patch 8.2.1943: Vim9: wrong error message when colon is missing
Problem: Vim9: wrong error message when colon is missing.
Solution: Check for a missing colon. (issue #7239)
diff --git a/src/ex_docmd.c b/src/ex_docmd.c
index d2cc05f..290dcee 100644
--- a/src/ex_docmd.c
+++ b/src/ex_docmd.c
@@ -1807,12 +1807,19 @@
if (ea.cmd == cmd + 1 && *cmd == '$')
// should be "$VAR = val"
--ea.cmd;
- else if (ea.cmd > cmd)
- {
- emsg(_(e_colon_required_before_a_range));
- goto doend;
- }
p = find_ex_command(&ea, NULL, lookup_scriptvar, NULL);
+ if (ea.cmdidx == CMD_SIZE)
+ {
+ char_u *ar = skip_range(ea.cmd, TRUE, NULL);
+
+ // If a ':' before the range is missing, give a clearer error
+ // message.
+ if (ar > ea.cmd)
+ {
+ emsg(_(e_colon_required_before_a_range));
+ goto doend;
+ }
+ }
}
else
#endif