patch 8.0.0392: GUI test fails with Athena and Motif
Problem: GUI test fails with Athena and Motif.
Solution: Add test_ignore_error(). Use it to ignore the "failed to create
input context" error.
diff --git a/runtime/doc/eval.txt b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
index 30e7134..f2ec306 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/eval.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
@@ -2358,6 +2358,7 @@
test_autochdir() none enable 'autochdir' during startup
test_disable_char_avail({expr}) none test without typeahead
test_garbagecollect_now() none free memory right now for testing
+test_ignore_error({expr}) none ignore a specific error
test_null_channel() Channel null value for testing
test_null_dict() Dict null value for testing
test_null_job() Job null value for testing
@@ -7784,6 +7785,15 @@
internally, and |v:testing| must have been set before calling
any function.
+test_ignore_error({expr}) *test_ignore_error()*
+ Ignore any error containing {expr}. A normal message is given
+ instead.
+ This is only meant to be used in tests, where catching the
+ error with try/catch cannot be used (because it skips over
+ following code).
+ {expr} is used literally, not as a pattern.
+ There is currently no way to revert this.
+
test_null_channel() *test_null_channel()*
Return a Channel that is null. Only useful for testing.
{only available when compiled with the +channel feature}