patch 8.2.4137: Vim9: calling import with and without method is inconsistent Commit: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/d02dce2bb572f0e6b4570442e9cdbed14ef41820 Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Tue Jan 18 17:43:04 2022 +0000 patch 8.2.4137: Vim9: calling import with and without method is inconsistent Problem: Vim9: calling import with and without method is inconsistent. Solution: Set a flag that a parenthsis follows to compile_load_scriptvar(). Add some more tests. Improve error message.

" Invoked with the name "vim.pot" and a list of Vim script names.
" Converts them to a .js file, stripping comments, so that xgettext works.
" Javascript is used because, like Vim, it accepts both single and double
" quoted strings.

set shortmess+=A

for name in argv()[1:]
  exe 'edit ' .. fnameescape(name)

  " Strip comments
  g/^\s*"/s/.*//

  " Write as .js file, xgettext recognizes them
  exe 'w! ' .. fnamemodify(name, ":t:r") .. ".js"
endfor

quit