Saturday, April 6, 2019

Re: Documentation error for change 8.1.1116

Tony wrote:

> > > In helpfile repeat.txt line 331, a few lines below *:scriptversion*
> > > there is:
> > > Does not apply to sourced scripts.
> > > there should be:
> > > Only valid in a sourced script.
> >
> > Let's make that a bit clearer:
> >
> > Specify the version of Vim for the lines that follow
> > in the same file. Only applies at the toplevel of
> > sourced scripts.
>
> In view of what you said below, I suggest: "Only applies at the
> toplevel of sourced scripts (i.e. outside of any function)".
>
> Can it be used inside a conditional sequence (between :if and :else,
> :while and :endwhile, etc.?)

Yes.

> Using an ex-command for that kind of status change makes me feel
> uncomfortable. Wouldn't a 'cpoptions' flag have been better suited?
> (Since the full stop is already taken, I suggest a colon.)

No, because every script that uses a non-default script version must
state so. There are always multiple scripts, and you can't expect them
all to be the same version.

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