# HG changeset patch
# User Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
# Date 1411152323 -7200
# Node ID ac6cfdc02695b31b07e9beb60fd704f74f4d4c81
# Parent  30f1a0f7d71c7bd71167a799d7871ec0f54eb7b6
updated for version 7.4.451
Problem:    Calling system() with empty input gives an error for writing the
	    temp file.
Solution:   Do not try writing if the string length is zero. (Olaf Dabrunz)

diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -18638,13 +18638,16 @@ get_cmd_output_as_rettv(argvars, rettv, 
 	}
 	else
 	{
+	    size_t len;
+
 	    p = get_tv_string_buf_chk(&argvars[1], buf);
 	    if (p == NULL)
 	    {
 		fclose(fd);
 		goto errret;		/* type error; errmsg already given */
 	    }
-	    if (fwrite(p, STRLEN(p), 1, fd) != 1)
+	    len = STRLEN(p);
+	    if (len > 0 && fwrite(p, len, 1, fd) != 1)
 		err = TRUE;
 	}
 	if (fclose(fd) != 0)
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -742,6 +742,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    451,
+/**/
     450,
 /**/
     449,