patch 8.0.1377: cannot call a dict function in autoloaded dict commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/6e65d594aa33be11f6074f26e9ff81b52504c62b Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Thu Dec 7 22:11:27 2017 +0100 patch 8.0.1377: cannot call a dict function in autoloaded dict Problem: Cannot call a dict function in autoloaded dict. Solution: Call get_lval() passing the read-only flag.

" Tests for autoload

set runtimepath=./sautest

func! Test_autoload_dict_func()
  let g:loaded_foo_vim = 0
  let g:called_foo_bar_echo = 0
  call g:foo#bar.echo()
  call assert_equal(1, g:loaded_foo_vim)
  call assert_equal(1, g:called_foo_bar_echo)
endfunc