commit 7170b295b06e3168424985530d8477ed2e058b67
author Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Sun Nov 17 17:32:28 2019 +0100
committer Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Sun Nov 17 17:32:28 2019 +0100
tree a2041e4732fd89270917ce010c300f3897b49411
parent eda1da0c9a8db1400649629117e7d248c07735f7

patch 8.1.2314: vi' sometimes does not select anything

Problem:    vi' sometimes does not select anything.
Solution:   Recognize an empty selection. (Christian Brabandt, closes #5183)

src/testdir/test_textobjects.vim

diff --git a/src/testdir/test_textobjects.vim b/src/testdir/test_textobjects.vim
index a3e3851..5702a6a 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_textobjects.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_textobjects.vim
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@
   set selection=exclusive
   exe "norm! fdvhi'y"
   call assert_equal('bcde', @")
+  let @"='dummy'
+  exe "norm! $gevi'y"
+  call assert_equal('bcde', @")
   set selection&vim
   bw!
 endfunc