patch 8.0.1681: the format attribute fails with MinGW commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/e80757c1545286240d687e9a303cf8eeb3f9a6de Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Tue Apr 10 12:42:44 2018 +0200 patch 8.0.1681: the format attribute fails with MinGW Problem: The format attribute fails with MinGW. (John Marriott) Solution: Don't use the format attribute with MinGW.

--- a/src/vim.h
+++ b/src/vim.h
@@ -2085,6 +2085,10 @@ typedef struct _stat64 stat_T;
 typedef struct stat stat_T;
 #endif
 
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__MINGW32__)
+# define USE_PRINTF_FORMAT_ATTRIBUTE
+#endif
+
 typedef enum
 {
     ASSERT_EQUAL,