> > > > I agree that this code is both wrong and unreadable
> (although in
> > > > practice the _setmode will probably never fail, which
> is why our
> > > > attention hasn't been drawn to it). Is someone going
> to submit a
> > > > patch? I'm hesitant to change the code myself since
> I'm not in a
> > > > position to test it.
> > >
> > > I can look at fixing that. Is it something we want to do
> for 8.2, or
> > > wait until 8.3? If there's a hidden bug, I guess 8.2?
> >
> > Magnus, is this the right fix?
>
> Claudio sent me some small updates to the patch; updated
> version attached.
Tested, passes all regression tests on MingW.
//Magnus
