To: vim-dev@vim.org
Subject: Patch 6.1.227
Fcc: outbox
From: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@moolenaar.net>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
------------

Patch 6.1.227
Problem:    It is possible to use a variable name "asdf:asdf" and ":let j:asdf
	    = 5" does not give an error message. (Mikolaj Machowski)
Solution:   Check for a ":" inside the variable name.
Files:	    src/eval.c


*** ../vim61.226/src/eval.c	Mon Oct 14 20:20:44 2002
--- src/eval.c	Mon Oct 14 21:41:28 2002
***************
*** 7163,7168 ****
--- 7163,7171 ----
  {
      if (name[1] != ':')
      {
+ 	/* If not "x:name" there must not be any ":" in the name. */
+ 	if (vim_strchr(name, ':') != NULL)
+ 	    return NULL;
  	*varname = name;
  	if (current_funccal == NULL)
  	    return &variables;			/* global variable */
***************
*** 7352,7358 ****
--- 7355,7364 ----
      {
  	gap = find_var_ga(name, &varname);
  	if (gap == NULL)    /* illegal name */
+ 	{
+ 	    EMSG2(_("E461: Illegal variable name: %s"), name);
  	    return;
+ 	}
  
  	/* Try to use an empty entry */
  	for (i = gap->ga_len; --i >= 0; )
*** ../vim61.226/src/version.c	Mon Oct 14 21:18:12 2002
--- src/version.c	Mon Oct 14 21:39:31 2002
***************
*** 608,609 ****
--- 608,611 ----
  {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+ /**/
+     227,
  /**/

-- 
hundred-and-one symptoms of being an internet addict:
222. You send more than 20 personal e-mails a day.

 ///  Bram Moolenaar -- Bram@moolenaar.net -- http://www.moolenaar.net  \\\
///          Creator of Vim - Vi IMproved -- http://www.vim.org          \\\
\\\           Project leader for A-A-P -- http://www.a-a-p.org           ///
 \\\ Lord Of The Rings helps Uganda - http://iccf-holland.org/lotr.html ///