patch 9.0.0837: append() reports failure when not appending anything
Problem: append() reports failure when not appending anything.
Solution: Only report failure when appending something. (closes #11498)
diff --git a/src/evalbuffer.c b/src/evalbuffer.c
index e77435b..9ce1d41 100644
--- a/src/evalbuffer.c
+++ b/src/evalbuffer.c
@@ -175,9 +175,7 @@
l = lines->vval.v_list;
if (l == NULL || list_len(l) == 0)
{
- // set proper return code
- if (lnum > curbuf->b_ml.ml_line_count)
- rettv->vval.v_number = 1; // FAIL
+ // not appending anything always succeeds
goto done;
}
CHECK_LIST_MATERIALIZE(l);