patch 8.0.0746: when :term fails the job is not properly cleaned up commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/61a6605ea1201eb49a126ca696fcfc56caf5dca6 Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Sat Jul 22 18:39:00 2017 +0200 patch 8.0.0746: when :term fails the job is not properly cleaned up Problem: When :term fails the job is not properly cleaned up. Solution: Free the terminal. Handle a job that failed to start. (closes #1858)

--- a/src/channel.c
+++ b/src/channel.c
@@ -5189,6 +5189,11 @@ job_stop(job_T *job, typval_T *argvars, 
 	    return 0;
 	}
     }
+    if (job->jv_status == JOB_FAILED)
+    {
+	ch_log(job->jv_channel, "Job failed to start, job_stop() skipped");
+	return 0;
+    }
     if (job->jv_status == JOB_ENDED)
     {
 	ch_log(job->jv_channel, "Job has already ended, job_stop() skipped");