patch 8.1.0800: may use a lot of memory when a function refers itself commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/4456ab527a6a5faae9287f3bd2e52cc18966cfb0 Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Wed Jan 23 23:00:30 2019 +0100 patch 8.1.0800: may use a lot of memory when a function refers itself Problem: May use a lot of memory when a function creates a cyclic reference. Solution: After saving a funccal many times, invoke the garbage collector. (closes #3835)

README_unix.txt for version 8.1 of Vim: Vi IMproved.

This file explains the installation of Vim on Unix systems.
See "README.txt" for general information about Vim.


When you use the source distribution, "make install" is used to install Vim.
See the "INSTALL" file in the "src" directory.

If you use a compiled package, follow the instructions for the package.