Andy Wokula wrote:
> Am 08.12.2018 um 16:03 schrieb Bram Moolenaar:
> > Yasuhiro Matsumoto wrote:
> >
> >> On Saturday, December 8, 2018 at 10:53:07 PM UTC+9, Bram Moolenaar
> >> wrote:
> >>> I have recently changed the behavior of :function to allow for
> >>> redefining (overwriting) a function when that should normally be
> >>> fine. Therefore, using function! is hardly ever needed.
> >>>
> >>> Previously, when sourcing a script a second time, one had to use
> >>> function! to redefine the functions. This was very common, since
> >>> when developing a plugin once has to try several times before
> >>> getting it right. A big problem with this is that when another
> >>> script uses the same function, or you had copy-pasted the
> >>> function and forgot to change the name, the function would be
> >>> errornously overwritten.
> >>>
> >>> Vim now checks the script ID of where the function was defined,
> >>> and whether that same script is being sourced again. This allows
> >>> for silently overwriting the function from the same script file,
> >>> once.
> >>>
> >>> So, please stop using function!
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Now wondering if the same should be done for user commands...
> >>
> >> This seems to be good improvement but some plugin manager reload
> >> plugins when update install plugins. ex: vim-plug So older version
> >> of vim will occur errors if some plugins remove ! from their
> >> codes.
> >
> > Yeah, it may take a couple of years until this change gets to most
> > places. I have been wondering about auto-updating Vim (like Chrome
> > does), but don't think that is feasible.
> >
> > Anyway, I think I'll go ahead and also do this for :command.
>
> So the next step is to add another 'cpoptions' flag which disables
> the effect of `!' in `:function!' when used inside a script.
>
> Ie you can continue writing `:function!' in a script, but the bang
> will have no effect if the flag is set.
>
> And the flag will be set by default in newer Vims.
>
> Just a thought.
Hmm, I don't see a good reason for that.
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