From f1d9c249385f7c1a5e5bef4d83fdb6bc46c90ca9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andrzej Rybczak <electricityispower@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2017 05:07:14 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Do not exit readline prompt early if it's in a subcommand of
 some sort

---
 src/curses/window.cpp | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/curses/window.cpp b/src/curses/window.cpp
index 987f039b..46d2e55f 100644
--- a/src/curses/window.cpp
+++ b/src/curses/window.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,10 @@ int read_key(FILE *)
 		x = w->getX();
 		if (w->runPromptHook(rl_line_buffer, &done))
 		{
-			if (done)
+			// Do not end if readline is in one of its commands, e.g. searching
+			// through history, as it doesn't actually make readline exit and it
+			// becomes stuck in a loop.
+			if (!RL_ISSTATE(RL_STATE_DISPATCHING) && done)
 			{
 				rl_done = 1;
 				return EOF;