patch 8.2.2638: cannot write a message to the terminal from the GUI
Problem: Cannot write a message to the terminal from the GUI.
Solution: Add :echoconsole and use it in the test runner. (issue #7975)
diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index 6cdc10f..95dd5e2 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -6117,6 +6117,7 @@
* ":execute expr1 ..." execute the result of an expression.
* ":echomsg expr1 ..." Print a message
* ":echoerr expr1 ..." Print an error
+ * ":echoconsole expr1 ..." Print a message on stdout
* Each gets spaces around each argument and a newline at the end for
* echo commands
*/
@@ -6194,6 +6195,11 @@
msg_attr(ga.ga_data, echo_attr);
out_flush();
}
+ else if (eap->cmdidx == CMD_echoconsole)
+ {
+ ui_write(ga.ga_data, (int)STRLEN(ga.ga_data), TRUE);
+ ui_write((char_u *)"\r\n", 2, TRUE);
+ }
else if (eap->cmdidx == CMD_echoerr)
{
int save_did_emsg = did_emsg;