patch 8.1.0632: using sign group names is inefficient commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/7a2d9892b7158edf8dc48e9bcaaae70a40787b37 Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Mon Dec 24 20:23:49 2018 +0100 patch 8.1.0632: using sign group names is inefficient Problem: Using sign group names is inefficient. Solution: Store group names in a hash table and use a reference to them. Also remove unnecessary use of ":exe" from the tests. (Yegappan Lakshmanan, closes #3715)

--- a/src/ex_cmds.c
+++ b/src/ex_cmds.c
@@ -8180,7 +8180,7 @@ ex_sign(exarg_T *eap)
 	{
 	    EMSG2(_("E158: Invalid buffer name: %s"), arg);
 	}
-	else if (id <= 0 && !(idx == SIGNCMD_UNPLACE && id == -2))
+	else if (id <= 0 && idx == SIGNCMD_PLACE)
 	{
 	    if ((group == NULL) && (lnum >= 0 || sign_name != NULL))
 		EMSG(_(e_invarg));