--- winsup/fhandler.cc	1997/01/31 17:04:26	1.5
+++ winsup/fhandler.cc	1997/02/02 02:16:43
@@ -2427,11 +2432,14 @@
   debug_printf("FakeReadFile, res = %d, flags = %x\n", res, flags);
 
   /* if things are special, just do what we used to */
-  if ((!res) 
-      || (flags & ENABLE_LINE_INPUT) 
-      || (ov != 0))
+   if ((!res) || (ov !=0))
         {
           return ReadFile (hndl, pv, lenin, done, ov);
+        }
+   if (flags & ENABLE_LINE_INPUT) 
+        { /* I know this is just treating the symptoms */
+	   FlushConsoleInputBuffer(hndl);
+           return ReadFile (hndl, pv, lenin, done, ov); 
         }
 
   /* otherwise, do something that works */