patch 8.0.1000: cannot open a terminal without running a job in it commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/13ebb03e7520c2c34f93444b0146640ca08e7424 Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Sat Aug 26 22:02:51 2017 +0200 patch 8.0.1000: cannot open a terminal without running a job in it Problem: Cannot open a terminal without running a job in it. Solution: Make ":terminal NONE" open a terminal with a pty.

--- a/src/structs.h
+++ b/src/structs.h
@@ -1656,6 +1656,7 @@ struct channel_S {
     char_u	*ch_close_cb;	/* call when channel is closed */
     partial_T	*ch_close_partial;
     int		ch_drop_never;
+    int		ch_keep_open;	/* do not close on read error */
 
     job_T	*ch_job;	/* Job that uses this channel; this does not
 				 * count as a reference to avoid a circular