--- a/Plugins/VcsPlugins/vcsMercurial/PurgeExtension/purge.py	Fri Jul 05 19:39:15 2013 +0200
+++ b/Plugins/VcsPlugins/vcsMercurial/PurgeExtension/purge.py	Sat Jul 06 15:48:58 2013 +0200
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
             process = QProcess()
             process.setWorkingDirectory(repodir)
             process.start('hg', args)
-            procStarted = process.waitForStarted()
+            procStarted = process.waitForStarted(5000)
             if procStarted:
                 finished = process.waitForFinished(30000)
                 if finished and process.exitCode() == 0: