patch 9.0.1557: test failures for unreachable code
Problem: Test failures for unreachable code.
Solution: Add a test override to ignore unreachable code.
diff --git a/runtime/doc/testing.txt b/runtime/doc/testing.txt
index 26f1a8f..97faea0 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/testing.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/testing.txt
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@
string is detected
ui_delay time in msec to use in ui_delay(); overrules a
wait time of up to 3 seconds for messages
+ unreachable no error for code after `:throw` and `:return`
uptime overrules sysinfo.uptime
vterm_title setting the window title by a job running in a
terminal window
@@ -378,13 +379,18 @@
"starting" is to be used when a test should behave like
startup was done. Since the tests are run by sourcing a
script the "starting" variable is non-zero. This is usually a
- good thing (tests run faster), but sometimes changes behavior
- in a way that the test doesn't work properly.
+ good thing (tests run faster), but sometimes this changes
+ behavior in a way that the test doesn't work properly.
When using: >
call test_override('starting', 1)
< The value of "starting" is saved. It is restored by: >
call test_override('starting', 0)
+< To make sure the flag is reset later using `:defer` can be
+ useful: >
+ call test_override('unreachable', 1)
+ defer call test_override('unreachable', 0)
+
< Can also be used as a |method|: >
GetOverrideVal()-> test_override('starting')