--- a/src/ex_cmds2.c
+++ b/src/ex_cmds2.c
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ do_debug(cmd)
     int		save_emsg_silent = emsg_silent;
     int		save_redir_off = redir_off;
     tasave_T	typeaheadbuf;
+    int		typeahead_saved = FALSE;
+    int		save_ignore_script;
 # ifdef FEAT_EX_EXTRA
     int		save_ex_normal_busy;
 # endif
@@ -159,18 +161,26 @@ do_debug(cmd)
 	 * This makes sure we get input from the user here and don't interfere
 	 * with the commands being executed.  Reset "ex_normal_busy" to avoid
 	 * the side effects of using ":normal". Save the stuff buffer and make
-	 * it empty. */
+	 * it empty. Set ignore_script to avoid reading from script input. */
 # ifdef FEAT_EX_EXTRA
 	save_ex_normal_busy = ex_normal_busy;
 	ex_normal_busy = 0;
 # endif
 	if (!debug_greedy)
+	{
 	    save_typeahead(&typeaheadbuf);
+	    typeahead_saved = TRUE;
+	    save_ignore_script = ignore_script;
+	    ignore_script = TRUE;
+	}
 
 	cmdline = getcmdline_prompt('>', NULL, 0, EXPAND_NOTHING, NULL);
 
-	if (!debug_greedy)
+	if (typeahead_saved)
+	{
 	    restore_typeahead(&typeaheadbuf);
+	    ignore_script = save_ignore_script;
+	}
 # ifdef FEAT_EX_EXTRA
 	ex_normal_busy = save_ex_normal_busy;
 # endif

--- a/src/getchar.c
+++ b/src/getchar.c
@@ -1279,8 +1279,14 @@ alloc_typebuf()
     void
 free_typebuf()
 {
-    vim_free(typebuf.tb_buf);
-    vim_free(typebuf.tb_noremap);
+    if (typebuf.tb_buf == typebuf_init)
+	EMSG2(_(e_intern2), "Free typebuf 1");
+    else
+	vim_free(typebuf.tb_buf);
+    if (typebuf.tb_buf == noremapbuf_init)
+	EMSG2(_(e_intern2), "Free typebuf 2");
+    else
+	vim_free(typebuf.tb_noremap);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1359,6 +1365,11 @@ openscript(name, directly)
 	EMSG(_(e_nesting));
 	return;
     }
+#ifdef FEAT_EVAL
+    if (ignore_script)
+	/* Not reading from script, also don't open one.  Warning message? */
+	return;
+#endif
 
     if (scriptin[curscript] != NULL)	/* already reading script */
 	++curscript;
@@ -2346,7 +2357,7 @@ vgetorpeek(advance)
 						   current_menu->silent[idx]);
 				}
 			    }
-#endif /* FEAT_GUI */
+#endif /* FEAT_GUI && FEAT_MENU */
 			    continue;	/* try mapping again */
 			}
 
@@ -2862,11 +2873,15 @@ inchar(buf, maxlen, wait_time, tb_change
     undo_off = FALSE;		    /* restart undo now */
 
     /*
-     * first try script file
-     *	If interrupted: Stop reading script files.
+     * Get a character from a script file if there is one.
+     * If interrupted: Stop reading script files, close them all.
      */
     script_char = -1;
-    while (scriptin[curscript] != NULL && script_char < 0)
+    while (scriptin[curscript] != NULL && script_char < 0
+#ifdef FEAT_EVAL
+	    && !ignore_script
+#endif
+	    )
     {
 	if (got_int || (script_char = getc(scriptin[curscript])) < 0)
 	{

--- a/src/globals.h
+++ b/src/globals.h
@@ -954,6 +954,9 @@ EXTERN typebuf_T typebuf		/* typeahead b
 EXTERN int	ex_normal_busy INIT(= 0); /* recursiveness of ex_normal() */
 EXTERN int	ex_normal_lock INIT(= 0); /* forbid use of ex_normal() */
 #endif
+#ifdef FEAT_EVAL
+EXTERN int	ignore_script INIT(= FALSE);  /* ignore script input */
+#endif
 EXTERN int	stop_insert_mode;	/* for ":stopinsert" and 'insertmode' */
 
 EXTERN int	KeyTyped;		/* TRUE if user typed current char */

--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -667,6 +667,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    177,
+/**/
     176,
 /**/
     175,