commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/9f5842e63fc63d438cbffcec503e072a06f74dc2 Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Sun May 29 16:17:08 2016 +0200 patch 7.4.1857 Problem: When a channel appends to a buffer that is 'nomodifiable' there is an error but appending is done anyway. Solution: Add the 'modifiable' option. Refuse to write to a 'nomodifiable' when the value is 1.

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!