patch 8.0.0547: extra line break in verbosefile commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/52604f2454e5369f861d3ce34764f74a0999c773 Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Fri Apr 7 16:17:39 2017 +0200 patch 8.0.0547: extra line break in verbosefile Problem: Extra line break in verbosefile when using ":echomsg". (Ingo Karkat) Solution: Don't call msg_start(). (closes #1618)

" Common preparations for running tests.

" Make sure 'runtimepath' and 'packpath' does not include $HOME.
set rtp=$VIM/vimfiles,$VIMRUNTIME,$VIM/vimfiles/after
if has('packages')
  let &packpath = &rtp
endif

" Only when the +eval feature is present. 
if 1
  " Make sure $HOME does not get read or written.
  let $HOME = '/does/not/exist'
endif