patch 8.2.4552: in a :def function "put = expr" does not work Commit: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/d0b7bfa95798f5ec743d8afffbffb83aeac823da Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Sat Mar 12 14:51:16 2022 +0000 patch 8.2.4552: in a :def function "put = expr" does not work Problem: In a :def function "put = expr" does not work. Solution: Skip over white space. (closes https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/9936)

$! test77a - help file creating checksum on VMS
$! Created by Zoltan Arpadffy
$
$ IF P1 .NES. ""
$ THEN
$    checksum 'P1'
$    show symb CHECKSUM$CHECKSUM
$ ENDIF