Index: terminal.c
===================================================================
--- terminal.c	(.../vendor/readline/readline-5.2)	(revision 3519)
+++ terminal.c	(.../trunk/linphone/readline)	(revision 3519)
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 
 static int tcap_initialized;
 
-#if !defined (__linux__)
+#if !defined (__linux__) || defined (PDCURSES)
 #  if defined (__EMX__) || defined (NEED_EXTERN_PC)
 extern 
 #  endif /* __EMX__ || NEED_EXTERN_PC */
Index: readline.c
===================================================================
--- readline.c	(.../vendor/readline/readline-5.2)	(revision 3519)
+++ readline.c	(.../trunk/linphone/readline)	(revision 3519)
@@ -172,6 +172,11 @@
 FILE *rl_instream = (FILE *)NULL;
 FILE *rl_outstream = (FILE *)NULL;
 
+/* The name of the windows handle to do input using win32 api */
+#if defined (__MINGW32__)
+HANDLE rl_inhandle = (HANDLE)NULL;
+#endif
+
 /* Non-zero means echo characters as they are read.  Defaults to no echo;
    set to 1 if there is a controlling terminal, we can get its attributes,
    and the attributes include `echo'.  Look at rltty.c:prepare_terminal_settings
@@ -1008,6 +1013,11 @@
   if (!rl_instream)
     rl_instream = stdin;
 
+#if defined (__MINGW32__)
+  if (!rl_inhandle)
+    rl_inhandle = (HANDLE) _get_osfhandle (fileno (rl_instream));  
+#endif
+
   if (!rl_outstream)
     rl_outstream = stdout;
 
Index: readline.h
===================================================================
--- readline.h	(.../vendor/readline/readline-5.2)	(revision 3519)
+++ readline.h	(.../trunk/linphone/readline)	(revision 3519)
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@
 #  include <readline/tilde.h>
 #endif
 
+#if defined (__MINGW32__)
+#include <windows.h>
+#include <io.h>
+#undef FIONREAD
+#endif
+
 /* Hex-encoded Readline version number. */
 #define RL_READLINE_VERSION	0x0502		/* Readline 5.2 */
 #define RL_VERSION_MAJOR	5
@@ -531,7 +537,11 @@
 /* The input and output streams. */
 extern FILE *rl_instream;
 extern FILE *rl_outstream;
+#if defined (__MINGW32__)
+extern HANDLE rl_inhandle;
+#endif
 
+
 /* If non-zero, Readline gives values of LINES and COLUMNS from the environment
    greater precedence than values fetched from the kernel when computing the
    screen dimensions. */
Index: configure
===================================================================
--- configure	(.../vendor/readline/readline-5.2)	(revision 3519)
+++ configure	(.../trunk/linphone/readline)	(revision 3519)
@@ -8447,6 +8447,7 @@
 
 
 
+	SHLIB_LIBS=-lncurses
 
 
 
@@ -8459,7 +8460,6 @@
 
 
 
-
         echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $SHLIB_STATUS" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}$SHLIB_STATUS" >&6
 
Index: input.c
===================================================================
--- input.c	(.../vendor/readline/readline-5.2)	(revision 3519)
+++ input.c	(.../trunk/linphone/readline)	(revision 3519)
@@ -76,6 +76,12 @@
 #include "rlshell.h"
 #include "xmalloc.h"
 
+#if defined (__MINGW32__)
+#include <windows.h>
+#include <io.h>
+#undef FIONREAD
+#endif
+
 /* What kind of non-blocking I/O do we have? */
 #if !defined (O_NDELAY) && defined (O_NONBLOCK)
 #  define O_NDELAY O_NONBLOCK	/* Posix style */
@@ -179,6 +185,13 @@
   struct timeval timeout;
 #endif
 
+#if defined (__MINGW32__)
+  DWORD total_bytes_avail;
+  BOOL peek_ret_val;
+  WORD peek_buffer[10];
+  DWORD bytes_read;
+#endif
+
   chars_avail = 0;
   tty = fileno (rl_instream);
 
@@ -222,10 +235,30 @@
 #endif /* O_NDELAY */
 
 #if defined (__MINGW32__)
-  /* Use getch/_kbhit to check for available console input, in the same way
-     that we read it normally. */
-   chars_avail = isatty (tty) ? _kbhit () : 0;
-   result = 0;
+   if (isatty (tty)) 
+   {
+    /* If this is a Windows console then use getch/_kbhit to check for 
+     * available input, in the same way that we read it normally. */
+    chars_avail = _kbhit ();
+
+   }
+   else
+   {
+    /* If this is a Windows pipe then use the Win32 api to see if there is 
+     * available input.*/
+
+    bytes_read = 0;
+    peek_ret_val= PeekNamedPipe (rl_inhandle, 
+                                 peek_buffer, 
+                                 9, 
+                                 &bytes_read, 
+                                 &total_bytes_avail, 
+                                 0); 
+
+    chars_avail = bytes_read;
+   }
+
+    result = 0;
 #endif
 
   /* If there's nothing available, don't waste time trying to read