Vim 8 command line history not working

[Grahame Blackwood]

Hi

PCLinuxOS has just upgraded Vim to version 8.0.163 but since then the command
line history doesn't work for me. The problem is that any command listed by q/
and selected for action just returns me to the file being edited.

I've tried to find out if any of the plugins I use are responsible by starting
Vim with -u NONE but that hasn't helped because the command line history
normally accessed by q/ showed it was empty.

Two more attempts at finding the cause also failed:

1) I moved the entire .vim directory to another name hoping that the problem
might be caused by one of the plugins I use. This didn't make any difference to the problem. I checked that none of the plugins we listed in :scriptnames
and they weren't.

2) Then I tried changing the name of the .vimrc file to 'newvim' to no
avail - the problem is still there. Again I checked :scriptnames and nothing
showed except the standard scripts in /etc/vim and /usr/share/vim.

I put a request on the PCLinuxOS forum to see if anyone else has had the
problem but so far there's been no response to my post, although I'm sure I
can't be the only Vim user on the forum.

Has any one else had this experience and is there a cure or a better way to
find the cause of the problem?

Cheers

G

[Christian Brabandt]

Hi Grahame!

That is a regression, introduced with 8.0.159 and fixed by 8.0.172.

See issue #1370 https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/1370

Best,
Christian
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[Grahame Blackwood]

Oh, thanks very much Christian - I'll add another post to the PCLinuxOS forum and ask for an update to 8.0.172.

Cheers

G

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Hi All

Packagers at PClinuxOS have upgraded Vim to 8.0.194 and the problem I had with the command line history is resolved.

Thanks once again Christian and to the Packagers at PClinuxOS.

G

[Grahame Blackwood]

Hi

This exchange has reminded me to make my donation to ICCF in thanks for the work of everyone who helps to maintain Vim.

Cheers

G

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Hi All

Packagers at PClinuxOS have upgraded Vim to 8.0.194 and the problem I had with the command line history is resolved.

Thanks once again Christian and to the Packagers at PClinuxOS.

G

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