patch 8.1.0844: when timer fails test will hang forever
Problem: When timer fails test will hang forever.
Solution: Use reltime() to limit waiting time. (Ozaki Kiichi, closes #3878)
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_timers.vim b/src/testdir/test_timers.vim
index 2cea3e4..78ec005 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_timers.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_timers.vim
@@ -257,9 +257,11 @@
return
endif
+ " Measure the elapsed time to avoid a hang when it fails.
+ let start = reltime()
let id = timer_start(20, {id -> feedkeys('x', 'L')})
let c = 0
- while c == 0
+ while c == 0 && reltimefloat(reltime(start)) < 0.2
let c = getchar(0)
sleep 10m
endwhile
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index e78fde7..cf7c47e 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -784,6 +784,8 @@
static int included_patches[] =
{ /* Add new patch number below this line */
/**/
+ 844,
+/**/
843,
/**/
842,