updated for version 7.3.173
Problem:    After using setqflist() to make the quickfix list empty ":cwindow"
            may open the window anyway.  Also after ":vimgrep".
Solution:   Correctly check whether the list is empty. (Ingo Karkat)
diff --git a/src/quickfix.c b/src/quickfix.c
index a285f28..1876093 100644
--- a/src/quickfix.c
+++ b/src/quickfix.c
@@ -1164,7 +1164,7 @@
 
 	/* When no valid entries are present in the list, qf_ptr points to
 	 * the first item in the list */
-	if (to_qfl->qf_nonevalid == TRUE)
+	if (to_qfl->qf_nonevalid)
 	    to_qfl->qf_ptr = to_qfl->qf_start;
     }
 
@@ -2243,6 +2243,7 @@
      * it if we have errors; otherwise, leave it closed.
      */
     if (qi->qf_lists[qi->qf_curlist].qf_nonevalid
+	    || qi->qf_lists[qi->qf_curlist].qf_count == 0
 	    || qi->qf_curlist >= qi->qf_listcount)
     {
 	if (win != NULL)
@@ -3711,7 +3712,7 @@
     }
 
     if (qi->qf_lists[qi->qf_curlist].qf_index == 0)
-	/* empty list or no valid entry */
+	/* no valid entry */
 	qi->qf_lists[qi->qf_curlist].qf_nonevalid = TRUE;
     else
 	qi->qf_lists[qi->qf_curlist].qf_nonevalid = FALSE;
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index d4edf67..c44d2f1 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -715,6 +715,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    173,
+/**/
     172,
 /**/
     171,