gpg_program,
                              argv,
-                             (GNUPG_PROCESS_STDOUT_KEEP
-                              | GNUPG_PROCESS_STDERR_KEEP),
+                             (GPGRT_PROCESS_STDOUT_KEEP
+                              | GPGRT_PROCESS_STDERR_KEEP),
                              NULL, &proc);
   if (!err)
     {
-      err = gnupg_process_wait (proc, 1);
-      gnupg_process_release (proc);
+      err = gpgrt_process_wait (proc, 1);
+      gpgrt_process_release (proc);
     }
 
 
diff --git a/tools/gpg-connect-agent.c b/tools/gpg-connect-agent.c
index 577b12575..f16c5201b 100644
--- a/tools/gpg-connect-agent.c
+++ b/tools/gpg-connect-agent.c
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@
 #include "../common/sysutils.h"
 #include "../common/membuf.h"
 #include "../common/ttyio.h"
-#ifdef HAVE_W32_SYSTEM
-#  include "../common/exechelp.h"
-#endif
 #include "../common/init.h"
 #include "../common/comopt.h"
 
diff --git a/tools/gpg-mail-tube.c b/tools/gpg-mail-tube.c
index d039bf120..e7ca57c1c 100644
--- a/tools/gpg-mail-tube.c
+++ b/tools/gpg-mail-tube.c
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 #include "../common/init.h"
 #include "../common/sysutils.h"
 #include "../common/ccparray.h"
-#include "../common/exechelp.h"
 #include "../common/mbox-util.h"
 #include "../common/zb32.h"
 #include "rfc822parse.h"
@@ -151,7 +150,7 @@ struct parser_context_s
 static gpg_error_t mail_tube_encrypt (estream_t fpin, strlist_t recipients);
 static void prepare_for_appimage (void);
 static gpg_error_t start_gpg_encrypt (estream_t *r_input,
-                                      gnupg_process_t *r_proc,
+                                      gpgrt_process_t *r_proc,
                                       strlist_t recipients);
 
 
@@ -405,7 +404,7 @@ mail_tube_encrypt (estream_t fpin, strlist_t recipients)
   const char *s;
   char *boundary = NULL;  /* Actually only the random part of it.  */
   estream_t gpginfp = NULL;
-  gnupg_process_t proc = NULL;
+  gpgrt_process_t proc = NULL;
   int exitcode;
   int i, found;
 
@@ -562,14 +561,14 @@ mail_tube_encrypt (estream_t fpin, strlist_t recipients)
   if (err)
     log_error ("error closing pipe: %s\n", gpg_strerror (err));
 
-  err = gnupg_process_wait (proc, 1 /* hang */);
+  err = gpgrt_process_wait (proc, 1 /* hang */);
   if (err)
     {
       log_error ("waiting for process %s failed: %s\n",
                  opt.gpg_program, gpg_strerror (err));
       goto leave;
     }
-  gnupg_process_ctl (proc, GNUPG_PROCESS_GET_EXIT_ID, &exitcode);
+  gpgrt_process_ctl (proc, GPGRT_PROCESS_GET_EXIT_ID, &exitcode);
   if (exitcode)
     {
       log_error ("running %s failed: exitcode=%d\n",
@@ -577,7 +576,7 @@ mail_tube_encrypt (estream_t fpin, strlist_t recipients)
       goto leave;
     }
 
-  gnupg_process_release (proc);
+  gpgrt_process_release (proc);
   proc = NULL;
 
   /* Output the final boundary.  */
@@ -597,7 +596,7 @@ mail_tube_encrypt (estream_t fpin, strlist_t recipients)
 
  leave:
   gpgrt_fcancel (gpginfp);
-  gnupg_process_release (proc);
+  gpgrt_process_release (proc);
   rfc822parse_cancel (ctx->msg);
   xfree (boundary);
   return err;
@@ -688,16 +687,16 @@ prepare_for_appimage (void)
     {
       /* Run the sleep program for 2^30 seconds (34 years). */
       static const char *args[4] = { "-c", "sleep", "1073741824", NULL };
-      gnupg_spawn_actions_t act;
+      gpgrt_spawn_actions_t act;
 
       fname = make_filename ("~/.gnupg-vsd/gnupg-vs-desktop.AppImage", NULL);
 
-      err = gnupg_spawn_actions_new (&act);
+      err = gpgrt_spawn_actions_new (&act);
       if (!err)
         {
-          err = gnupg_process_spawn (fname, args,
-                                     GNUPG_PROCESS_DETACHED, act, NULL);
-          gnupg_spawn_actions_release (act);
+          err = gpgrt_process_spawn (fname, args,
+                                     GPGRT_PROCESS_DETACHED, act, NULL);
+          gpgrt_spawn_actions_release (act);
         }
       if (err)
         {
@@ -730,7 +729,7 @@ prepare_for_appimage (void)
  * is stored at R_INPUT and the process objectat R_PROC.  The gpg
  * output is sent to stdout and is always armored.  */
 static gpg_error_t
-start_gpg_encrypt (estream_t *r_input, gnupg_process_t *r_proc,
+start_gpg_encrypt (estream_t *r_input, gpgrt_process_t *r_proc,
                    strlist_t recipients)
 {
   gpg_error_t err;
@@ -742,7 +741,7 @@ start_gpg_encrypt (estream_t *r_input, gnupg_process_t *r_proc,
   int except[2] = { -1, -1 };
 #endif
   const char **argv;
-  gnupg_spawn_actions_t act = NULL;
+  gpgrt_spawn_actions_t act = NULL;
   char *logfilebuf = NULL;
 
   *r_input = NULL;
@@ -786,7 +785,7 @@ start_gpg_encrypt (estream_t *r_input, gnupg_process_t *r_proc,
       goto leave;
     }
 
-  err = gnupg_spawn_actions_new (&act);
+  err = gpgrt_spawn_actions_new (&act);
   if (err)
     {
       xfree (argv);
@@ -794,24 +793,24 @@ start_gpg_encrypt (estream_t *r_input, gnupg_process_t *r_proc,
     }
 
 #ifdef HAVE_W32_SYSTEM
-  gnupg_spawn_actions_set_inherit_handles (act, except);
+  gpgrt_spawn_actions_set_inherit_handles (act, except);
 #else
-  gnupg_spawn_actions_set_inherit_fds (act, except);
+  gpgrt_spawn_actions_set_inherit_fds (act, except);
 #endif
-  err = gnupg_process_spawn (opt.gpg_program, argv,
-                             (GNUPG_PROCESS_STDIN_PIPE
-                              | GNUPG_PROCESS_STDOUT_KEEP
-                              | GNUPG_PROCESS_STDERR_KEEP), act, r_proc);
-  gnupg_spawn_actions_release (act);
+  err = gpgrt_process_spawn (opt.gpg_program, argv,
+                             (GPGRT_PROCESS_STDIN_PIPE
+                              | GPGRT_PROCESS_STDOUT_KEEP
+                              | GPGRT_PROCESS_STDERR_KEEP), act, r_proc);
+  gpgrt_spawn_actions_release (act);
   xfree (argv);
   if (err)
     goto leave;
-  gnupg_process_get_streams (*r_proc, 0, r_input, NULL, NULL);
+  gpgrt_process_get_streams (*r_proc, 0, r_input, NULL, NULL);
 
  leave:
   if (err)
     {
-      gnupg_process_release (*r_proc);
+      gpgrt_process_release (*r_proc);
       *r_proc = NULL;
     }
   xfree (logfilebuf);
diff --git a/tools/gpgconf-comp.c b/tools/gpgconf-comp.c
index 23121b46f..21dd406ab 100644
--- a/tools/gpgconf-comp.c
+++ b/tools/gpgconf-comp.c
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 
 #include "../common/util.h"
 #include "../common/i18n.h"
-#include "../common/exechelp.h"
 #include "../common/sysutils.h"
 #include "../common/status.h"
 
@@ -747,7 +746,7 @@ gpg_agent_runtime_change (int killflag)
   gpg_error_t err = 0;
   const char *pgmname;
   const char *argv[5];
-  gnupg_process_t proc = NULL;
+  gpgrt_process_t proc = NULL;
   int i = 0;
   int cmdidx;
 
@@ -764,13 +763,13 @@ gpg_agent_runtime_change (int killflag)
   log_assert (i < DIM(argv));
 
   if (!err)
-    err = gnupg_process_spawn (pgmname, argv, 0, NULL, &proc);
+    err = gpgrt_process_spawn (pgmname, argv, 0, NULL, &proc);
   if (!err)
-    err = gnupg_process_wait (proc, 1);
+    err = gpgrt_process_wait (proc, 1);
   if (err)
     gc_error (0, 0, "error running '%s %s': %s",
               pgmname, argv[cmdidx], gpg_strerror (err));
-  gnupg_process_release (proc);
+  gpgrt_process_release (proc);
 }
 
 
@@ -780,7 +779,7 @@ scdaemon_runtime_change (int killflag)
   gpg_error_t err = 0;
   const char *pgmname;
   const char *argv[9];
-  gnupg_process_t proc = NULL;
+  gpgrt_process_t proc = NULL;
   int i = 0;
   int cmdidx;
 
@@ -808,13 +807,13 @@ scdaemon_runtime_change (int killflag)
   log_assert (i < DIM(argv));
 
   if (!err)
-    err = gnupg_process_spawn (pgmname, argv, 0, NULL, &proc);
+    err = gpgrt_process_spawn (pgmname, argv, 0, NULL, &proc);
   if (!err)
-    err = gnupg_process_wait (proc, 1);
+    err = gpgrt_process_wait (proc, 1);
   if (err)
     gc_error (0, 0, "error running '%s %s': %s",
               pgmname, argv[cmdidx], gpg_strerror (err));
-  gnupg_process_release (proc);
+  gpgrt_process_release (proc);
 }
 
 
@@ -825,7 +824,7 @@ tpm2daemon_runtime_change (int killflag)
   gpg_error_t err = 0;
   const char *pgmname;
   const char *argv[9];
-  gnupg_process_t proc = NULL;
+  gpgrt_process_t proc = NULL;
   int i = 0;
   int cmdidx;
 
@@ -853,13 +852,13 @@ tpm2daemon_runtime_change (int killflag)
   log_assert (i < DIM(argv));
 
   if (!err)
-    err = gnupg_process_spawn (pgmname, argv, 0, NULL, &proc);
+    err = gpgrt_process_spawn (pgmname, argv, 0, NULL, &proc);
   if (!err)
-    err = gnupg_process_wait (proc, 1);
+    err = gpgrt_process_wait (proc, 1);
   if (err)
     gc_error (0, 0, "error running '%s %s': %s",
               pgmname, argv[cmdidx], gpg_strerror (err));
-  gnupg_process_release (proc);
+  gpgrt_process_release (proc);
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -870,7 +869,7 @@ dirmngr_runtime_change (int killflag)
   gpg_error_t err = 0;
   const char *pgmname;
   const char *argv[6];
-  gnupg_process_t proc = NULL;
+  gpgrt_process_t proc = NULL;
   int i = 0;
   int cmdidx;
 
@@ -888,13 +887,13 @@ dirmngr_runtime_change (int killflag)
   log_assert (i < DIM(argv));
 
   if (!err)
-    err = gnupg_process_spawn (pgmname, argv, 0, NULL, &proc);
+    err = gpgrt_process_spawn (pgmname, argv, 0, NULL, &proc);
   if (!err)
-    err = gnupg_process_wait (proc, 1);
+    err = gpgrt_process_wait (proc, 1);
   if (err)
     gc_error (0, 0, "error running '%s %s': %s",
               pgmname, argv[cmdidx], gpg_strerror (err));
-  gnupg_process_release (proc);
+  gpgrt_process_release (proc);
 }
 
 
@@ -904,7 +903,7 @@ keyboxd_runtime_change (int killflag)
   gpg_error_t err = 0;
   const char *pgmname;
   const char *argv[6];
-  gnupg_process_t proc = NULL;
+  gpgrt_process_t proc = NULL;
   int i = 0;
   int cmdidx;
 
@@ -922,13 +921,13 @@ keyboxd_runtime_change (int killflag)
   log_assert (i < DIM(argv));
 
   if (!err)
-    err = gnupg_process_spawn (pgmname, argv, 0, NULL, &proc);
+    err = gpgrt_process_spawn (pgmname, argv, 0, NULL, &proc);
   if (!err)
-    err = gnupg_process_wait (proc, 1);
+    err = gpgrt_process_wait (proc, 1);
   if (err)
     gc_error (0, 0, "error running '%s %s': %s",
               pgmname, argv[cmdidx], gpg_strerror (err));
-  gnupg_process_release (proc);
+  gpgrt_process_release (proc);
 }
 
 
@@ -940,7 +939,7 @@ gc_component_launch (int component)
   const char *pgmname;
   const char *argv[6];
   int i;
-  gnupg_process_t proc = NULL;
+  gpgrt_process_t proc = NULL;
 
   if (component < 0)
     {
@@ -988,9 +987,9 @@ gc_component_launch (int component)
   argv[i] = NULL;
   log_assert (i < DIM(argv));
 
-  err = gnupg_process_spawn (pgmname, argv, 0, NULL, &proc);
+  err = gpgrt_process_spawn (pgmname, argv, 0, NULL, &proc);
   if (!err)
-    err = gnupg_process_wait (proc, 1);
+    err = gpgrt_process_wait (proc, 1);
   if (err)
     gc_error (0, 0, "error running '%s%s%s': %s",
               pgmname,
@@ -998,7 +997,7 @@ gc_component_launch (int component)
               : component == GC_COMPONENT_KEYBOXD? " --keyboxd":"",
               " NOP",
               gpg_strerror (err));
-  gnupg_process_release (proc);
+  gpgrt_process_release (proc);
   return err;
 }
 
@@ -1339,7 +1338,7 @@ gc_component_check_options (int component, estream_t out, const char *conf_file)
   const char *pgmname;
   const char *argv[6];
   int i;
-  gnupg_process_t proc;
+  gpgrt_process_t proc;
   estream_t errfp;
   error_line_t errlines;
 
@@ -1372,27 +1371,27 @@ gc_component_check_options (int component, estream_t out, const char *conf_file)
 
   result = 0;
   errlines = NULL;
-  err = gnupg_process_spawn (pgmname, argv, GNUPG_PROCESS_STDERR_PIPE,
+  err = gpgrt_process_spawn (pgmname, argv, GPGRT_PROCESS_STDERR_PIPE,
                              NULL, &proc);
   if (err)
     result |= 1; /* Program could not be run.  */
   else
     {
-      gnupg_process_get_streams (proc, 0, NULL, NULL, &errfp);
+      gpgrt_process_get_streams (proc, 0, NULL, NULL, &errfp);
       errlines = collect_error_output (errfp,
 				       gc_component[component].name);
-      if (!gnupg_process_wait (proc, 1))
+      if (!gpgrt_process_wait (proc, 1))
 	{
           int exitcode;
 
-          gnupg_process_ctl (proc, GNUPG_PROCESS_GET_EXIT_ID, &exitcode);
+          gpgrt_process_ctl (proc, GPGRT_PROCESS_GET_EXIT_ID, &exitcode);
 	  if (exitcode == -1)
 	    result |= 1; /* Program could not be run or it
 			    terminated abnormally.  */
           else if (exitcode)
             result |= 2; /* Program returned an error.  */
 	}
-      gnupg_process_release (proc);
+      gpgrt_process_release (proc);
       es_fclose (errfp);
     }
 
@@ -1732,7 +1731,7 @@ retrieve_options_from_program (gc_component_id_t component, int only_installed)
   const char *pgmname;
   const char *argv[2];
   estream_t outfp;
-  gnupg_process_t proc;
+  gpgrt_process_t proc;
   known_option_t *known_option;
   gc_option_t *option;
   char *line = NULL;
@@ -1765,7 +1764,7 @@ retrieve_options_from_program (gc_component_id_t component, int only_installed)
   /* First we need to read the option table from the program.  */
   argv[0] = "--dump-option-table";
   argv[1] = NULL;
-  err = gnupg_process_spawn (pgmname, argv, GNUPG_PROCESS_STDOUT_PIPE,
+  err = gpgrt_process_spawn (pgmname, argv, GPGRT_PROCESS_STDOUT_PIPE,
                              NULL, &proc);
   if (err)
     {
@@ -1773,7 +1772,7 @@ retrieve_options_from_program (gc_component_id_t component, int only_installed)
                 pgmname, gpg_strerror (err));
     }
 
-  gnupg_process_get_streams (proc, 0, NULL, &outfp, NULL);
+  gpgrt_process_get_streams (proc, 0, NULL, &outfp, NULL);
 
   read_line_parm.pgmname = pgmname;
   read_line_parm.fp = outfp;
@@ -1933,17 +1932,17 @@ retrieve_options_from_program (gc_component_id_t component, int only_installed)
   line_len = read_line_parm.line_len;
   log_assert (opt_table_used + pseudo_count == opt_info_used);
 
-  err = gnupg_process_wait (proc, 1);
+  err = gpgrt_process_wait (proc, 1);
   if (!err)
     {
       int exitcode;
 
-      gnupg_process_ctl (proc, GNUPG_PROCESS_GET_EXIT_ID, &exitcode);
+      gpgrt_process_ctl (proc, GPGRT_PROCESS_GET_EXIT_ID, &exitcode);
       if (exitcode)
         gc_error (1, 0, "running %s failed (exitcode=%d): %s",
                   pgmname, exitcode, gpg_strerror (err));
     }
-  gnupg_process_release (proc);
+  gpgrt_process_release (proc);
 
   /* Make the gpgrt option table and the internal option table available.  */
   gc_component[component].opt_table = opt_table;
@@ -1953,7 +1952,7 @@ retrieve_options_from_program (gc_component_id_t component, int only_installed)
   /* Now read the default options.  */
   argv[0] = "--gpgconf-list";
   argv[1] = NULL;
-  err = gnupg_process_spawn (pgmname, argv, GNUPG_PROCESS_STDOUT_PIPE,
+  err = gpgrt_process_spawn (pgmname, argv, GPGRT_PROCESS_STDOUT_PIPE,
                              NULL, &proc);
   if (err)
     {
@@ -1961,7 +1960,7 @@ retrieve_options_from_program (gc_component_id_t component, int only_installed)
                 pgmname, gpg_strerror (err));
     }
 
-  gnupg_process_get_streams (proc, 0, NULL, &outfp, NULL);
+  gpgrt_process_get_streams (proc, 0, NULL, &outfp, NULL);
 
   while ((length = es_read_line (outfp, &line, &line_len, NULL)) > 0)
     {
@@ -2045,17 +2044,17 @@ retrieve_options_from_program (gc_component_id_t component, int only_installed)
   if (es_fclose (outfp))
     gc_error (1, errno, "error closing %s", pgmname);
 
-  err = gnupg_process_wait (proc, 1);
+  err = gpgrt_process_wait (proc, 1);
   if (!err)
     {
       int exitcode;
 
-      gnupg_process_ctl (proc, GNUPG_PROCESS_GET_EXIT_ID, &exitcode);
+      gpgrt_process_ctl (proc, GPGRT_PROCESS_GET_EXIT_ID, &exitcode);
       if (exitcode)
         gc_error (1, 0, "running %s failed (exitcode=%d): %s",
                   pgmname, exitcode, gpg_strerror (err));
     }
-  gnupg_process_release (proc);
+  gpgrt_process_release (proc);
 
 
   /* At this point, we can parse the configuration file.  */
diff --git a/tools/gpgconf.c b/tools/gpgconf.c
index a2113aee0..28151fcdc 100644
--- a/tools/gpgconf.c
+++ b/tools/gpgconf.c
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 #include "../common/sysutils.h"
 #include "../common/init.h"
 #include "../common/status.h"
-#include "../common/exechelp.h"
 #include "../common/dotlock.h"
 
 #ifdef HAVE_W32_SYSTEM
@@ -1303,7 +1302,7 @@ show_versions_via_dirmngr (estream_t fp)
   const char *pgmname;
   const char *argv[2];
   estream_t outfp;
-  gnupg_process_t proc;
+  gpgrt_process_t proc;
   char *line = NULL;
   size_t line_len = 0;
   ssize_t length;
@@ -1311,7 +1310,7 @@ show_versions_via_dirmngr (estream_t fp)
   pgmname = gnupg_module_name (GNUPG_MODULE_NAME_DIRMNGR);
   argv[0] = "--gpgconf-versions";
   argv[1] = NULL;
-  err = gnupg_process_spawn (pgmname, argv, GNUPG_PROCESS_STDOUT_PIPE,
+  err = gpgrt_process_spawn (pgmname, argv, GPGRT_PROCESS_STDOUT_PIPE,
                              NULL, &proc);
   if (err)
     {
@@ -1320,7 +1319,7 @@ show_versions_via_dirmngr (estream_t fp)
       return;
     }
 
-  gnupg_process_get_streams (proc, 0, NULL, &outfp, NULL);
+  gpgrt_process_get_streams (proc, 0, NULL, &outfp, NULL);
   while ((length = es_read_line (outfp, &line, &line_len, NULL)) > 0)
     {
       /* Strip newline and carriage return, if present.  */
@@ -1341,17 +1340,17 @@ show_versions_via_dirmngr (estream_t fp)
                  pgmname, gpg_strerror (err));
     }
 
-  err = gnupg_process_wait (proc, 1);
+  err = gpgrt_process_wait (proc, 1);
   if (!err)
     {
       int exitcode;
 
-      gnupg_process_ctl (proc, GNUPG_PROCESS_GET_EXIT_ID, &exitcode);
+      gpgrt_process_ctl (proc, GPGRT_PROCESS_GET_EXIT_ID, &exitcode);
       log_error ("running %s failed (exitcode=%d): %s\n",
                  pgmname, exitcode, gpg_strerror (err));
       es_fprintf (fp, "[error: can't get further info]\n");
     }
-  gnupg_process_release (proc);
+  gpgrt_process_release (proc);
   xfree (line);
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/gpgtar-create.c b/tools/gpgtar-create.c
index 825ac4df3..f78a9d586 100644
--- a/tools/gpgtar-create.c
+++ b/tools/gpgtar-create.c
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 
 #include "../common/i18n.h"
 #include <gpg-error.h>
-#include "../common/exechelp.h"
 #include "../common/sysutils.h"
 #include "../common/ccparray.h"
 #include "../common/membuf.h"
@@ -1069,7 +1068,7 @@ gpgtar_create (char **inpattern, const char *files_from, int null_names,
   estream_t files_from_stream = NULL;
   estream_t outstream = NULL;
   int eof_seen = 0;
-  gnupg_process_t proc = NULL;
+  gpgrt_process_t proc = NULL;
   unsigned int skipped_open = 0;
 
   memset (scanctrl, 0, sizeof *scanctrl);
@@ -1234,7 +1233,7 @@ gpgtar_create (char **inpattern, const char *files_from, int null_names,
       int except[2] = { -1, -1 };
 #endif
       const char **argv;
-      gnupg_spawn_actions_t act = NULL;
+      gpgrt_spawn_actions_t act = NULL;
 
       /* '--encrypt' may be combined with '--symmetric', but 'encrypt'
        * is set either way.  Clear it if no recipients are specified.
@@ -1297,7 +1296,7 @@ gpgtar_create (char **inpattern, const char *files_from, int null_names,
           goto leave;
         }
 
-      err = gnupg_spawn_actions_new (&act);
+      err = gpgrt_spawn_actions_new (&act);
       if (err)
         {
           xfree (argv);
@@ -1305,20 +1304,20 @@ gpgtar_create (char **inpattern, const char *files_from, int null_names,
         }
 
 #ifdef HAVE_W32_SYSTEM
-      gnupg_spawn_actions_set_inherit_handles (act, except);
+      gpgrt_spawn_actions_set_inherit_handles (act, except);
 #else
-      gnupg_spawn_actions_set_inherit_fds (act, except);
+      gpgrt_spawn_actions_set_inherit_fds (act, except);
 #endif
-      err = gnupg_process_spawn (opt.gpg_program, argv,
-                                 (GNUPG_PROCESS_STDIN_PIPE
-                                  | GNUPG_PROCESS_STDOUT_KEEP
-                                  | GNUPG_PROCESS_STDERR_KEEP), act, &proc);
-      gnupg_spawn_actions_release (act);
+      err = gpgrt_process_spawn (opt.gpg_program, argv,
+                                 (GPGRT_PROCESS_STDIN_PIPE
+                                  | GPGRT_PROCESS_STDOUT_KEEP
+                                  | GPGRT_PROCESS_STDERR_KEEP), act, &proc);
+      gpgrt_spawn_actions_release (act);
       xfree (argv);
       if (err)
         goto leave;
       /* Note that OUTSTREAM is our tar output which is fed to gpg.  */
-      gnupg_process_get_streams (proc, 0, &outstream, NULL, NULL);
+      gpgrt_process_get_streams (proc, 0, &outstream, NULL, NULL);
       es_set_binary (outstream);
     }
   else if (opt.outfile) /* No crypto  */
@@ -1364,17 +1363,17 @@ gpgtar_create (char **inpattern, const char *files_from, int null_names,
       if (err)
         log_error ("error closing pipe: %s\n", gpg_strerror (err));
 
-      err = gnupg_process_wait (proc, 1);
+      err = gpgrt_process_wait (proc, 1);
       if (!err)
         {
           int exitcode;
 
-          gnupg_process_ctl (proc, GNUPG_PROCESS_GET_EXIT_ID, &exitcode);
+          gpgrt_process_ctl (proc, GPGRT_PROCESS_GET_EXIT_ID, &exitcode);
           if (exitcode)
             log_error ("running %s failed (exitcode=%d): %s",
                        opt.gpg_program, exitcode, gpg_strerror (err));
         }
-      gnupg_process_release (proc);
+      gpgrt_process_release (proc);
       proc = NULL;
     }
 
diff --git a/tools/gpgtar-extract.c b/tools/gpgtar-extract.c
index e93ffdc37..8793ecd33 100644
--- a/tools/gpgtar-extract.c
+++ b/tools/gpgtar-extract.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 
 #include "../common/i18n.h"
 #include <gpg-error.h>
-#include "../common/exechelp.h"
 #include "../common/sysutils.h"
 #include "../common/ccparray.h"
 #include "gpgtar.h"
@@ -339,7 +338,7 @@ gpgtar_extract (const char *filename, int decrypt)
   char *dirname = NULL;
   struct tarinfo_s tarinfo_buffer;
   tarinfo_t tarinfo = &tarinfo_buffer;
-  gnupg_process_t proc;
+  gpgrt_process_t proc;
   char *logfilename = NULL;
   unsigned long long notextracted;
 
@@ -390,7 +389,7 @@ gpgtar_extract (const char *filename, int decrypt)
       int except[2] = { -1, -1 };
 #endif
       const char **argv;
-      gnupg_spawn_actions_t act = NULL;
+      gpgrt_spawn_actions_t act = NULL;
 
       ccparray_init (&ccp, 0);
       if (opt.batch)
@@ -436,7 +435,7 @@ gpgtar_extract (const char *filename, int decrypt)
           goto leave;
         }
 
-      err = gnupg_spawn_actions_new (&act);
+      err = gpgrt_spawn_actions_new (&act);
       if (err)
         {
           xfree (argv);
@@ -444,18 +443,18 @@ gpgtar_extract (const char *filename, int decrypt)
         }
 
 #ifdef HAVE_W32_SYSTEM
-      gnupg_spawn_actions_set_inherit_handles (act, except);
+      gpgrt_spawn_actions_set_inherit_handles (act, except);
 #else
-      gnupg_spawn_actions_set_inherit_fds (act, except);
+      gpgrt_spawn_actions_set_inherit_fds (act, except);
 #endif
-      err = gnupg_process_spawn (opt.gpg_program, argv,
-                                 ((filename ? 0 : GNUPG_PROCESS_STDIN_KEEP)
-                                  | GNUPG_PROCESS_STDOUT_PIPE), act, &proc);
-      gnupg_spawn_actions_release (act);
+      err = gpgrt_process_spawn (opt.gpg_program, argv,
+                                 ((filename ? 0 : GPGRT_PROCESS_STDIN_KEEP)
+                                  | GPGRT_PROCESS_STDOUT_PIPE), act, &proc);
+      gpgrt_spawn_actions_release (act);
       xfree (argv);
       if (err)
         goto leave;
-      gnupg_process_get_streams (proc, 0, NULL, &stream, NULL);
+      gpgrt_process_get_streams (proc, 0, NULL, &stream, NULL);
       es_set_binary (stream);
     }
   else if (filename)
@@ -502,17 +501,17 @@ gpgtar_extract (const char *filename, int decrypt)
       if (err)
         log_error ("error closing pipe: %s\n", gpg_strerror (err));
 
-      err = gnupg_process_wait (proc, 1);
+      err = gpgrt_process_wait (proc, 1);
       if (!err)
         {
           int exitcode;
 
-          gnupg_process_ctl (proc, GNUPG_PROCESS_GET_EXIT_ID, &exitcode);
+          gpgrt_process_ctl (proc, GPGRT_PROCESS_GET_EXIT_ID, &exitcode);
           if (exitcode)
             log_error ("running %s failed (exitcode=%d): %s",
                        opt.gpg_program, exitcode, gpg_strerror (err));
         }
-      gnupg_process_release (proc);
+      gpgrt_process_release (proc);
       proc = NULL;
     }
 
diff --git a/tools/gpgtar-list.c b/tools/gpgtar-list.c
index 74706cddd..2ed5aa873 100644
--- a/tools/gpgtar-list.c
+++ b/tools/gpgtar-list.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include "../common/i18n.h"
 #include <gpg-error.h>
 #include "gpgtar.h"
-#include "../common/exechelp.h"
 #include "../common/sysutils.h"
 #include "../common/ccparray.h"
 
@@ -460,7 +459,7 @@ gpgtar_list (const char *filename, int decrypt)
   strlist_t extheader = NULL;
   struct tarinfo_s tarinfo_buffer;
   tarinfo_t tarinfo = &tarinfo_buffer;
-  gnupg_process_t proc = NULL;
+  gpgrt_process_t proc = NULL;
 
   memset (&tarinfo_buffer, 0, sizeof tarinfo_buffer);
 
@@ -474,7 +473,7 @@ gpgtar_list (const char *filename, int decrypt)
       int except[2] = { -1, -1 };
 #endif
       const char **argv;
-      gnupg_spawn_actions_t act = NULL;
+      gpgrt_spawn_actions_t act = NULL;
 
       ccparray_init (&ccp, 0);
       if (opt.batch)
@@ -514,7 +513,7 @@ gpgtar_list (const char *filename, int decrypt)
           goto leave;
         }
 
-      err = gnupg_spawn_actions_new (&act);
+      err = gpgrt_spawn_actions_new (&act);
       if (err)
         {
           xfree (argv);
@@ -522,18 +521,18 @@ gpgtar_list (const char *filename, int decrypt)
         }
 
 #ifdef HAVE_W32_SYSTEM
-      gnupg_spawn_actions_set_inherit_handles (act, except);
+      gpgrt_spawn_actions_set_inherit_handles (act, except);
 #else
-      gnupg_spawn_actions_set_inherit_fds (act, except);
+      gpgrt_spawn_actions_set_inherit_fds (act, except);
 #endif
-      err = gnupg_process_spawn (opt.gpg_program, argv,
-                                 ((filename ? 0 : GNUPG_PROCESS_STDIN_KEEP)
-                                  | GNUPG_PROCESS_STDOUT_PIPE), act, &proc);
-      gnupg_spawn_actions_release (act);
+      err = gpgrt_process_spawn (opt.gpg_program, argv,
+                                 ((filename ? 0 : GPGRT_PROCESS_STDIN_KEEP)
+                                  | GPGRT_PROCESS_STDOUT_PIPE), act, &proc);
+      gpgrt_spawn_actions_release (act);
       xfree (argv);
       if (err)
         goto leave;
-      gnupg_process_get_streams (proc, 0, NULL, &stream, NULL);
+      gpgrt_process_get_streams (proc, 0, NULL, &stream, NULL);
       es_set_binary (stream);
     }
   else if (filename)  /* No decryption requested.  */
@@ -580,16 +579,16 @@ gpgtar_list (const char *filename, int decrypt)
       if (err)
         log_error ("error closing pipe: %s\n", gpg_strerror (err));
 
-      err = gnupg_process_wait (proc, 1);
+      err = gpgrt_process_wait (proc, 1);
       if (!err)
         {
           int exitcode;
 
-          gnupg_process_ctl (proc, GNUPG_PROCESS_GET_EXIT_ID, &exitcode);
+          gpgrt_process_ctl (proc, GPGRT_PROCESS_GET_EXIT_ID, &exitcode);
           log_error ("running %s failed (exitcode=%d): %s",
                      opt.gpg_program, exitcode, gpg_strerror (err));
         }
-      gnupg_process_release (proc);
+      gpgrt_process_release (proc);
       proc = NULL;
     }