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authorBram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>2016-08-16 18:33:43 +0200
committerBram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>2016-08-16 18:33:43 +0200
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index cc1e6a8114..b9e6f8b346 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/version8.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/version8.txt
@@ -1,24 +1,25 @@
-*version8.txt* For Vim version 8.0. Last change: 2016 Aug 07
+*version8.txt* For Vim version 8.0. Last change: 2016 Aug 16
VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
-NOTE: THIS FILE IS STILL BEING WORKED ON
+
+NOTE: VIM 8 WAS NOT RELEASED YET, this is work in progress
+
*vim8* *vim-8* *version-8.0* *version8.0*
-Welcome to Vim 8! A large number of bugs have been fixed and several
+Welcome to Vim 8! A large number of bugs have been fixed and several nice
features have been added. This file mentions all the new items and changes to
-existing features since Vim 7.4. Bug fixes, the patches for Vim 7.4, can be
-found below |vim-7.4|. Use this command to see the version you are using: >
- :version
+existing features since Vim 7.4. The patches up to Vim 7.4 can be found here:
+|vim-7.4|.
-See |vi_diff.txt| for an overview of differences between Vi and Vim 7.0.
-See |version4.txt|, |version5.txt|, |version6.txt| and |version7.txt| for
-differences between other versions.
+Use this command to see the full version and features information of the Vim
+program you are using: >
+ :version
NEW FEATURES |new-8|
-
-Vim script enhancements |new-vim-script-8|
+ Vim script enhancements |new-vim-script-8|
+ Various new items |new-items-8|
INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES |incompatible-8|
@@ -29,6 +30,10 @@ COMPILE TIME CHANGES |compile-changes-8|
PATCHES |patches-8|
+See |vi_diff.txt| for an overview of differences between Vi and Vim 8.0.
+See |version4.txt|, |version5.txt|, |version6.txt| and |version7.txt| for
+differences between other versions.
+
==============================================================================
NEW FEATURES *new-8*
@@ -128,9 +133,9 @@ The 'breakindent' option has been added to be able to wrap lines without
changing the amount of indent.
-Windows: Direct-X support ~
+Windows: DirectX support ~
-This adds the 'renderoptions' option to allow for switching on Direct-X
+This adds the 'renderoptions' option to allow for switching on DirectX
(DirectWrite) support on MS-Windows.
@@ -154,15 +159,33 @@ Many functions and commands have been added to support the new types.
On some systems the numbers used in Vim script are now 64 bit. This can be
checked with the |+num64| feature.
+Many items were added so support |new-style-testing|.
+
Various new items *new-items-8*
-----------------
Normal mode commands: ~
+|g+| g+ go to newer text state N times
+|g,| g, go to N newer position in change list
+|g-| g- go to older text state N times
+|g;| g; go to N older position in change list
+|g_| g_ cursor to the last CHAR N - 1 lines lower
+
+
+Visual mode commands: ~
+
+|v_CTRL-A| CTRL-A add N to number in highlighted text
+|v_CTRL-X| CTRL-X subtract N from number in highlighted text
+|v_g_CTRL-A| g CTRL-A add N to number in highlighted text
+|v_g_CTRL-X| g CTRL-X subtract N from number in highlighted text
+
Insert mode commands: ~
+|i_CTRL-G_U| CTRL-G U don't break undo with next cursor movement
+
Options: ~
@@ -177,12 +200,14 @@ Options: ~
'perldll' name of the Perl dynamic library
'pythondll' name of the Python 2 dynamic library
'pythonthreedll' name of the Python 3 dynamic library
+'signcolumn' when to display the sign column
'renderoptions' options for text rendering on Windows
'rubydll' name of the Ruby dynamic library
'tagcase' how to handle case when searching in tags files
'tcldll' name of the Tcl dynamic library
'termguicolors' use GUI colors for the terminal
+
Ex commands: ~
|:cbottom| scroll to the bottom of the quickfix window
@@ -191,7 +216,6 @@ Ex commands: ~
|:chistory| display quickfix list stack
|:clearjumps| clear the jump list
|:helpclose| close one help window
-|:keeppatterns| following command keeps search pattern history
|:lbottom| scroll to the bottom of the location window
|:ldo| execute command in valid location list entries
|:lfdo| execute command in each file in location list
@@ -201,10 +225,10 @@ Ex commands: ~
|:packloadall| load all packages under 'packpath'
|:smile| make the user happy
-Ex command modifiers: ~
+Ex command modifiers: ~
-Ex command arguments: ~
+|:keeppatterns| following command keeps search pattern history
New and extended functions: ~
@@ -238,10 +262,14 @@ New and extended functions: ~
|ch_status()| get status of a channel
|execute()| execute an Ex command and get the output
|exepath()| full path of an executable program
+|funcref()| return a reference to function {name}
+|getbufinfo()| get a list with buffer information
|getcharsearch()| return character search information
|getcmdwintype()| return the current command-line window type
|getcompletion()| return a list of command-line completion matches
|getcurpos()| get position of the cursor
+|gettabinfo()| get a list with tab page information
+|getwininfo()| get a list with window information
|glob2regpat()| convert a glob pattern into a search pattern
|isnan()| check for not a number
|job_getchannel()| get the channel used by a job
@@ -291,29 +319,96 @@ New and extended functions: ~
New Vim variables: ~
|v:vim_did_enter| Set when VimEnter autocommands are triggered
+|v:beval_winid| Window ID of the window where the mouse pointer is
+|v:completed_item| complete items for the most recently completed word
+|v:errors| errors found by assert functions
+|v:false| a Number with value zero
+|v:hlsearch| indicates whether search highlighting is on
+|v:mouse_winid| Window ID for a mouse click obtained with |getchar()|
+|v:none| an empty String, used for JSON
+|v:null| an empty String, used for JSON
+|v:option_new| new value of the option, used by |OptionSet|
+|v:option_old| old value of the option, used by |OptionSet|
+|v:option_type| scope of the set command, used by |OptionSet|
+|v:progpath| the command with which Vim was invoked
+|v:t_bool| value of Boolean type
+|v:t_channel| value of Channel type
+|v:t_dict| value of Dictionary type
+|v:t_float| value of Float type
+|v:t_func| value of Funcref type
+|v:t_job| value of Job type
+|v:t_list| value of List type
+|v:t_none| value of None type
+|v:t_number| value of Number type
+|v:t_string| value of String type
+|v:testing| must be set before using `test_garbagecollect_now()`
+|v:true| a Number with value one
+|v:vim_did_enter| zero until most of startup is done
New autocommand events: ~
+|CmdUndefined| a user command is used but it isn't defined
+|OptionSet| after setting any option
+|TabClosed| after closing a tab page
+|TabNew| after creating a new tab page
+|TextChangedI| after a change was made to the text in Insert mode
+|TextChanged| after a change was made to the text in Normal mode
+|WinNew| after creating a new window
New highlight groups: ~
+EndOfBuffer filler lines (~) after the last line in the buffer.
+ |hl-EndOfBuffer|
-New items in search patterns: ~
+New items in search patterns: ~
-New Syntax/Indent/FTplugin files: ~
-
+|/\%C| \%C match any composing characters
-New Keymaps: ~
+New Syntax/Indent/FTplugin files: ~
-New message translations: ~
+AVR Assembler (Avra) syntax
+Arduino syntax
+Bazel syntax and indent and ftplugin
+Dockerfile syntax and ftplugin
+Eiffel ftplugin
+Euphoria 3 and 4 syntax
+Go syntax and indent and ftplugin
+Godoc syntax
+Groovy ftplugin
+HGcommit ftplugin
+Hog indent and ftplugin
+Innovation Data Processing upstream.pt syntax
+J syntax and indent and ftplugin
+Jproperties ftplugin
+Json syntax and indent and ftplugin
+Kivy syntax
+Less syntax and indent
+Mix syntax
+Motorola S-Record syntax
+R ftplugin
+ReStructuredText syntax and indent and ftplugin
+Registry ftplugin
+Rhelp indent and ftplugin
+Rmd (markdown with R code chunks) syntax and indent
+Rmd ftplugin
+Rnoweb ftplugin
+Rnoweb indent
+SystemVerilog syntax and indent and ftplugin
+Systemd syntax and indent and ftplugin
+Teraterm (TTL) syntax and indent
+Text ftplugin
+Vroom syntax and indent and ftplugin
-Others: ~
+New Keymaps: ~
+Armenian eastern and western
+Russian jcukenwintype
+Vietnamese telex and vni
==============================================================================
INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES *incompatible-8*
@@ -334,16 +429,19 @@ either create a .vimrc file that does "set compatible" or start Vim with
Support removed ~
The support for MS-DOS has been removed. It hasn't been working for a while
-and removing it cleans up the code quite a bit.
+(Vim doesn't fit in memory) and removing it cleans up the code quite a bit.
The support for Windows 16 bit (Windows 95 and older) has been removed.
+The support for OS/2 has been removed. It probably hasn't been working for a
+while since nobody uses it.
+
The SNiFF+ support has been removed.
Minor incompatibilities: ~
-For filetype detection: ...
+Probably...
==============================================================================
IMPROVEMENTS *improvements-8*
@@ -356,8 +454,13 @@ usage. See 'cryptmethod'.
==============================================================================
COMPILE TIME CHANGES *compile-changes-8*
-Dropped the support for MS-DOS. It was too big to fit in memory.
+The Vim repository was moved from Google code to github, since Google code
+was shut down. It can now be found at https://github.com/vim/vim.
+
+Functions now use ANSI-C declarations. At least a C-89 compatible compiler is
+required.
+The +visual feature is now always included.
==============================================================================
PATCHES *patches-8* *bug-fixes-8*
@@ -2694,7 +2797,7 @@ Patch 7.4.393
Problem: Text drawing on newer MS-Windows systems is suboptimal. Some
multi-byte characters are not displayed, even though the same font
in Notepad can display them. (Srinath Avadhanula)
-Solution: Add the 'renderoptions' option to enable Direct-X drawing. (Taro
+Solution: Add the 'renderoptions' option to enable DirectX drawing. (Taro
Muraoka)
Files: runtime/doc/eval.txt, runtime/doc/options.txt,
runtime/doc/various.txt, src/Make_cyg.mak, src/Make_ming.mak,
@@ -8167,7 +8270,7 @@ Files: src/regexp.c, src/regexp_nfa.c, src/testdir/test36.in,
Patch 7.4.1306
Problem: Job control doesn't work well on MS-Windows.
-Solution: Various fixes. (Ken Takata, Ozaki Kiichi , Yukihiro Nakadaira,
+Solution: Various fixes. (Ken Takata, Ozaki Kiichi, Yukihiro Nakadaira,
Yasuhiro Matsumoto)
Files: src/Make_mvc.mak, src/eval.c, src/os_unix.c, src/os_win32.c,
src/proto/os_unix.pro, src/proto/os_win32.pro, src/structs.h
@@ -12641,6 +12744,604 @@ Files: src/fileio.c, src/window.c, src/vim.h,
src/testdir/test_autocmd.vim, runtime/doc/autocmd.txt
Patch 7.4.2078
+Problem: Running checks in po directory fails.
+Solution: Add colors used in syntax.c to the builtin color table.
+Files: src/term.c
+
+Patch 7.4.2079
+Problem: Netbeans test fails on non-Unix systems.
+Solution: Only do the permission check on Unix systems.
+Files: src/testdir/test_netbeans.vim
+
+Patch 7.4.2080
+Problem: When using PERROR() on some systems assert_fails() does not see
+ the error.
+Solution: Make PERROR() always report the error.
+Files: src/vim.h, src/message.c, src/proto/message.pro
+
+Patch 7.4.2081
+Problem: Line numbers in the error list are not always adjusted.
+Solution: Set b_has_qf_entry properly. (Yegappan Lakshmanan)
+Files: src/quickfix.c, src/structs.h, src/testdir/test_quickfix.vim
+
+Patch 7.4.2082
+Problem: Not much test coverage for digraphs.
+Solution: Add a new style digraph test. (Christian Brabandt)
+Files: src/Makefile, src/testdir/test_alot.vim,
+ src/testdir/test_digraph.vim
+
+Patch 7.4.2083
+Problem: Coverity complains about not restoring a value.
+Solution: Restore the value, although it's not really needed. Change return
+ to jump to cleanup, might leak memory.
+Files: src/userfunc.c
+
+Patch 7.4.2084
+Problem: New digraph test makes testing hang.
+Solution: Don't set "nocp".
+Files: src/testdir/test_digraph.vim
+
+Patch 7.4.2085
+Problem: Digraph tests fails on some systems.
+Solution: Run it separately and set 'encoding' early.
+Files: src/testdir/Make_all.mak, src/testdir/test_alot.vim,
+ src/testdir/test_digraph.vim
+
+Patch 7.4.2086
+Problem: Using the system default encoding makes tests unpredictable.
+Solution: Always use utf-8 or latin1 in the new style tests. Remove setting
+ encoding and scriptencoding where it is not needed.
+Files: src/testdir/runtest.vim, src/testdir/test_channel.vim,
+ src/testdir/test_digraph.vim, src/testdir/test_expand_dllpath.vim,
+ src/testdir/test_expr_utf8.vim, src/testdir/test_json.vim,
+ src/testdir/test_matchadd_conceal_utf8.vim,
+ src/testdir/test_regexp_utf8.vim, src/testdir/test_visual.vim,
+ src/testdir/test_alot_utf8.vim,
+
+Patch 7.4.2087
+Problem: Digraph code test coverage is still low.
+Solution: Add more tests. (Christian Brabandt)
+Files: src/testdir/test_digraph.vim
+
+Patch 7.4.2088 (after 7.4.2087)
+Problem: Keymap test fails with normal features.
+Solution: Bail out if the keymap feature is not supported.
+Files: src/testdir/test_digraph.vim
+
+Patch 7.4.2089
+Problem: Color handling of X11 GUIs is too complicated.
+Solution: Simplify the code. Use RGBA where appropriate. (Kazunobu
+ Kuriyama)
+Files: src/gui.h, src/gui_beval.c, src/gui_gtk_x11.c, src/netbeans.c
+
+Patch 7.4.2090
+Problem: Using submatch() in a lambda passed to substitute() is verbose.
+Solution: Use a static list and pass it as an optional argument to the
+ function. Fix memory leak.
+Files: src/structs.h, src/list.c, src/userfunc.c, src/channel.c,
+ src/eval.c, src/evalfunc.c, src/ex_cmds2.c, src/regexp.c,
+ src/proto/list.pro, src/proto/userfunc.pro,
+ src/testdir/test_expr.vim, runtime/doc/eval.txt
+
+Patch 7.4.2091
+Problem: Coverity reports a resource leak when out of memory.
+Solution: Close the file before returning.
+Files: src/term.c
+
+Patch 7.4.2092
+Problem: GTK 3 build fails with older GTK version.
+Solution: Check the pango version. (Kazunobu Kuriyama)
+Files: src/gui_beval.c
+
+Patch 7.4.2093
+Problem: Netbeans test fails once in a while. Leaving log file behind.
+Solution: Add it to the list of flaky tests. Disable logfile.
+Files: src/testdir/runtest.vim, src/testdir/test_channel.vim
+
+Patch 7.4.2094
+Problem: The color allocation in X11 is overly complicated.
+Solution: Remove find_closest_color(), XAllocColor() already does this.
+ (Kazunobu Kuriyama)
+Files: src/gui_x11.c
+
+Patch 7.4.2095
+Problem: Man test fails when run with the GUI.
+Solution: Adjust for different behavior of GUI. Add assert_inrange().
+Files: src/eval.c, src/evalfunc.c, src/proto/eval.pro,
+ src/testdir/test_assert.vim, src/testdir/test_man.vim,
+ runtime/doc/eval.txt
+
+Patch 7.4.2096
+Problem: Lambda functions show up with completion.
+Solution: Don't show lambda functions. (Ken Takata)
+Files: src/userfunc.c, src/testdir/test_cmdline.vim
+
+Patch 7.4.2097
+Problem: Warning from 64 bit compiler.
+Solution: use size_t instead of int. (Mike Williams)
+Files: src/message.c
+
+Patch 7.4.2098
+Problem: Text object tests are old style.
+Solution: Turn them into new style tests. (James McCoy, closes #941)
+Files: src/testdir/Make_all.mak, src/testdir/test_textobjects.in,
+ src/testdir/test_textobjects.ok, src/testdir/test_textobjects.vim,
+ src/Makefile
+
+Patch 7.4.2099
+Problem: When a keymap is active only "(lang)" is displayed. (Ilya
+ Dogolazky)
+Solution: Show the keymap name. (Dmitri Vereshchagin, closes #933)
+Files: src/buffer.c, src/proto/screen.pro, src/screen.c
+
+Patch 7.4.2100
+Problem: "cgn" and "dgn" do not work correctly with a single character
+ match and the replacement includes the searched pattern. (John
+ Beckett)
+Solution: If the match is found in the wrong column try in the next column.
+ Turn the test into new style. (Christian Brabandt)
+Files: src/search.c, src/testdir/Make_all.mak, src/Makefile,
+ src/testdir/test53.in, src/testdir/test53.ok,
+ src/testdir/test_gn.vim
+
+Patch 7.4.2101
+Problem: Looping over windows, buffers and tab pages is inconsistent.
+Solution: Use FOR_ALL_ macros everywhere. (Yegappan Lakshmanan)
+Files: src/buffer.c, src/diff.c, src/edit.c, src/eval.c, src/evalfunc.c,
+ src/ex_cmds.c, src/ex_cmds2.c, src/ex_docmd.c, src/fileio.c,
+ src/globals.h, src/gui.c, src/gui_mac.c, src/if_lua.c,
+ src/if_mzsch.c, src/if_perl.xs, src/if_ruby.c, src/if_tcl.c,
+ src/main.c, src/mark.c, src/memfile.c, src/memline.c, src/misc1.c,
+ src/move.c, src/netbeans.c, src/normal.c, src/option.c,
+ src/quickfix.c, src/screen.c, src/spell.c, src/term.c,
+ src/window.c, src/workshop.c
+
+Patch 7.4.2102 (after 7.4.2101)
+Problem: Tiny build with GUI fails.
+Solution: Revert one FOR_ALL_ change.
+Files: src/gui.c
+
+Patch 7.4.2103
+Problem: Can't have "augroup END" right after ":au!".
+Solution: Check for the bar character before the command argument.
+Files: src/fileio.c, src/testdir/test_autocmd.vim,
+ runtime/doc/autocmd.txt
+
+Patch 7.4.2104
+Problem: Code duplication when unreferencing a function.
+Solution: De-duplicate.
+Files: src/userfunc.c
+
+Patch 7.4.2105
+Problem: Configure reports default features to be "normal" while it is
+ "huge".
+Solution: Change the default text. Build with newer autoconf.
+Files: src/configure.in, src/auto/configure
+
+Patch 7.4.2106
+Problem: Clang warns about missing field in initializer.
+Solution: Define COMMA and use it. (Kazunobu Kuriyama)
+Files: src/ex_cmds.c, src/globals.h, src/vim.h
+
+Patch 7.4.2107 (after 7.4.2106)
+Problem: Misplaced equal sign.
+Solution: Remove it.
+Files: src/globals.h
+
+Patch 7.4.2108
+Problem: Netbeans test is flaky.
+Solution: Wait for the cursor to be positioned.
+Files: src/testdir/test_netbeans.vim
+
+Patch 7.4.2109
+Problem: Setting 'display' to "lastline" is a drastic change, while
+ omitting it results in lots of "@" lines.
+Solution: Add "truncate" to show "@@@" for a truncated line.
+Files: src/option.h, src/screen.c, runtime/doc/options.txt
+
+Patch 7.4.2110
+Problem: When there is an CmdUndefined autocmd then the error for a missing
+ command is E464 instead of E492. (Manuel Ortega)
+Solution: Don't let the pointer be NULL.
+Files: src/ex_docmd.c, src/testdir/test_usercommands.vim
+
+Patch 7.4.2111
+Problem: Defaults are very conservative.
+Solution: Move settings from vimrc_example.vim to defaults.vim. Load
+ defaults.vim if no .vimrc was found.
+Files: src/main.c, src/version.c, src/os_amiga.h, src/os_dos.h,
+ src/os_mac.h, src/os_unix.h, src/feature.h, src/Makefile,
+ runtime/vimrc_example.vim, runtime/defaults.vim,
+ runtime/evim.vim, Filelist, runtime/doc/starting.txt
+
+Patch 7.4.2112
+Problem: getcompletion(.., 'dir') returns a match with trailing "*" when
+ there are no matches. (Chdiza)
+Solution: Return an empty list when there are no matches. Add a trailing
+ slash to directories. (Yegappan Lakshmanan) Add tests for no
+ matches. (closes #947)
+Files: src/evalfunc.c, src/testdir/test_cmdline.vim
+
+Patch 7.4.2113
+Problem: Test for undo is flaky.
+Solution: Turn it into a new style test. Use test_settime() to avoid
+ flakyness.
+Files: src/Makefile, src/undo.c, src/testdir/test61.in,
+ src/testdir/test61.ok, src/testdir/test_undo.vim,
+ src/testdir/test_undolevels.vim, src/testdir/Make_all.mak,
+ src/testdir/test_alot.vim
+
+Patch 7.4.2114
+Problem: Tiny build fails.
+Solution: Always include vim_time().
+Files: src/ex_cmds.c
+
+Patch 7.4.2115
+Problem: Loading defaults.vim with -C argument.
+Solution: Don't load the defaults script with -C argument. Test sourcing
+ the defaults script. Set 'display' to "truncate".
+Files: src/main.c, src/Makefile, runtime/defaults.vim,
+ src/testdir/test_startup.vim, src/testdir/Make_all.mak
+
+Patch 7.4.2116
+Problem: The default vimrc for Windows is very conservative.
+Solution: Use the defaults.vim in the Windows installer.
+Files: src/dosinst.c
+
+Patch 7.4.2117
+Problem: Deleting an augroup that still has autocmds does not give a
+ warning. The next defined augroup takes its place.
+Solution: Give a warning and prevent the index being used for another group
+ name.
+Files: src/fileio.c, src/testdir/test_autocmd.vim
+
+Patch 7.4.2118
+Problem: Mac: can't build with tiny features.
+Solution: Don't define FEAT_CLIPBOARD unconditionally. (Kazunobu Kuriyama)
+Files: src/vim.h
+
+Patch 7.4.2119
+Problem: Closures are not supported.
+Solution: Capture variables in lambdas from the outer scope. (Yasuhiro
+ Matsumoto, Ken Takata)
+Files: runtime/doc/eval.txt, src/eval.c, src/ex_cmds2.c, src/globals.h,
+ src/proto/eval.pro, src/proto/userfunc.pro,
+ src/testdir/test_lambda.vim, src/userfunc.c
+
+Patch 7.4.2120
+Problem: User defined functions can't be a closure.
+Solution: Add the "closure" argument. Allow using :unlet on a bound
+ variable. (Yasuhiro Matsumoto, Ken Takata)
+Files: runtime/doc/eval.txt, src/testdir/test_lambda.vim, src/userfunc.c,
+ src/eval.c src/proto/userfunc.pro
+
+Patch 7.4.2121
+Problem: No easy way to check if lambda and closure are supported.
+Solution: Add the +lambda feature.
+Files: src/evalfunc.c, src/version.c, src/testdir/test_lambda.vim
+
+Patch 7.4.2122 (after 7.4.2118)
+Problem: Mac: don't get +clipboard in huge build.
+Solution: Move #define down below including feature.h
+Files: src/vim.h
+
+Patch 7.4.2123
+Problem: No new style test for diff mode.
+Solution: Add a test. Check that folds are in sync.
+Files: src/Makefile, src/testdir/test_diffmode.vim,
+ src/testdir/Make_all.mak, src/testdir/test47.in,
+ src/testdir/test47.ok
+
+Patch 7.4.2124
+Problem: diffmode test leaves files behind, breaking another test.
+Solution: Delete the files.
+Files: src/testdir/test_diffmode.vim
+
+Patch 7.4.2125
+Problem: Compiler warning for loss of data.
+Solution: Add a type cast. (Christian Brabandt)
+Files: src/message.c
+
+Patch 7.4.2126
+Problem: No tests for :diffget and :diffput
+Solution: Add tests.
+Files: src/testdir/test_diffmode.vim
+
+Patch 7.4.2127
+Problem: The short form of ":noswapfile" is ":noswap" instead of ":nos".
+ (Kent Sibilev)
+Solution: Only require three characters. Add a test for the short forms.
+Files: src/ex_docmd.c, src/testdir/test_usercommands.vim
+
+Patch 7.4.2128
+Problem: Memory leak when saving for undo fails.
+Solution: Free allocated memory. (Hirohito Higashi)
+Files: src/ex_cmds.c
+
+Patch 7.4.2129
+Problem: Memory leak when using timer_start(). (Dominique Pelle)
+Solution: Don't copy the callback when using a partial.
+Files: src/evalfunc.c
+
+Patch 7.4.2130
+Problem: Pending timers cause false memory leak reports.
+Solution: Free all timers on exit.
+Files: src/ex_cmds2.c, src/proto/ex_cmds2.pro, src/misc2.c
+
+Patch 7.4.2131
+Problem: More memory leaks when using partial, e.g. for "exit-cb".
+Solution: Don't copy the callback when using a partial.
+Files: src/channel.c
+
+Patch 7.4.2132
+Problem: test_partial has memory leaks reported.
+Solution: Add a note about why this happens.
+Files: src/testdir/test_partial.vim
+
+Patch 7.4.2133 (after 7.4.2128)
+Problem: Can't build with tiny features.
+Solution: Add #ifdef.
+Files: src/ex_cmds.c
+
+Patch 7.4.2134
+Problem: No error for using function() badly.
+Solution: Check for passing wrong function name. (Ken Takata)
+Files: src/eval.c, src/evalfunc.c, src/proto/userfunc.pro,
+ src/testdir/test_expr.vim, src/userfunc.c, src/vim.h
+
+Patch 7.4.2135
+Problem: Various tiny issues.
+Solution: Update comments, white space, etc.
+Files: src/diff.c, src/digraph.c, src/testdir/test80.in,
+ src/testdir/test_channel.vim, src/testdir/Makefile,
+ runtime/menu.vim, src/INSTALLpc.txt, src/xpm/README.txt
+
+Patch 7.4.2136
+Problem: Closure function fails.
+Solution: Don't reset uf_scoped when it points to another funccal.
+Files: src/userfunc.c, src/testdir/test_lambda.vim
+
+Patch 7.4.2137
+Problem: Using function() with a name will find another function when it is
+ redefined.
+Solution: Add funcref(). Refer to lambda using a partial. Fix several
+ reference counting issues.
+Files: src/vim.h, src/structs.h, src/userfunc.c, src/eval.c,
+ src/evalfunc.c, src/channel.c, src/proto/eval.pro,
+ src/proto/userfunc.pro, src/if_mzsch.c, src/regexp.c, src/misc2.c,
+ src/if_py_both.h, src/testdir/test_expr.vim, runtime/doc/eval.txt
+
+Patch 7.4.2138
+Problem: Test 86 and 87 fail.
+Solution: Call func_ref() also for regular functions.
+Files: src/if_py_both.h
+
+Patch 7.4.2139
+Problem: :delfunction causes illegal memory access.
+Solution: Correct logic when deciding to free a function.
+Files: src/userfunc.c, src/testdir/test_lambda.vim
+
+Patch 7.4.2140
+Problem: Tiny build fails.
+Solution: Add dummy typedefs.
+Files: src/structs.h
+
+Patch 7.4.2141
+Problem: Coverity reports bogus NULL check.
+Solution: When checking for a variable in the funccal scope don't pass the
+ varname.
+Files: src/userfunc.c, src/proto/userfunc.pro, src/eval.c
+
+Patch 7.4.2142
+Problem: Leaking memory when redefining a function.
+Solution: Don't increment the function reference count when it's found by
+ name. Don't remove the wrong function from the hashtab. More
+ reference counting fixes.
+Files: src/structs.h, src/userfunc.c
+
+Patch 7.4.2143
+Problem: A funccal is garbage collected while it can still be used.
+Solution: Set copyID in all referenced functions. Do not list lambda
+ functions with ":function".
+Files: src/userfunc.c, src/proto/userfunc.pro, src/eval.c,
+ src/testdir/test_lambda.vim
+
+Patch 7.4.2144
+Problem: On MS-Windows quickfix does not handle a line with 1023 bytes
+ ending in CR-LF properly.
+Solution: Don't consider CR a line break. (Ken Takata)
+Files: src/quickfix.c
+
+Patch 7.4.2145
+Problem: Win32: Using CreateThread/ExitThread is not safe.
+Solution: Use _beginthreadex and return from the thread. (Ken Takata)
+Files: src/os_win32.c
+
+Patch 7.4.2146
+Problem: Not enough testing for popup menu. CTRL-E does not always work
+ properly.
+Solution: Add more tests. When using CTRL-E check if the popup menu is
+ visible. (Christian Brabandt)
+Files: src/edit.c, src/testdir/test_popup.vim
+
+Patch 7.4.2147 (after 7.4.2146)
+Problem: test_alot fails.
+Solution: Close window.
+Files: src/testdir/test_popup.vim
+
+Patch 7.4.2148
+Problem: Not much testing for cscope.
+Solution: Add a test that uses the cscope program. (Christian Brabandt)
+Files: src/testdir/test_cscope.vim
+
+Patch 7.4.2149
+Problem: If a test leaves a window open a following test may fail.
+Solution: Always close extra windows after running a test.
+Files: src/testdir/runtest.vim, src/testdir/test_popup.vim
+
+Patch 7.4.2150
+Problem: Warning with MinGW 64. (John Marriott)
+Solution: Change return type. (Ken Takata)
+Files: src/os_win32.c
+
+Patch 7.4.2151
+Problem: Quickfix test fails on MS-Windows.
+Solution: Close the help window. (Christian Brabandt)
+Files: src/testdir/test_quickfix.vim
+
+Patch 7.4.2152
+Problem: No proper translation of messages with a count.
+Solution: Use ngettext(). (Sergey Alyoshin)
+Files: src/evalfunc.c, src/fold.c, src/os_win32.c, src/screen.c, src/vim.h
+
+Patch 7.4.2153
+Problem: GUI test isn't testing much.
+Solution: Turn into a new style test. Execute a shell command.
+Files: src/testdir/test_gui.vim, src/testdir/test16.in,
+ src/testdir/test16.ok, src/testdir/Make_all.mak, src/Makefile,
+ src/testdir/Make_vms.mms
+
+Patch 7.4.2154
+Problem: Test_communicate() fails sometimes.
+Solution: Add it to the flaky tests.
+Files: src/testdir/runtest.vim
+
+Patch 7.4.2155
+Problem: Quotes make GUI test fail on MS-Windows.
+Solution: Remove quotes, strip white space.
+Files: src/testdir/test_gui.vim
+
+Patch 7.4.2156
+Problem: Compiler warning.
+Solution: Add type cast. (Ken Takata, Mike Williams)
+Files: src/os_win32.c
+
+Patch 7.4.2157
+Problem: Test_job_start_fails() is expected to report memory leaks, making
+ it hard to see other leaks in test_partial.
+Solution: Move Test_job_start_fails() to a separate test file.
+Files: src/testdir/test_partial.vim, src/testdir/test_job_fails.vim,
+ src/Makefile, src/testdir/Make_all.mak
+
+Patch 7.4.2158
+Problem: Result of getcompletion('', 'cscope') depends on previous
+ completion. (Christian Brabandt)
+Solution: Call set_context_in_cscope_cmd().
+Files: src/evalfunc.c, src/testdir/test_cmdline.vim
+
+Patch 7.4.2159
+Problem: Insufficient testing for cscope.
+Solution: Add more tests. (Dominique Pelle)
+Files: src/testdir/test_cscope.vim
+
+Patch 7.4.2160
+Problem: setmatches() mixes up values. (Nikolai Pavlov)
+Solution: Save the string instead of reusing a shared buffer.
+Files: src/dict.c, src/evalfunc.c, src/testdir/test_expr.vim,
+
+Patch 7.4.2161 (after 7.4.2160)
+Problem: Expression test fails without conceal feature.
+Solution: Only check "conceal" with the conceal feature.
+Files: src/testdir/test_expr.vim
+
+Patch 7.4.2162
+Problem: Result of getcompletion('', 'sign') depends on previous
+ completion.
+Solution: Call set_context_in_sign_cmd(). (Dominique Pelle)
+Files: src/evalfunc.c, src/testdir/test_cmdline.vim
+
+Patch 7.4.2063
+Problem: eval.c is still too big.
+Solution: Split off internal functions to evalfunc.c.
+Files: src/eval.c, src/evalfunc.c, src/list.c, src/proto.h,
+ src/globals.h, src/vim.h, src/proto/eval.pro,
+ src/proto/evalfunc.pro, src/proto/list.pro, src/Makefile, Filelist,
+ src/Make_bc5.mak, src/Make_cyg_ming.mak, src/Make_dice.mak,
+ src/Make_ivc.mak, src/Make_manx.mak, src/Make_morph.mak,
+ src/Make_mvc.mak, src/Make_sas.mak
+
+Patch 7.4.2064
+Problem: Coverity warns for possible buffer overflow.
+Solution: Use vim_strcat() instead of strcat().
+Files: src/quickfix.c
+
+Patch 7.4.2065
+Problem: Compiler warns for uninitialzed variable. (John Marriott)
+Solution: Set lnum to the right value.
+Files: src/evalfunc.c
+
+Patch 7.4.2066
+Problem: getcompletion() not well tested.
+Solution: Add more testing.
+Files: src/testdir/test_cmdline.vim
+
+Patch 7.4.2067
+Problem: Compiler warning for char/char_u conversion. (Tony Mechelynck)
+ Inefficient code.
+Solution: Use more lines to fill with spaces. (Nikolai Pavlov) Add type cast.
+Files: src/quickfix.c
+
+Patch 7.4.2068
+Problem: Not all arguments of trunc_string() are tested. Memory access
+ error when running the message tests.
+Solution: Add another test case. (Yegappan Lakshmanan) Make it easy to run
+ unittests with valgrind. Fix the access error.
+Files: src/message.c, src/message_test.c, src/Makefile
+
+Patch 7.4.2069
+Problem: spell.c is too big.
+Solution: Split it in spell file handling and spell checking.
+Files: src/spell.c, src/spellfile.c, src/spell.h, src/Makefile,
+ src/proto/spell.pro, src/proto/spellfile.pro, src/proto.h
+ Filelist, src/Make_bc5.mak, src/Make_cyg_ming.mak,
+ src/Make_dice.mak, src/Make_ivc.mak, src/Make_manx.mak,
+ src/Make_morph.mak, src/Make_mvc.mak, src/Make_sas.mak
+
+Patch 7.4.2070 (after 7.4.2069)
+Problem: Missing change to include file.
+Solution: Include the spell header file.
+Files: src/vim.h
+
+Patch 7.4.2071
+Problem: The return value of type() is difficult to use.
+Solution: Define v:t_ constants. (Ken Takata)
+Files: runtime/doc/eval.txt, src/eval.c, src/evalfunc.c,
+ src/testdir/test_channel.vim, src/testdir/test_viml.vim, src/vim.h
+
+Patch 7.4.2072
+Problem: substitute() does not support a Funcref argument.
+Solution: Support a Funcref like it supports a string starting with "\=".
+Files: src/evalfunc.c, src/regexp.c, src/eval.c, src/proto/eval.pro,
+ src/proto/regexp.pro, src/testdir/test_expr.vim
+
+Patch 7.4.2073
+Problem: rgb.txt is read for every color name.
+Solution: Load rgb.txt once. (Christian Brabandt) Add a test.
+Files: runtime/rgb.txt, src/term.c, src/testdir/test_syn_attr.vim
+
+Patch 7.4.2074
+Problem: One more place using a dummy variable.
+Solution: Use offsetof(). (Ken Takata)
+Files: src/userfunc.c
+
+Patch 7.4.2075
+Problem: No autocommand event to initialize a window or tab page.
+Solution: Add WinNew and TabNew events. (partly by Felipe Morales)
+Files: src/fileio.c, src/window.c, src/vim.h,
+ src/testdir/test_autocmd.vim, runtime/doc/autocmd.txt
+
+Patch 7.4.2076
+Problem: Syntax error when dict has '>' key.
+Solution: Check for endchar. (Ken Takata)
+Files: src/userfunc.c, src/testdir/test_lambda.vim
+
+Patch 7.4.2077
+Problem: Cannot update 'tabline' when a tab was closed.
+Solution: Add the TabClosed autocmd event. (partly by Felipe Morales)
+Files: src/fileio.c, src/window.c, src/vim.h,
+ src/testdir/test_autocmd.vim, runtime/doc/autocmd.txt
+
+Patch 7.4.2078
Problem: Running checks in po diretory fails.
Solution: Add colors used in syntax.c to the builtiin color table.
Files: src/term.c
@@ -13147,6 +13848,329 @@ Problem: Result of getcompletion('', 'sign') depends on previous
Solution: Call set_context_in_sign_cmd(). (Dominique Pelle)
Files: src/evalfunc.c, src/testdir/test_cmdline.vim
-[MORE COMING!]
+Patch 7.4.2163
+Problem: match() and related functions tested with old style test.
+Solution: Convert to new style test. (Hirohito Higashi)
+Files: src/Makefile, src/testdir/Make_all.mak, src/testdir/test63.in,
+ src/testdir/test63.ok, src/testdir/test_alot.vim,
+ src/testdir/test_match.vim, src/testdir/test_matchstrpos.vim
+
+Patch 7.4.2164
+Problem: It is not possible to use plugins in an "after" directory to tune
+ the behavior of a package.
+Solution: First load plugins from non-after directories, then packages and
+ finally plugins in after directories.
+ Reset 'loadplugins' before executing --cmd arguments.
+Files: src/main.c, src/vim.h, src/ex_cmds2.c, src/testdir/Makefile,
+ src/testdir/shared.vim, src/testdir/test_startup.vim,
+ src/testdir/setup.vim, runtime/doc/starting.txt
+
+Patch 7.4.2165 (after 7.4.2164)
+Problem: Startup test fails on MS-Windows.
+Solution: Don't check output if RunVim() returns zero.
+Files: src/testdir/test_startup.vim
+
+Patch 7.4.2166 (after 7.4.2164)
+Problem: Small build can't run startup test.
+Solution: Skip the test.
+Files: src/testdir/test_startup.vim
+
+Patch 7.4.2167 (after 7.4.2164)
+Problem: Small build can't run tests.
+Solution: Don't try setting 'packpath'.
+Files: src/testdir/setup.vim
+
+Patch 7.4.2168
+Problem: Not running the startup test on MS-Windows.
+Solution: Write vimcmd.
+Files: src/testdir/Make_ming.mak, src/testdir/Make_dos.mak
+
+Patch 7.4.2169 (after 7.4.2168)
+Problem: Startup test gets stuck on MS-Windows.
+Solution: Use double quotes.
+Files: src/testdir/shared.vim, src/testdir/test_startup.vim
+
+Patch 7.4.2170
+Problem: Cannot get information about timers.
+Solution: Add timer_info().
+Files: src/evalfunc.c, src/ex_cmds2.c, src/proto/ex_cmds2.pro,
+ runtime/doc/eval.txt
+
+Patch 7.4.2171 (after 7.4.2170)
+Problem: MS-Windows build fails.
+Solution: Add QueryPerformanceCount