diff --git a/runtime/doc/Makefile b/runtime/doc/Makefile
index 6bbcbc3676..d36f2ce069 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/Makefile
+++ b/runtime/doc/Makefile
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ DOCS = \
 	ft_ada.txt \
 	ft_sql.txt \
 	gui.txt \
-	gui_w16.txt \
 	gui_w32.txt \
 	gui_x11.txt \
 	hangulin.txt \
@@ -167,7 +166,6 @@ HTMLS = \
 	ft_ada.html \
 	ft_sql.html \
 	gui.html \
-	gui_w16.html \
 	gui_w32.html \
 	gui_x11.html \
 	hangulin.html \
@@ -388,9 +386,6 @@ hebrew.txt:
 russian.txt:
 	touch russian.txt
 
-gui_w16.txt:
-	touch gui_w16.txt
-
 gui_w32.txt:
 	touch gui_w32.txt
 
diff --git a/src/auto/configure b/src/auto/configure
index 98c775e55a..82c5996c45 100755
--- a/src/auto/configure
+++ b/src/auto/configure
@@ -9163,7 +9163,7 @@ $as_echo_n "checking version of Gdk-Pixbuf... " >&6; }
     gdk_pixbuf_version_minor=`echo $gdk_pixbuf_version | \
       sed -e 's/[0-9][0-9]*\.\([0-9][0-9]*\)\.[0-9][0-9]*/\1/'`
     if test "x$gdk_pixbuf_version_minor" != x -a \
-      $gdk_pixbuf_version_minor -ge 31 ; then
+	$gdk_pixbuf_version_minor -ge 31 ; then
       { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: OK." >&5
 $as_echo "OK." >&6; }
       # Extract the first word of "glib-compile-resources", so it can be a program name with args.
@@ -9210,15 +9210,16 @@ fi
       { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking glib-compile-resources" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking glib-compile-resources... " >&6; }
       if test "x$GLIB_COMPILE_RESOURCES" = xno ; then
-        { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: cannot be found in PATH." >&5
+	GLIB_COMPILE_RESOURCES=""
+	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: cannot be found in PATH." >&5
 $as_echo "cannot be found in PATH." >&6; }
       else
 	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: usable." >&5
 $as_echo "usable." >&6; }
-        $as_echo "#define USE_GRESOURCE 1" >>confdefs.h
+	$as_echo "#define USE_GRESOURCE 1" >>confdefs.h
 
-        GRESOURCE_SRC="auto/gui_gtk_gresources.c"
-        GRESOURCE_OBJ="objects/gui_gtk_gresources.o"
+	GRESOURCE_SRC="auto/gui_gtk_gresources.c"
+	GRESOURCE_OBJ="objects/gui_gtk_gresources.o"
       fi
     else
       { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: not usable." >&5
diff --git a/src/channel.c b/src/channel.c
index c7a417e996..37bb9fd3eb 100644
--- a/src/channel.c
+++ b/src/channel.c
@@ -1573,7 +1573,8 @@ channel_free_all(void)
 
 
 /* Sent when the channel is found closed when reading. */
-#define DETACH_MSG "\"DETACH\"\n"
+#define DETACH_MSG_RAW "DETACH\n"
+#define DETACH_MSG_JSON "\"DETACH\"\n"
 
 /* Buffer size for reading incoming messages. */
 #define MAXMSGSIZE 4096
@@ -1677,6 +1678,7 @@ channel_read(channel_T *channel, int part, char *func)
     int			readlen = 0;
     sock_T		fd;
     int			use_socket = FALSE;
+    char		*msg;
 
     fd = channel->ch_part[part].ch_fd;
     if (fd == INVALID_FD)
@@ -1725,9 +1727,9 @@ channel_read(channel_T *channel, int part, char *func)
     }
 #endif
 
-    /* Reading a socket disconnection (readlen == 0), or a socket error.
+    /* Reading a disconnection (readlen == 0), or an error.
      * TODO: call error callback. */
-    if (readlen <= 0 && channel->ch_job == NULL)
+    if (readlen <= 0)
     {
 	/* Queue a "DETACH" netbeans message in the command queue in order to
 	 * terminate the netbeans session later. Do not end the session here
@@ -1740,8 +1742,10 @@ channel_read(channel_T *channel, int part, char *func)
 	 *			-> channel_read()
 	 */
 	ch_errors(channel, "%s(): Cannot read", func);
-	channel_save(channel, part,
-			       (char_u *)DETACH_MSG, (int)STRLEN(DETACH_MSG));
+	msg = channel->ch_part[part].ch_mode == MODE_RAW
+				  || channel->ch_part[part].ch_mode == MODE_NL
+		    ? DETACH_MSG_RAW : DETACH_MSG_JSON;
+	channel_save(channel, part, (char_u *)msg, (int)STRLEN(msg));
 
 	/* TODO: When reading from stdout is not possible, should we try to
 	 * keep stdin and stderr open?  Probably not, assume the other side
diff --git a/src/configure.in b/src/configure.in
index 207a263e18..82a62d1c23 100644
--- a/src/configure.in
+++ b/src/configure.in
@@ -2684,17 +2684,18 @@ if test "x$GUITYPE" = "xGTK"; then
     gdk_pixbuf_version_minor=`echo $gdk_pixbuf_version | \
       sed -e 's/[[0-9]][[0-9]]*\.\([[0-9]][[0-9]]*\)\.[[0-9]][[0-9]]*/\1/'`
     if test "x$gdk_pixbuf_version_minor" != x -a \
-      $gdk_pixbuf_version_minor -ge 31 ; then
+	$gdk_pixbuf_version_minor -ge 31 ; then
       AC_MSG_RESULT([OK.])
       AC_PATH_PROG(GLIB_COMPILE_RESOURCES,[glib-compile-resources],no)
       AC_MSG_CHECKING([glib-compile-resources])
       if test "x$GLIB_COMPILE_RESOURCES" = xno ; then
-        AC_MSG_RESULT([cannot be found in PATH.])
+	GLIB_COMPILE_RESOURCES=""
+	AC_MSG_RESULT([cannot be found in PATH.])
       else
 	AC_MSG_RESULT([usable.])
-        AC_DEFINE(USE_GRESOURCE)
-        GRESOURCE_SRC="auto/gui_gtk_gresources.c"
-        GRESOURCE_OBJ="objects/gui_gtk_gresources.o"
+	AC_DEFINE(USE_GRESOURCE)
+	GRESOURCE_SRC="auto/gui_gtk_gresources.c"
+	GRESOURCE_OBJ="objects/gui_gtk_gresources.o"
       fi
     else
       AC_MSG_RESULT([not usable.])
diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index 23e4ee0d59..c523ce4345 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -9489,7 +9489,7 @@ f_asin(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv)
     static void
 f_atan(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv)
 {
-    float_T	f;
+    float_T	f = 0.0;
 
     rettv->v_type = VAR_FLOAT;
     if (get_float_arg(argvars, &f) == OK)
@@ -15058,7 +15058,8 @@ job_status(job_T *job)
 	    typval_T	rettv;
 	    int		dummy;
 
-	    /* invoke the exit callback */
+	    /* invoke the exit callback; make sure the refcount is > 0 */
+	    ++job->jv_refcount;
 	    argv[0].v_type = VAR_JOB;
 	    argv[0].vval.v_job = job;
 	    argv[1].v_type = VAR_NUMBER;
@@ -15066,10 +15067,11 @@ job_status(job_T *job)
 	    call_func(job->jv_exit_cb, (int)STRLEN(job->jv_exit_cb),
 				 &rettv, 2, argv, 0L, 0L, &dummy, TRUE, NULL);
 	    clear_tv(&rettv);
+	    --job->jv_refcount;
 	}
 	if (job->jv_status == JOB_ENDED && job->jv_refcount == 0)
 	{
-	    /* The job already was unreferenced, now that it ended it can be
+	    /* The job was already unreferenced, now that it ended it can be
 	     * freed. Careful: caller must not use "job" after this! */
 	    job_free(job);
 	}
@@ -15081,7 +15083,7 @@ job_status(job_T *job)
  * Called once in a while: check if any jobs with an "exit-cb" have ended.
  */
     void
-job_check_ended()
+job_check_ended(void)
 {
     static time_t   last_check = 0;
     time_t	    now;
@@ -18815,16 +18817,21 @@ typedef struct
     int		idx;
 } sortItem_T;
 
-static int	item_compare_ic;
-static int	item_compare_numeric;
-static int	item_compare_numbers;
+/* struct storing information about current sort */
+typedef struct
+{
+    int		item_compare_ic;
+    int		item_compare_numeric;
+    int		item_compare_numbers;
 #ifdef FEAT_FLOAT
-static int	item_compare_float;
+    int		item_compare_float;
 #endif
-static char_u	*item_compare_func;
-static dict_T	*item_compare_selfdict;
-static int	item_compare_func_err;
-static int	item_compare_keep_zero;
+    char_u	*item_compare_func;
+    dict_T	*item_compare_selfdict;
+    int		item_compare_func_err;
+    int		item_compare_keep_zero;
+} sortinfo_T;
+static sortinfo_T	*sortinfo = NULL;
 static void	do_sort_uniq(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv, int sort);
 #define ITEM_COMPARE_FAIL 999
 
@@ -18850,7 +18857,7 @@ item_compare(const void *s1, const void *s2)
     tv1 = &si1->item->li_tv;
     tv2 = &si2->item->li_tv;
 
-    if (item_compare_numbers)
+    if (sortinfo->item_compare_numbers)
     {
 	long	v1 = get_tv_number(tv1);
 	long	v2 = get_tv_number(tv2);
@@ -18859,7 +18866,7 @@ item_compare(const void *s1, const void *s2)
     }
 
 #ifdef FEAT_FLOAT
-    if (item_compare_float)
+    if (sortinfo->item_compare_float)
     {
 	float_T	v1 = get_tv_float(tv1);
 	float_T	v2 = get_tv_float(tv2);
@@ -18873,7 +18880,7 @@ item_compare(const void *s1, const void *s2)
      * non-string to do what the docs promise. */
     if (tv1->v_type == VAR_STRING)
     {
-	if (tv2->v_type != VAR_STRING || item_compare_numeric)
+	if (tv2->v_type != VAR_STRING || sortinfo->item_compare_numeric)
 	    p1 = (char_u *)"'";
 	else
 	    p1 = tv1->vval.v_string;
@@ -18882,7 +18889,7 @@ item_compare(const void *s1, const void *s2)
 	p1 = tv2string(tv1, &tofree1, numbuf1, 0);
     if (tv2->v_type == VAR_STRING)
     {
-	if (tv1->v_type != VAR_STRING || item_compare_numeric)
+	if (tv1->v_type != VAR_STRING || sortinfo->item_compare_numeric)
 	    p2 = (char_u *)"'";
 	else
 	    p2 = tv2->vval.v_string;
@@ -18893,9 +18900,9 @@ item_compare(const void *s1, const void *s2)
 	p1 = (char_u *)"";
     if (p2 == NULL)
 	p2 = (char_u *)"";
-    if (!item_compare_numeric)
+    if (!sortinfo->item_compare_numeric)
     {
-	if (item_compare_ic)
+	if (sortinfo->item_compare_ic)
 	    res = STRICMP(p1, p2);
 	else
 	    res = STRCMP(p1, p2);
@@ -18910,7 +18917,7 @@ item_compare(const void *s1, const void *s2)
 
     /* When the result would be zero, compare the item indexes.  Makes the
      * sort stable. */
-    if (res == 0 && !item_compare_keep_zero)
+    if (res == 0 && !sortinfo->item_compare_keep_zero)
 	res = si1->idx > si2->idx ? 1 : -1;
 
     vim_free(tofree1);
@@ -18931,7 +18938,7 @@ item_compare2(const void *s1, const void *s2)
     int		dummy;
 
     /* shortcut after failure in previous call; compare all items equal */
-    if (item_compare_func_err)
+    if (sortinfo->item_compare_func_err)
 	return 0;
 
     si1 = (sortItem_T *)s1;
@@ -18943,23 +18950,24 @@ item_compare2(const void *s1, const void *s2)
     copy_tv(&si2->item->li_tv, &argv[1]);
 
     rettv.v_type = VAR_UNKNOWN;		/* clear_tv() uses this */
-    res = call_func(item_compare_func, (int)STRLEN(item_compare_func),
+    res = call_func(sortinfo->item_compare_func,
+		 		 (int)STRLEN(sortinfo->item_compare_func),
 				 &rettv, 2, argv, 0L, 0L, &dummy, TRUE,
-				 item_compare_selfdict);
+				 sortinfo->item_compare_selfdict);
     clear_tv(&argv[0]);
     clear_tv(&argv[1]);
 
     if (res == FAIL)
 	res = ITEM_COMPARE_FAIL;
     else
-	res = get_tv_number_chk(&rettv, &item_compare_func_err);
-    if (item_compare_func_err)
+	res = get_tv_number_chk(&rettv, &sortinfo->item_compare_func_err);
+    if (sortinfo->item_compare_func_err)
 	res = ITEM_COMPARE_FAIL;  /* return value has wrong type */
     clear_tv(&rettv);
 
     /* When the result would be zero, compare the pointers themselves.  Makes
      * the sort stable. */
-    if (res == 0 && !item_compare_keep_zero)
+    if (res == 0 && !sortinfo->item_compare_keep_zero)
 	res = si1->idx > si2->idx ? 1 : -1;
 
     return res;
@@ -18974,9 +18982,16 @@ do_sort_uniq(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv, int sort)
     list_T	*l;
     listitem_T	*li;
     sortItem_T	*ptrs;
+    sortinfo_T	*old_sortinfo;
+    sortinfo_T	info;
     long	len;
     long	i;
 
+    /* Pointer to current info struct used in compare function. Save and
+     * restore the current one for nested calls. */
+    old_sortinfo = sortinfo;
+    sortinfo = &info;
+
     if (argvars[0].v_type != VAR_LIST)
 	EMSG2(_(e_listarg), sort ? "sort()" : "uniq()");
     else
@@ -18985,62 +19000,62 @@ do_sort_uniq(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv, int sort)
 	if (l == NULL || tv_check_lock(l->lv_lock,
 	     (char_u *)(sort ? N_("sort() argument") : N_("uniq() argument")),
 									TRUE))
-	    return;
+	    goto theend;
 	rettv->vval.v_list = l;
 	rettv->v_type = VAR_LIST;
 	++l->lv_refcount;
 
 	len = list_len(l);
 	if (len <= 1)
-	    return;	/* short list sorts pretty quickly */
+	    goto theend;	/* short list sorts pretty quickly */
 
-	item_compare_ic = FALSE;
-	item_compare_numeric = FALSE;
-	item_compare_numbers = FALSE;
+	info.item_compare_ic = FALSE;
+	info.item_compare_numeric = FALSE;
+	info.item_compare_numbers = FALSE;
 #ifdef FEAT_FLOAT
-	item_compare_float = FALSE;
+	info.item_compare_float = FALSE;
 #endif
-	item_compare_func = NULL;
-	item_compare_selfdict = NULL;
+	info.item_compare_func = NULL;
+	info.item_compare_selfdict = NULL;
 	if (argvars[1].v_type != VAR_UNKNOWN)
 	{
 	    /* optional second argument: {func} */
 	    if (argvars[1].v_type == VAR_FUNC)
-		item_compare_func = argvars[1].vval.v_string;
+		info.item_compare_func = argvars[1].vval.v_string;
 	    else
 	    {
 		int	    error = FALSE;
 
 		i = get_tv_number_chk(&argvars[1], &error);
 		if (error)
-		    return;		/* type error; errmsg already given */
+		    goto theend;	/* type error; errmsg already given */
 		if (i == 1)
-		    item_compare_ic = TRUE;
+		    info.item_compare_ic = TRUE;
 		else
-		    item_compare_func = get_tv_string(&argvars[1]);
-		if (item_compare_func != NULL)
+		    info.item_compare_func = get_tv_string(&argvars[1]);
+		if (info.item_compare_func != NULL)
 		{
-		    if (STRCMP(item_compare_func, "n") == 0)
+		    if (STRCMP(info.item_compare_func, "n") == 0)
 		    {
-			item_compare_func = NULL;
-			item_compare_numeric = TRUE;
+			info.item_compare_func = NULL;
+			info.item_compare_numeric = TRUE;
 		    }
-		    else if (STRCMP(item_compare_func, "N") == 0)
+		    else if (STRCMP(info.item_compare_func, "N") == 0)
 		    {
-			item_compare_func = NULL;
-			item_compare_numbers = TRUE;
+			info.item_compare_func = NULL;
+			info.item_compare_numbers = TRUE;
 		    }
 #ifdef FEAT_FLOAT
-		    else if (STRCMP(item_compare_func, "f") == 0)
+		    else if (STRCMP(info.item_compare_func, "f") == 0)
 		    {
-			item_compare_func = NULL;
-			item_compare_float = TRUE;
+			info.item_compare_func = NULL;
+			info.item_compare_float = TRUE;
 		    }
 #endif
-		    else if (STRCMP(item_compare_func, "i") == 0)
+		    else if (STRCMP(info.item_compare_func, "i") == 0)
 		    {
-			item_compare_func = NULL;
-			item_compare_ic = TRUE;
+			info.item_compare_func = NULL;
+			info.item_compare_ic = TRUE;
 		    }
 		}
 	    }
@@ -19051,16 +19066,16 @@ do_sort_uniq(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv, int sort)
 		if (argvars[2].v_type != VAR_DICT)
 		{
 		    EMSG(_(e_dictreq));
-		    return;
+		    goto theend;
 		}
-		item_compare_selfdict = argvars[2].vval.v_dict;
+		info.item_compare_selfdict = argvars[2].vval.v_dict;
 	    }
 	}
 
 	/* Make an array with each entry pointing to an item in the List. */
 	ptrs = (sortItem_T *)alloc((int)(len * sizeof(sortItem_T)));
 	if (ptrs == NULL)
-	    return;
+	    goto theend;
 
 	i = 0;
 	if (sort)
@@ -19073,10 +19088,10 @@ do_sort_uniq(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv, int sort)
 		++i;
 	    }
 
-	    item_compare_func_err = FALSE;
-	    item_compare_keep_zero = FALSE;
+	    info.item_compare_func_err = FALSE;
+	    info.item_compare_keep_zero = FALSE;
 	    /* test the compare function */
-	    if (item_compare_func != NULL
+	    if (info.item_compare_func != NULL
 		    && item_compare2((void *)&ptrs[0], (void *)&ptrs[1])
 							 == ITEM_COMPARE_FAIL)
 		EMSG(_("E702: Sort compare function failed"));
@@ -19084,9 +19099,10 @@ do_sort_uniq(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv, int sort)
 	    {
 		/* Sort the array with item pointers. */
 		qsort((void *)ptrs, (size_t)len, sizeof(sortItem_T),
-		    item_compare_func == NULL ? item_compare : item_compare2);
+		    info.item_compare_func == NULL
+					       ? item_compare : item_compare2);
 
-		if (!item_compare_func_err)
+		if (!info.item_compare_func_err)
 		{
 		    /* Clear the List and append the items in sorted order. */
 		    l->lv_first = l->lv_last = l->lv_idx_item = NULL;
@@ -19101,9 +19117,9 @@ do_sort_uniq(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv, int sort)
 	    int	(*item_compare_func_ptr)(const void *, const void *);
 
 	    /* f_uniq(): ptrs will be a stack of items to remove */
-	    item_compare_func_err = FALSE;
-	    item_compare_keep_zero = TRUE;
-	    item_compare_func_ptr = item_compare_func
+	    info.item_compare_func_err = FALSE;
+	    info.item_compare_keep_zero = TRUE;
+	    item_compare_func_ptr = info.item_compare_func
 					       ? item_compare2 : item_compare;
 
 	    for (li = l->lv_first; li != NULL && li->li_next != NULL;
@@ -19112,14 +19128,14 @@ do_sort_uniq(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv, int sort)
 		if (item_compare_func_ptr((void *)&li, (void *)&li->li_next)
 									 == 0)
 		    ptrs[i++].item = li;
-		if (item_compare_func_err)
+		if (info.item_compare_func_err)
 		{
 		    EMSG(_("E882: Uniq compare function failed"));
 		    break;
 		}
 	    }
 
-	    if (!item_compare_func_err)
+	    if (!info.item_compare_func_err)
 	    {
 		while (--i >= 0)
 		{
@@ -19138,6 +19154,8 @@ do_sort_uniq(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv, int sort)
 
 	vim_free(ptrs);
     }
+theend:
+    sortinfo = old_sortinfo;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/ex_cmds2.c b/src/ex_cmds2.c
index 5aaaaddcf6..1a1f5875f2 100644
--- a/src/ex_cmds2.c
+++ b/src/ex_cmds2.c
@@ -3131,14 +3131,12 @@ source_pack_plugin(char_u *fname, void *cookie UNUSED)
     int oldlen;
     int addlen;
 
-    p4 = p3 = p2 = p1 = get_past_head(fname);
+    p6 = p5 = p4 = p3 = p2 = p1 = get_past_head(fname);
     for (p = p1; *p; mb_ptr_adv(p))
-    {
 	if (vim_ispathsep_nocolon(*p))
 	{
 	    p6 = p5; p5 = p4; p4 = p3; p3 = p2; p2 = p1; p1 = p;
 	}
-    }
 
     /* now we have:
      * rtp/pack/name/ever/name/plugin/name.vim
@@ -3162,8 +3160,8 @@ source_pack_plugin(char_u *fname, void *cookie UNUSED)
     if (strstr((char *)p_rtp, (char *)fname) == NULL)
     {
 	/* directory not in 'runtimepath', add it */
-	oldlen = STRLEN(p_rtp);
-	addlen = STRLEN(fname);
+	oldlen = (int)STRLEN(p_rtp);
+	addlen = (int)STRLEN(fname);
 	new_rtp = alloc(oldlen + addlen + 2);
 	if (new_rtp == NULL)
 	{
@@ -3205,7 +3203,7 @@ ex_loadplugin(exarg_T *eap)
     int		len;
     char	*pat;
 
-    len = STRLEN(pattern) + STRLEN(eap->arg);
+    len = (int)STRLEN(pattern) + (int)STRLEN(eap->arg);
     pat = (char *)alloc(len);
     if (pat == NULL)
 	return;
diff --git a/src/netbeans.c b/src/netbeans.c
index 5fca843fcd..26979d0955 100644
--- a/src/netbeans.c
+++ b/src/netbeans.c
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ nb_parse_cmd(char_u *cmd)
 	/* NOTREACHED */
     }
 
-    if (STRCMP(cmd, "\"DETACH\"") == 0)
+    if (STRCMP(cmd, "DETACH") == 0)
     {
 	buf_T	*buf;
 
diff --git a/src/testdir/Make_all.mak b/src/testdir/Make_all.mak
index bb92904bf0..3e645e7ed5 100644
--- a/src/testdir/Make_all.mak
+++ b/src/testdir/Make_all.mak
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ SCRIPTS_ALL = \
 	test7.out \
 	test8.out \
 	test9.out \
-	test13.out \
 	test14.out \
 	test15.out \
 	test18.out \
@@ -104,7 +103,6 @@ SCRIPTS_ALL = \
 	test_insertcount.out \
 	test_listchars.out \
 	test_listlbr.out \
-	test_listlbr_utf8.out \
 	test_mapping.out \
 	test_marks.out \
 	test_match_conceal.out \
@@ -135,9 +133,11 @@ SCRIPTS_MORE2 = \
 	test2.out \
 	test10.out \
 	test12.out \
+	test13.out \
 	test25.out \
 	test49.out \
-	test97.out
+	test97.out \
+	test_listlbr_utf8.out
 
 
 # Tests that run on most systems, but not MingW and Cygwin.
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_sort.vim b/src/testdir/test_sort.vim
index 32ad7f8ad5..2b097ceb96 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_sort.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_sort.vim
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 " Test sort()
 
+:func Compare1(a, b) abort
+    call sort(range(3), 'Compare2')
+    return a:a - a:b
+:endfunc
+
+:func Compare2(a, b) abort
+    return a:a - a:b
+:endfunc
+
 func Test_sort_strings()
   " numbers compared as strings
   call assert_equal([1, 2, 3], sort([3, 2, 1]))
@@ -21,3 +30,8 @@ endfunc
 func Test_sort_float()
   call assert_equal([0.28, 3, 13.5], sort([13.5, 0.28, 3], 'f'))
 endfunc
+
+func Test_sort_nested()
+  " test ability to call sort() from a compare function
+  call assert_equal([1, 3, 5], sort([3, 1, 5], 'Compare1'))
+endfunc
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index fed920e0d8..dedb348234 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -763,6 +763,30 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    1397,
+/**/
+    1396,
+/**/
+    1395,
+/**/
+    1394,
+/**/
+    1393,
+/**/
+    1392,
+/**/
+    1391,
+/**/
+    1390,
+/**/
+    1389,
+/**/
+    1388,
+/**/
+    1387,
+/**/
+    1386,
 /**/
     1385,
 /**/