return ctx->cpidx + ctx->argc;
 }
 
-static NORETURN void usage_with_options_internal(const char * const *,
-                                                 const struct option *, int);
+static int usage_with_options_internal(const char * const *,
+                                      const struct option *, int, int);
 
 int parse_options(int argc, const char **argv, const struct option *options,
                   const char * const usagestr[], int flags)
                }
 
                if (!strcmp(arg + 2, "help-all"))
-                       usage_with_options_internal(usagestr, options, 1);
+                       usage_with_options_internal(usagestr, options, 1, 1);
                if (!strcmp(arg + 2, "help"))
                        usage_with_options(usagestr, options);
                if (parse_long_opt(&ctx, arg + 2, options))
 #define USAGE_OPTS_WIDTH 24
 #define USAGE_GAP         2
 
-void usage_with_options_internal(const char * const *usagestr,
-                                 const struct option *opts, int full)
+int usage_with_options_internal(const char * const *usagestr,
+                               const struct option *opts, int full, int do_exit)
 {
        fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s\n", *usagestr++);
        while (*usagestr && **usagestr)
        }
        fputc('\n', stderr);
 
-       exit(129);
+       if (do_exit)
+               exit(129);
+       return PARSE_OPT_HELP;
 }
 
 void usage_with_options(const char * const *usagestr,
                         const struct option *opts)
 {
-       usage_with_options_internal(usagestr, opts, 0);
+       usage_with_options_internal(usagestr, opts, 0, 1);
+       exit(129); /* make gcc happy */
 }
 
+int parse_options_usage(const char * const *usagestr,
+                       const struct option *opts)
+{
+       return usage_with_options_internal(usagestr, opts, 0, 0);
+}
+
+
 /*----- some often used options -----*/
 #include "cache.h"