2 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/input.c b/input.c
index 117dfe8..f3f6d59 100644
--- a/input.c
+++ b/input.c
@@ -534,8 +534,16 @@ rl_getc (stream)
 	return (RL_ISSTATE (RL_STATE_READCMD) ? READERR : EOF);
       else if (_rl_caught_signal == SIGHUP || _rl_caught_signal == SIGTERM)
 	return (RL_ISSTATE (RL_STATE_READCMD) ? READERR : EOF);
+      /* keyboard-generated signals of interest */
       else if (_rl_caught_signal == SIGINT || _rl_caught_signal == SIGQUIT)
         RL_CHECK_SIGNALS ();
+      /* non-keyboard-generated signals of interest */
+      else if (_rl_caught_signal == SIGALRM
+#if defined (SIGVTALRM)
+		|| _rl_caught_signal == SIGVTALRM
+#endif
+	      )
+        RL_CHECK_SIGNALS ();
 
       if (rl_signal_event_hook)
 	(*rl_signal_event_hook) ();
diff --git a/patchlevel b/patchlevel
index 6ebd6a5..e340b58 100644
--- a/patchlevel
+++ b/patchlevel
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # Do not edit -- exists only for use by patch
 
-6
+7