commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/472472898ab71ac80a86fedc37f8eb91461788dd Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Tue Aug 2 22:36:02 2016 +0200 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)

Test for ":options".

STARTTEST
:so small.vim
:let caught = 'ok'
:try
  :options
:catch 
  :let caught = v:throwpoint . "\n" . v:exception
:endtry
:buf 1
:$put =caught
:"
:" Test that changing 'path' keeps two commas.
:set path=foo,,bar
:set path-=bar
:set path+=bar
:$put =&path
:/^result/,$w! test.out
:qa!
ENDTEST

result