patch 9.0.1540: reverse() on string doesn't work in compiled function

Problem:    reverse() on string doesn't work in compiled function.
Solution:   Accept string in argument type check. (Yegappan Lakshmanan,
            closes #12377)
diff --git a/src/evalfunc.c b/src/evalfunc.c
index 05734d2..8f20ebe 100644
--- a/src/evalfunc.c
+++ b/src/evalfunc.c
@@ -757,6 +757,17 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * Check "type" is a modifiable list of 'any' or a blob or a string.
+ */
+    static int
+arg_string_list_or_blob_mod(type_T *type, type_T *decl_type, argcontext_T *context)
+{
+    if (arg_string_list_or_blob(type, decl_type, context) == FAIL)
+	return FAIL;
+    return arg_type_modifiable(type, context->arg_idx + 1);
+}
+
+/*
  * Check "type" is a job.
  */
     static int
@@ -1010,7 +1021,7 @@
 static argcheck_T arg1_job[] = {arg_job};
 static argcheck_T arg1_list_any[] = {arg_list_any};
 static argcheck_T arg1_list_number[] = {arg_list_number};
-static argcheck_T arg1_list_or_blob_mod[] = {arg_list_or_blob_mod};
+static argcheck_T arg1_string_or_list_or_blob_mod[] = {arg_string_list_or_blob_mod};
 static argcheck_T arg1_list_or_dict[] = {arg_list_or_dict};
 static argcheck_T arg1_list_string[] = {arg_list_string};
 static argcheck_T arg1_string_or_list_or_dict[] = {arg_string_or_list_or_dict};
@@ -2413,7 +2424,7 @@
 			ret_repeat,	    f_repeat},
     {"resolve",		1, 1, FEARG_1,	    arg1_string,
 			ret_string,	    f_resolve},
-    {"reverse",		1, 1, FEARG_1,	    arg1_list_or_blob_mod,
+    {"reverse",		1, 1, FEARG_1,	    arg1_string_or_list_or_blob_mod,
 			ret_first_arg,	    f_reverse},
     {"round",		1, 1, FEARG_1,	    arg1_float_or_nr,
 			ret_float,	    f_round},
diff --git a/src/list.c b/src/list.c
index 7042965..d52c23d 100644
--- a/src/list.c
+++ b/src/list.c
@@ -2994,16 +2994,14 @@
     void
 f_reverse(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv)
 {
-    if (in_vim9script() && check_for_list_or_blob_arg(argvars, 0) == FAIL)
+    if (check_for_string_or_list_or_blob_arg(argvars, 0) == FAIL)
 	return;
 
     if (argvars[0].v_type == VAR_BLOB)
 	blob_reverse(argvars[0].vval.v_blob, rettv);
     else if (argvars[0].v_type == VAR_STRING)
 	string_reverse(argvars[0].vval.v_string, rettv);
-    else if (argvars[0].v_type != VAR_LIST)
-	semsg(_(e_argument_of_str_must_be_list_or_blob), "reverse()");
-    else
+    else if (argvars[0].v_type == VAR_LIST)
 	list_reverse(argvars[0].vval.v_list, rettv);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/optionstr.c b/src/optionstr.c
index 311b069..cfbcf3a 100644
--- a/src/optionstr.c
+++ b/src/optionstr.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
     (void)opt_strings_flags(p_swb, p_swb_values, &swb_flags, TRUE);
 }
 
-#if defined(FEAT_EVAL)
+#if defined(FEAT_EVAL) || defined(PROTO)
 /*
  * Trigger the OptionSet autocommand.
  * "opt_idx"	is the index of the option being set.
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_functions.vim b/src/testdir/test_functions.vim
index 4529a5e..8664724 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_functions.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_functions.vim
@@ -3475,13 +3475,16 @@
 
 " Test for the reverse() function with a string
 func Test_string_reverse()
-  call assert_equal('', reverse(test_null_string()))
-  for [s1, s2] in [['', ''], ['a', 'a'], ['ab', 'ba'], ['abc', 'cba'],
-        \ ['abcd', 'dcba'], ['«-«-»-»', '»-»-«-«'],
-        \ ['🇦', '🇦'], ['🇦🇧', '🇧🇦'], ['🇦🇧🇨', '🇨🇧🇦'],
-        \ ['🇦«ðŸ‡§-🇨»ðŸ‡©', '🇩»ðŸ‡¨-🇧«ðŸ‡¦']]
-    call assert_equal(s2, reverse(s1))
-  endfor
+  let lines =<< trim END
+    call assert_equal('', reverse(test_null_string()))
+    for [s1, s2] in [['', ''], ['a', 'a'], ['ab', 'ba'], ['abc', 'cba'],
+                   \ ['abcd', 'dcba'], ['«-«-»-»', '»-»-«-«'],
+                   \ ['🇦', '🇦'], ['🇦🇧', '🇧🇦'], ['🇦🇧🇨', '🇨🇧🇦'],
+                   \ ['🇦«ðŸ‡§-🇨»ðŸ‡©', '🇩»ðŸ‡¨-🇧«ðŸ‡¦']]
+      call assert_equal(s2, reverse(s1))
+    endfor
+  END
+  call v9.CheckLegacyAndVim9Success(lines)
 
   " test in latin1 encoding
   let save_enc = &encoding
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_listdict.vim b/src/testdir/test_listdict.vim
index e29c351..877bb80 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_listdict.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_listdict.vim
@@ -981,7 +981,7 @@
   END
   call v9.CheckLegacyAndVim9Success(lines)
 
-  call assert_fails('call reverse({})', 'E899:')
+  call assert_fails('call reverse({})', 'E1252:')
   call assert_fails('call uniq([1, 2], {x, y -> []})', 'E745:')
   call assert_fails("call sort([1, 2], function('min'), 1)", "E1206:")
   call assert_fails("call sort([1, 2], function('invalid_func'))", "E700:")
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_method.vim b/src/testdir/test_method.vim
index 2ca66fd..120fade 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_method.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_method.vim
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
   call assert_equal(2, d->remove("two"))
   let d.two = 2
   call assert_fails('let x = d->repeat(2)', 'E731:')
-  call assert_fails('let x = d->reverse()', 'E899:')
+  call assert_fails('let x = d->reverse()', 'E1252:')
   call assert_fails('let x = d->sort()', 'E686:')
   call assert_equal("{'one': 1, 'two': 2, 'three': 3}", d->string())
   call assert_equal(v:t_dict, d->type())
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim
index b8500c5..8cf16a2 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim
@@ -3459,8 +3459,7 @@
 enddef
 
 def Test_reverse()
-  v9.CheckDefAndScriptFailure(['reverse(10)'], ['E1013: Argument 1: type mismatch, expected list<any> but got number', 'E1226: List or Blob required for argument 1'])
-  v9.CheckDefAndScriptFailure(['reverse("abc")'], ['E1013: Argument 1: type mismatch, expected list<any> but got string', 'E1226: List or Blob required for argument 1'])
+  v9.CheckDefAndScriptFailure(['reverse(10)'], ['E1013: Argument 1: type mismatch, expected list<any> but got number', 'E1252: String, List or Blob required for argument 1'])
 enddef
 
 def Test_reverse_return_type()
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 5d55e4c..e5f4afa 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -696,6 +696,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1540,
+/**/
     1539,
 /**/
     1538,