patch 8.2.0573: using :version twice leaks memory Commit: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/278e83863b2c7329f6712b8809e4aa5e6a50e13f Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Mon Apr 13 18:25:33 2020 +0200 patch 8.2.0573: using :version twice leaks memory Problem: using :version twice leaks memory Solution: Only initialize variables once. (Dominique Pelle, closes https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/5917)

" Test :version Ex command

func Test_version()
  " version should always return the same string.
  let v1 = execute('version')
  let v2 = execute('version')
  call assert_equal(v1, v2)

  call assert_match("^\n\nVIM - Vi IMproved .*", v1)
endfunc