patch 8.2.4552: in a :def function "put = expr" does not work Commit: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/d0b7bfa95798f5ec743d8afffbffb83aeac823da Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Sat Mar 12 14:51:16 2022 +0000 patch 8.2.4552: in a :def function "put = expr" does not work Problem: In a :def function "put = expr" does not work. Solution: Skip over white space. (closes https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/9936)

--- a/src/vim9cmds.c
+++ b/src/vim9cmds.c
@@ -1767,7 +1767,7 @@ compile_put(char_u *arg, exarg_T *eap, c
 
     if (eap->regname == '=')
     {
-	char_u *p = line + 1;
+	char_u *p = skipwhite(line + 1);
 
 	if (compile_expr0(&p, cctx) == FAIL)
 	    return NULL;