diff --git a/src/testdir/test_channel.vim b/src/testdir/test_channel.vim
index 62eaa20..5a4234c 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_channel.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_channel.vim
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-" Test for channel functions.
+" Test for channel and job functions.
 
+" When +channel is supported then +job is too, so we don't check for that.
 source check.vim
 CheckFeature channel
 
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@
 
 " Uncomment the next line to see what happens. Output is in
 " src/testdir/channellog.
+" Add ch_log() calls where you want to see what happens.
 " call ch_logfile('channellog', 'w')
 
 let s:chopt = {}
@@ -56,10 +58,10 @@
     call assert_report("Can't open channel")
     return
   endif
-  if has('job')
-    " check that getjob without a job is handled correctly
-    call assert_equal('no process', string(ch_getjob(handle)))
-  endif
+
+  " check that getjob without a job is handled correctly
+  call assert_equal('no process', string(ch_getjob(handle)))
+
   let dict = ch_info(handle)
   call assert_true(dict.id != 0)
   call assert_equal('open', dict.status)
@@ -445,10 +447,6 @@
 """""""""
 
 func Test_raw_pipe()
-  if !has('job')
-    return
-  endif
-  call ch_log('Test_raw_pipe()')
   " Add a dummy close callback to avoid that messages are dropped when calling
   " ch_canread().
   " Also test the non-blocking option.
@@ -514,10 +512,6 @@
 endfunc
 
 func Test_raw_pipe_blob()
-  if !has('job')
-    return
-  endif
-  call ch_log('Test_raw_pipe_blob()')
   " Add a dummy close callback to avoid that messages are dropped when calling
   " ch_canread().
   " Also test the non-blocking option.
@@ -559,10 +553,6 @@
 endfunc
 
 func Test_nl_pipe()
-  if !has('job')
-    return
-  endif
-  call ch_log('Test_nl_pipe()')
   let job = job_start([s:python, "test_channel_pipe.py"])
   call assert_equal("run", job_status(job))
   try
@@ -587,54 +577,6 @@
   endtry
 endfunc
 
-func Test_nl_err_to_out_pipe()
-  if !has('job')
-    return
-  endif
-  call ch_logfile('Xlog')
-  call ch_log('Test_nl_err_to_out_pipe()')
-  let job = job_start(s:python . " test_channel_pipe.py", {'err_io': 'out'})
-  call assert_equal("run", job_status(job))
-  try
-    let handle = job_getchannel(job)
-    call ch_sendraw(handle, "echo something\n")
-    call assert_equal("something", ch_readraw(handle))
-
-    call ch_sendraw(handle, "echoerr wrong\n")
-    call assert_equal("wrong", ch_readraw(handle))
-  finally
-    call job_stop(job)
-    call ch_logfile('')
-    let loglines = readfile('Xlog')
-    call assert_true(len(loglines) > 10)
-    let found_test = 0
-    let found_send = 0
-    let found_recv = 0
-    let found_stop = 0
-    for l in loglines
-      if l =~ 'Test_nl_err_to_out_pipe'
-	let found_test = 1
-      endif
-      if l =~ 'SEND on.*echo something'
-	let found_send = 1
-      endif
-      if l =~ 'RECV on.*something'
-	let found_recv = 1
-      endif
-      if l =~ 'Stopping job with'
-	let found_stop = 1
-      endif
-    endfor
-    call assert_equal(1, found_test)
-    call assert_equal(1, found_send)
-    call assert_equal(1, found_recv)
-    call assert_equal(1, found_stop)
-    " On MS-Windows need to sleep for a moment to be able to delete the file.
-    sleep 10m
-    call delete('Xlog')
-  endtry
-endfunc
-
 func Stop_g_job()
   call job_stop(g:job)
   if has('win32')
@@ -646,10 +588,6 @@
 endfunc
 
 func Test_nl_read_file()
-  if !has('job')
-    return
-  endif
-  call ch_log('Test_nl_read_file()')
   call writefile(['echo something', 'echoerr wrong', 'double this'], 'Xinput')
   let g:job = job_start(s:python . " test_channel_pipe.py",
 	\ {'in_io': 'file', 'in_name': 'Xinput'})
@@ -667,10 +605,6 @@
 endfunc
 
 func Test_nl_write_out_file()
-  if !has('job')
-    return
-  endif
-  call ch_log('Test_nl_write_out_file()')
   let g:job = job_start(s:python . " test_channel_pipe.py",
 	\ {'out_io': 'file', 'out_name': 'Xoutput'})
   call assert_equal("run", job_status(g:job))
@@ -688,10 +622,6 @@
 endfunc
 
 func Test_nl_write_err_file()
-  if !has('job')
-    return
-  endif
-  call ch_log('Test_nl_write_err_file()')
   let g:job = job_start(s:python . " test_channel_pipe.py",
 	\ {'err_io': 'file', 'err_name': 'Xoutput'})
   call assert_equal("run", job_status(g:job))
@@ -708,10 +638,6 @@
 endfunc
 
 func Test_nl_write_both_file()
-  if !has('job')
-    return
-  endif
-  call ch_log('Test_nl_write_both_file()')
   let g:job = job_start(s:python . " test_channel_pipe.py",
 	\ {'out_io': 'file', 'out_name': 'Xoutput', 'err_io': 'out'})
   call assert_equal("run", job_status(g:job))
@@ -734,10 +660,6 @@
 endfunc
 
 func Run_test_pipe_to_buffer(use_name, nomod, do_msg)
-  if !has('job')
-    return
-  endif
-  call ch_log('Test_pipe_to_buffer()')
   let g:Ch_bufClosed = 'no'
   let options = {'out_io': 'buffer', 'close_cb': 'BufCloseCb'}
   let expected = ['', 'line one', 'line two', 'this', 'AND this', 'Goodbye!']
@@ -798,9 +720,6 @@
 endfunc
 
 func Test_close_output_buffer()
-  if !has('job')
-    return
-  endif
   enew!
   let test_lines = ['one', 'two']
   call setline(1, test_lines)
@@ -829,10 +748,6 @@
 endfunc
 
 func Run_test_pipe_err_to_buffer(use_name, nomod, do_msg)
-  if !has('job')
-    return
-  endif
-  call ch_log('Test_pipe_err_to_buffer()')
   let options = {'err_io': 'buffer'}
   let expected = ['', 'line one', 'line two', 'this', 'AND this']
   if a:use_name
@@ -890,10 +805,6 @@
 endfunc
 
 func Test_pipe_both_to_buffer()
-  if !has('job')
-    return
-  endif
-  call ch_log('Test_pipe_both_to_buffer()')
   let job = job_start(s:python . " test_channel_pipe.py",
 	\ {'out_io': 'buffer', 'out_name': 'pipe-err', 'err_io': 'out'})
   call assert_equal("run", job_status(job))
@@ -913,11 +824,6 @@
 endfunc
 
 func Run_test_pipe_from_buffer(use_name)
-  if !has('job')
-    return
-  endif
-  call ch_log('Test_pipe_from_buffer()')
-
   sp pipe-input
   call setline(1, ['echo one', 'echo two', 'echo three'])
   let options = {'in_io': 'buffer', 'block_write': 1}
@@ -949,8 +855,8 @@
 endfunc
 
 func Run_pipe_through_sort(all, use_buffer)
-  if !executable('sort') || !has('job')
-    return
+  if !executable('sort')
+    throw 'Skipped: sort program not found'
   endif
   let options = {'out_io': 'buffer', 'out_name': 'sortout'}
   if a:use_buffer
@@ -1005,10 +911,6 @@
 endfunc
 
 func Test_pipe_to_nameless_buffer()
-  if !has('job')
-    return
-  endif
-  call ch_log('Test_pipe_to_nameless_buffer()')
   let job = job_start(s:python . " test_channel_pipe.py",
 	\ {'out_io': 'buffer'})
   call assert_equal("run", job_status(job))
@@ -1026,10 +928,6 @@
 endfunc
 
 func Test_pipe_to_buffer_json()
-  if !has('job')
-    return
-  endif
-  call ch_log('Test_pipe_to_buffer_json()')
   let job = job_start(s:python . " test_channel_pipe.py",
 	\ {'out_io': 'buffer', 'out_mode': 'json'})
   call assert_equal("run", job_status(job))
@@ -1057,11 +955,6 @@
 endfunc
 
 func Test_pipe_io_two_buffers()
-  if !has('job')
-    return
-  endif
-  call ch_log('Test_pipe_io_two_buffers()')
-
   " Create two buffers, one to read from and one to write to.
   split pipe-output
   set buftype=nofile
@@ -1095,11 +988,6 @@
 endfunc
 
 func Test_pipe_io_one_buffer()
-  if !has('job')
-    return
-  endif
-  call ch_log('Test_pipe_io_one_buffer()')
-
   " Create one buffer to read from and to write to.
   split pipe-io
   set buftype=nofile
@@ -1126,7 +1014,6 @@
 endfunc
 
 func Test_write_to_buffer_and_scroll()
-  CheckFeature job
   if !CanRunVimInTerminal()
     throw 'Skipped: cannot make screendumps'
   endif
@@ -1146,7 +1033,7 @@
   END
   call writefile(lines, 'XtestBufferScroll')
   let buf = RunVimInTerminal('-S XtestBufferScroll', #{rows: 10})
-  sleep 500m
+  call term_wait(buf, 100)
   call VerifyScreenDump(buf, 'Test_job_buffer_scroll_1', {})
 
   " clean up
@@ -1155,11 +1042,6 @@
 endfunc
 
 func Test_pipe_null()
-  if !has('job')
-    return
-  endif
-  call ch_log('Test_pipe_null()')
-
   " We cannot check that no I/O works, we only check that the job starts
   " properly.
   let job = job_start(s:python . " test_channel_pipe.py something",
@@ -1203,10 +1085,6 @@
 endfunc
 
 func Test_pipe_to_buffer_raw()
-  if !has('job')
-    return
-  endif
-  call ch_log('Test_raw_pipe_to_buffer()')
   let options = {'out_mode': 'raw', 'out_io': 'buffer', 'out_name': 'testout'}
   split testout
   let job = job_start([s:python, '-c', 
@@ -1228,11 +1106,6 @@
 endfunc
 
 func Test_reuse_channel()
-  if !has('job')
-    return
-  endif
-  call ch_log('Test_reuse_channel()')
-
   let job = job_start(s:python . " test_channel_pipe.py")
   call assert_equal("run", job_status(job))
   let handle = job_getchannel(job)
@@ -1255,11 +1128,6 @@
 endfunc
 
 func Test_out_cb()
-  if !has('job')
-    return
-  endif
-  call ch_log('Test_out_cb()')
-
   let dict = {'thisis': 'dict: '}
   func dict.outHandler(chan, msg) dict
     if type(a:msg) == v:t_string
@@ -1296,11 +1164,6 @@
 endfunc
 
 func Test_out_close_cb()
-  if !has('job')
-    return
-  endif
-  call ch_log('Test_out_close_cb()')
-
   let s:counter = 1
   let g:Ch_msg1 = ''
   let g:Ch_closemsg = 0
@@ -1330,11 +1193,6 @@
 endfunc
 
 func Test_read_in_close_cb()
-  if !has('job')
-    return
-  endif
-  call ch_log('Test_read_in_close_cb()')
-
   let g:Ch_received = ''
   func! CloseHandler(chan)
     let g:Ch_received = ch_read(a:chan)
@@ -1353,11 +1211,6 @@
 
 " Use channel in NL mode but received text does not end in NL.
 func Test_read_in_close_cb_incomplete()
-  if !has('job')
-    return
-  endif
-  call ch_log('Test_read_in_close_cb_incomplete()')
-
   let g:Ch_received = ''
   func! CloseHandler(chan)
     while ch_status(a:chan, {'part': 'out'}) == 'buffered'
@@ -1377,11 +1230,6 @@
 endfunc
 
 func Test_out_cb_lambda()
-  if !has('job')
-    return
-  endif
-  call ch_log('Test_out_cb_lambda()')
-
   let job = job_start(s:python . " test_channel_pipe.py",
         \ {'out_cb': {ch, msg -> execute("let g:Ch_outmsg = 'lambda: ' . msg")},
         \  'out_mode': 'json',
@@ -1401,11 +1249,6 @@
 endfunc
 
 func Test_close_and_exit_cb()
-  if !has('job')
-    return
-  endif
-  call ch_log('Test_close_and_exit_cb')
-
   let g:retdict = {'ret': {}}
   func g:retdict.close_cb(ch) dict
     let self.ret['close_cb'] = job_status(ch_getjob(a:ch))
@@ -1561,24 +1404,21 @@
 endfunc
 
 func Test_exit_callback()
-  if has('job')
-    call ch_log('Test_exit_callback()')
-    call s:run_server('Ch_test_exit_callback')
+  call s:run_server('Ch_test_exit_callback')
 
-    " wait up to a second for the job to exit
-    for i in range(100)
-      if g:Ch_job_exit_ret == 'done'
-	break
-      endif
-      sleep 10m
-      " calling job_status() triggers the callback
-      call job_status(g:Ch_exit_job)
-    endfor
+  " wait up to a second for the job to exit
+  for i in range(100)
+    if g:Ch_job_exit_ret == 'done'
+      break
+    endif
+    sleep 10m
+    " calling job_status() triggers the callback
+    call job_status(g:Ch_exit_job)
+  endfor
 
-    call assert_equal('done', g:Ch_job_exit_ret)
-    call assert_equal('dead', job_info(g:Ch_exit_job).status)
-    unlet g:Ch_exit_job
-  endif
+  call assert_equal('done', g:Ch_job_exit_ret)
+  call assert_equal('dead', job_info(g:Ch_exit_job).status)
+  unlet g:Ch_exit_job
 endfunc
 
 function MyExitTimeCb(job, status)
@@ -1589,10 +1429,6 @@
 endfunction
 
 func Test_exit_callback_interval()
-  if !has('job')
-    return
-  endif
-
   let g:exit_cb_val = {'start': reltime(), 'end': 0, 'process': 0}
   let job = job_start([s:python, '-c', 'import time;time.sleep(0.5)'], {'exit_cb': 'MyExitTimeCb'})
   let g:exit_cb_val.process = job_info(job).process
@@ -1671,10 +1507,6 @@
 endfunc
 
 func Test_job_stop_immediately()
-  if !has('job')
-    return
-  endif
-
   let g:job = job_start([s:python, '-c', 'import time;time.sleep(10)'])
   try
     call job_stop(g:job)
@@ -1704,8 +1536,8 @@
 endfunc
 
 func Test_collapse_buffers()
-  if !executable('cat') || !has('job')
-    return
+  if !executable('cat')
+    throw 'Skipped: cat program not found'
   endif
   sp test_channel.vim
   let g:linecount = line('$')
@@ -1718,8 +1550,8 @@
 endfunc
 
 func Test_write_to_deleted_buffer()
-  if !executable('echo') || !has('job')
-    return
+  if !executable('echo')
+    throw 'Skipped: echo program not found'
   endif
   let job = job_start('echo hello', {'out_io': 'buffer', 'out_name': 'test_buffer', 'out_msg': 0})
   let bufnr = bufnr('test_buffer')
@@ -1753,8 +1585,8 @@
 endfunc
 
 func Test_raw_passes_nul()
-  if !executable('cat') || !has('job')
-    return
+  if !executable('cat')
+    throw 'Skipped: cat program not found'
   endif
 
   " Test lines from the job containing NUL are stored correctly in a buffer.
@@ -1790,10 +1622,6 @@
 endfunc
 
 func Test_read_nonl_line()
-  if !has('job')
-    return
-  endif
-
   let g:linecount = 0
   let arg = 'import sys;sys.stdout.write("1\n2\n3")'
   call job_start([s:python, '-c', arg], {'callback': {-> execute('let g:linecount += 1')}})
@@ -1802,10 +1630,6 @@
 endfunc
 
 func Test_read_nonl_in_close_cb()
-  if !has('job')
-    return
-  endif
-
   func s:close_cb(ch)
     while ch_status(a:ch) == 'buffered'
       let g:out .= ch_read(a:ch)
@@ -1821,10 +1645,6 @@
 endfunc
 
 func Test_read_from_terminated_job()
-  if !has('job')
-    return
-  endif
-
   let g:linecount = 0
   let arg = 'import os,sys;os.close(1);sys.stderr.write("test\n")'
   call job_start([s:python, '-c', arg], {'callback': {-> execute('let g:linecount += 1')}})
@@ -1833,7 +1653,6 @@
 endfunc
 
 func Test_job_start_windows()
-  CheckFeature job
   CheckMSWindows
 
   " Check that backslash in $COMSPEC is handled properly.
@@ -1848,8 +1667,6 @@
 endfunc
 
 func Test_env()
-  CheckFeature job
-
   let g:envstr = ''
   if has('win32')
     let cmd = ['cmd', '/c', 'echo %FOO%']
@@ -1863,8 +1680,6 @@
 endfunc
 
 func Test_cwd()
-  CheckFeature job
-
   let g:envstr = ''
   if has('win32')
     let expect = $TEMP
@@ -1925,8 +1740,6 @@
 endfunc
 
 func Test_list_args()
-  CheckFeature job
-
   call s:test_list_args('import sys;sys.stdout.write("hello world")', "hello world", 0)
   call s:test_list_args('import sys;sys.stdout.write("hello\nworld")', "hello\nworld", 0)
   call s:test_list_args('import sys;sys.stdout.write(''hello\nworld'')', "hello\nworld", 0)
@@ -1953,18 +1766,6 @@
   call s:test_list_args('print("hello\tworld")', "hello\tworld", 1)
 endfunc
 
-" Do this last, it stops any channel log.
-func Test_zz_ch_log()
-  call ch_logfile('Xlog', 'w')
-  call ch_log('hello there')
-  call ch_log('%s%s')
-  call ch_logfile('')
-  let text = readfile('Xlog')
-  call assert_match("hello there", text[1])
-  call assert_match("%s%s", text[2])
-  call delete('Xlog')
-endfunc
-
 func Test_keep_pty_open()
   if !has('unix')
     return
@@ -1978,7 +1779,6 @@
 endfunc
 
 func Test_job_start_in_timer()
-  CheckFeature job
   CheckFeature timers
 
   func OutCb(chan, msg)
@@ -2038,7 +1838,6 @@
 endfunc
 
 func Test_no_hang_windows()
-  CheckFeature job
   CheckMSWindows
 
   try
@@ -2075,7 +1874,6 @@
 endfunc
 
 func Test_job_tty_in_out()
-  CheckFeature job
   CheckUnix
 
   call writefile(['test'], 'Xtestin')
@@ -2124,3 +1922,61 @@
   call delete('Xtestout')
   call delete('Xtesterr')
 endfunc
+
+" Do this last, it stops any channel log.
+func Test_zz_nl_err_to_out_pipe()
+  call ch_logfile('Xlog')
+  call ch_log('Test_zz_nl_err_to_out_pipe()')
+  let job = job_start(s:python . " test_channel_pipe.py", {'err_io': 'out'})
+  call assert_equal("run", job_status(job))
+  try
+    let handle = job_getchannel(job)
+    call ch_sendraw(handle, "echo something\n")
+    call assert_equal("something", ch_readraw(handle))
+
+    call ch_sendraw(handle, "echoerr wrong\n")
+    call assert_equal("wrong", ch_readraw(handle))
+  finally
+    call job_stop(job)
+    call ch_logfile('')
+    let loglines = readfile('Xlog')
+    call assert_true(len(loglines) > 10)
+    let found_test = 0
+    let found_send = 0
+    let found_recv = 0
+    let found_stop = 0
+    for l in loglines
+      if l =~ 'Test_zz_nl_err_to_out_pipe'
+	let found_test = 1
+      endif
+      if l =~ 'SEND on.*echo something'
+	let found_send = 1
+      endif
+      if l =~ 'RECV on.*something'
+	let found_recv = 1
+      endif
+      if l =~ 'Stopping job with'
+	let found_stop = 1
+      endif
+    endfor
+    call assert_equal(1, found_test)
+    call assert_equal(1, found_send)
+    call assert_equal(1, found_recv)
+    call assert_equal(1, found_stop)
+    " On MS-Windows need to sleep for a moment to be able to delete the file.
+    sleep 10m
+    call delete('Xlog')
+  endtry
+endfunc
+
+" Do this last, it stops any channel log.
+func Test_zz_ch_log()
+  call ch_logfile('Xlog', 'w')
+  call ch_log('hello there')
+  call ch_log('%s%s')
+  call ch_logfile('')
+  let text = readfile('Xlog')
+  call assert_match("hello there", text[1])
+  call assert_match("%s%s", text[2])
+  call delete('Xlog')
+endfunc
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 5b02511..281e7e2 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -778,6 +778,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1777,
+/**/
     1776,
 /**/
     1775,