patch 8.1.0692: if a buffer was deleted a channel can't write to it
Problem: If a buffer was deleted a channel can't write to it.
Solution: When the buffer exists but was unloaded, prepare it for writing.
(closes #3764)
diff --git a/src/channel.c b/src/channel.c
index cb435c8..6f5bf20 100644
--- a/src/channel.c
+++ b/src/channel.c
@@ -1099,6 +1099,25 @@
}
/*
+ * Prepare buffer "buf" for writing channel output to.
+ */
+ static void
+prepare_buffer(buf_T *buf)
+{
+ buf_T *save_curbuf = curbuf;
+
+ buf_copy_options(buf, BCO_ENTER);
+ curbuf = buf;
+#ifdef FEAT_QUICKFIX
+ set_option_value((char_u *)"bt", 0L, (char_u *)"nofile", OPT_LOCAL);
+ set_option_value((char_u *)"bh", 0L, (char_u *)"hide", OPT_LOCAL);
+#endif
+ if (curbuf->b_ml.ml_mfp == NULL)
+ ml_open(curbuf);
+ curbuf = save_curbuf;
+}
+
+/*
* Find a buffer matching "name" or create a new one.
* Returns NULL if there is something very wrong (error already reported).
*/
@@ -1120,14 +1139,9 @@
NULL, (linenr_T)0, BLN_LISTED | BLN_NEW);
if (buf == NULL)
return NULL;
- buf_copy_options(buf, BCO_ENTER);
+ prepare_buffer(buf);
+
curbuf = buf;
-#ifdef FEAT_QUICKFIX
- set_option_value((char_u *)"bt", 0L, (char_u *)"nofile", OPT_LOCAL);
- set_option_value((char_u *)"bh", 0L, (char_u *)"hide", OPT_LOCAL);
-#endif
- if (curbuf->b_ml.ml_mfp == NULL)
- ml_open(curbuf);
if (msg)
ml_replace(1, (char_u *)(err ? "Reading from channel error..."
: "Reading from channel output..."), TRUE);
@@ -1244,6 +1258,9 @@
ch_log(channel, "writing out to buffer '%s'",
(char *)buf->b_ffname);
set_bufref(&channel->ch_part[PART_OUT].ch_bufref, buf);
+ // if the buffer was deleted or unloaded resurrect it
+ if (buf->b_ml.ml_mfp == NULL)
+ prepare_buffer(buf);
}
}
}
@@ -1287,6 +1304,9 @@
ch_log(channel, "writing err to buffer '%s'",
(char *)buf->b_ffname);
set_bufref(&channel->ch_part[PART_ERR].ch_bufref, buf);
+ // if the buffer was deleted or unloaded resurrect it
+ if (buf->b_ml.ml_mfp == NULL)
+ prepare_buffer(buf);
}
}
}