patch 8.0.0495: quotestar test uses timer instead of timeout commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/f5610da7a8a5908e747d1ae39dbed1408bbd2644 Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Mon Mar 20 21:47:16 2017 +0100 patch 8.0.0495: quotestar test uses timer instead of timeout Problem: The quotestar test uses a timer instead of a timeout, thus it cannot be rerun like a flaky test. Solution: Remove the timer and add a timeout. (Kazunobu Kuriyama)

" Common preparations for running tests.

" Make sure 'runtimepath' and 'packpath' does not include $HOME.
set rtp=$VIM/vimfiles,$VIMRUNTIME,$VIM/vimfiles/after
if has('packages')
  let &packpath = &rtp
endif

" Only when the +eval feature is present. 
if 1
  " Make sure $HOME does not get read or written.
  let $HOME = '/does/not/exist'
endif