The files in this directory contain source code changes to fix
problems in released versions of Vim. Each file also contains an
explanation of the problem that is fixed, like the message that
was sent to the vim-dev maillist.
The best is to apply the patches in sequence. This avoids problems
when a patch depends on a previous patch. If you did not unpack the
extra archive, you may want to skip patches marked with "extra:".
Similarly for the "lang" archive.
Before patching, change to the top Vim directory, where the "src"
and "runtime" directories are located.
Depending on the version of "patch" that you use, you may have add
an argument to make it patch the right file:
patch -p < 7.2a.001
patch -p0 < 7.2a.001
After applying a patch, you need to compile Vim. There are no
patches for binaries.
Checksums for the patch files can be found in the file MD5.
Individual patches for Vim 7.2a:
SIZE NAME FIXES
7558 7.2a.001 bad configure checks for X11/Intrinsic.h and sys/ptem.h
2570 7.2a.002 getbufvar(N, "") gets dict of current buffer, not buffer N
4292 7.2a.003 leaking memory when using ":file name" and using ACL
2166 7.2a.004 some systems can't get spell files by ftp
2980 7.2a.005 a few error messages use confusing names and a misspelling
1920 7.2a.006 reading past NUL of a string
5393 7.2a.007 ":let v = 1.2.3" gives an error message
1435 7.2a.008 printf("%g", 1) doesn't work
2797 7.2a.009 cygwin_conv_to_posix_path() does not specify buffer size
3085 7.2a.010 file name with illegal byte causes uninitialised memory read
2705 7.2a.011 the Edit/Startup Settings menu doesn't work
2918 7.2a.012 GTK: Compiler warnings for casting int to pointer
20111 7.2a.013 shellescape() does not escape "%" and "#" characters
1459 7.2a.014 problem with % in a message
1516 7.2a.015 misaligned messages
3187 7.2a.016 CTRL-W v splits the quickfix window in two
1627 7.2a.017 ":doautoall" used all buffers, not just loaded ones
2391 7.2a.018 compiler warnings messages when compiling with Gnome
1614 7.2a.019 ":let &g:tw = 44" sets the local option value
