commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/6d8d849f5ac8a3a228c62fd29e8f40ae1b8381fc Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Sat Mar 19 14:48:31 2016 +0100 patch 7.4.1598 Problem: When starting the GUI fails a swap file is left behind. (Joerg Plate) Solution: Preserve files before exiting. (closes https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/692)

README_src.txt for version 7.4 of Vim: Vi IMproved.

The source archive contains the files needed to compile Vim on Unix systems.
It is packed for Unix systems (NL line separator).

For more information, see the README.txt file that comes with the runtime
archive (vim-7.4-rt.tar.gz).  To be able to run Vim you MUST get the runtime
archive too!