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patch 9.0.1469: deferred functions not called from autocommands Commit: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/960cf9119e3f4922ca9719feb5e0c0bc5e3b9840 Author: zeertzjq <zeertzjq@outlook.com> Date: Tue Apr 18 21:52:54 2023 +0100 patch 9.0.1469: deferred functions not called from autocommands Problem: Deferred functions not called from autocommands. Solution: Also go through the funccal_stack. (closes https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/12267)
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1 # Contributing to Vim
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3 Patches are welcome in whatever form.
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4 Discussions about patches happen on the vim-dev maillist.
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5 If you create a pull request on GitHub it will be
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6 forwarded to the vim-dev maillist. You can also send your patch there
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7 directly. In that case an attachment with a unified diff format is preferred.
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8 Information about the maillist can be found [on the Vim website].
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10 [on the Vim website]: http://www.vim.org/maillist.php#vim-dev
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12 A pull request has the advantage that it will trigger the Continuous
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13 Integration tests, you will be warned of problems (you can ignore the coverage
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14 warning, it's noisy).
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16 Please consider adding a test. All new functionality should be tested and bug
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17 fixes should be tested for regressions: the test should fail before the fix and
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18 pass after the fix. Look through recent patches for examples and find help
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19 with ":help testing". The tests are located under "src/testdir".
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21 Contributions will be distributed with Vim under the Vim license. Providing a
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22 change to be included implies that you agree with this and your contribution
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23 does not cause us trouble with trademarks or patents. There is no CLA to sign.
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26 # Reporting issues
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28 We use GitHub issues, but that is not a requirement. Writing to the Vim
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29 maillist is also fine.
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31 Please use the GitHub issues only for actual issues. If you are not 100% sure
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32 that your problem is a Vim issue, please first discuss this on the Vim user
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33 maillist. Try reproducing the problem without any of your plugins or settings:
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35 vim --clean
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37 If you report an issue, please describe exactly how to reproduce it.
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38 For example, don't say "insert some text" but say what you did exactly:
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39 "ahere is some text&lt;Esc&gt;".
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40 Ideally, the steps you list can be used to write a test to verify the problem
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41 is fixed.
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43 Feel free to report even the smallest problem, also typos in the documentation.
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45 You can find known issues in the todo file: ":help todo".
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46 Or open [the todo file] on GitHub to see the latest version.
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48 [the todo file]: https://github.com/vim/vim/blob/master/runtime/doc/todo.txt
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51 # Syntax, indent and other runtime files
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53 The latest version of these files can be obtained from the repository.
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54 They are usually not updated with numbered patches.
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56 If you find a problem with one of these files or have a suggestion for
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57 improvement, please first try to contact the maintainer directly.
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58 Look in the header of the file for the name and email address.
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60 The maintainer will take care of issues and send updates to Bram for
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61 distribution with Vim.
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63 If the maintainer does not respond, contact the vim-dev maillist.
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66 # Translations
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68 Translating messages and runtime files is very much appreciated! These things
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69 can be translated:
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70 * Messages in Vim, see [src/po/README.txt][1]
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71 Also used for the desktop icons.
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72 * Menus, see [runtime/lang/README.txt][2]
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73 * Vim tutor, see [runtime/tutor/README.txt][3]
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74 * Manual pages, see [runtime/doc/\*.1][4] for examples
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77 The help files can be translated and made available separately.
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78 See https://www.vim.org/translations.php for examples.
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80 [1]: https://github.com/vim/vim/blob/master/src/po/README.txt
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81 [2]: https://github.com/vim/vim/blob/master/runtime/lang/README.txt
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83 [4]: https://github.com/vim/vim/blob/master/runtime/doc/vim.1
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84 [5]: https://github.com/vim/vim/blob/master/nsis/lang/english.nsi