commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/9f8187c335b4fb07be9095dfdd0fc52670ba3c3f Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Sat Aug 27 20:34:01 2016 +0200 patch 7.4.2272 Problem: getbufinfo(), getwininfo() and gettabinfo() are inefficient. Solution: Instead of making a copy of the variables dictionary, use a reference.

README_src.txt for version 7.4 of Vim: Vi IMproved.

The source archive contains the files needed to compile Vim on Unix systems.
It is packed for Unix systems (NL line separator).

For more information, see the README.txt file that comes with the runtime
archive (vim-7.4-rt.tar.gz).  To be able to run Vim you MUST get the runtime
archive too!