commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/25e4fcde767084d1a79e0926bc301c92987c0cce Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Sat Jan 9 14:57:47 2016 +0100 patch 7.4.1065 Problem: Cannot use the "dll" options on MS-Windows. Solution: Support the options on all platforms. Use the built-in name as the default, so that it's clear what Vim is looking for.

Test for search('multi-byte char', 'bce')

STARTTEST
:source small.vim
:source mbyte.vim
:set encoding=utf-8
:/^Test bce:/+1
:$put =search('Ａ', 'bce', line('.'))
:1;/^Results:/,$wq! test.out
ENDTEST

Results:

Test bce:
Ａ