patch 8.0.1293: setting a breakpoint in the terminal debugger sometimes fails commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/60e73f2acc890f07056fa1bea8dbe89d26918b3e Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Sun Nov 12 18:02:06 2017 +0100 patch 8.0.1293: setting a breakpoint in the terminal debugger sometimes fails Problem: Setting a breakpoint in the terminal debugger sometimes fails. Solution: Interrupt the program if needed. Set the interface to async.

#!/bin/csh
#
# Shell script for use with UNIX
# Starts up Vim with the terminal in 132 column mode
# Only works on VT-100 terminals and lookalikes
# You need to have a termcap entry "vt100-w". Same as vt100 but 132 columns.
#
set oldterm=$term
echo "[?3h"
setenv TERM vt100-w
vim $*
set term=$oldterm
echo "[?3l"