patch 7.4.1404
Problem: ch_read() doesn't time out on MS-Windows.
Solution: Instead of WM_NETBEANS use select(). (Yukihiro Nakadaira)
diff --git a/src/os_win32.c b/src/os_win32.c
index 0470450..e93e6d0 100644
--- a/src/os_win32.c
+++ b/src/os_win32.c
@@ -1492,6 +1492,11 @@
{
DWORD dwWaitTime = dwEndTime - dwNow;
+#ifdef FEAT_CHANNEL
+ /* Check channel while waiting input. */
+ if (dwWaitTime > 100)
+ dwWaitTime = 100;
+#endif
#ifdef FEAT_MZSCHEME
if (mzthreads_allowed() && p_mzq > 0
&& (msec < 0 || (long)dwWaitTime > p_mzq))