patch 9.1.1704: Cannot determine non-X11/Wayland clipmethods
Commit:
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/528196c8a945b6bea6675e06691b715fa64ccb88
Author: Foxe Chen <[email protected]>
Date: Wed Aug 27 21:24:40 2025 +0200
patch 9.1.1704: Cannot determine non-X11/Wayland clipmethods
Problem: Cannot determine non-X11/Wayland clipmethods
Solution: Add the "gui" value to the 'clipmethod' option (Foxe Chen)
related: #18006
closes: #18067
Signed-off-by: Foxe Chen <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <[email protected]>
diff --git a/runtime/doc/eval.txt b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
index d2344692a..edc9bf33a 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/eval.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
@@ -2245,10 +2245,13 @@ v:clipmethod The current method of accessing the
clipboard that is being
used. Can either have the value of:
wayland The Wayland protocol is being used.
x11 X11 selections are being used.
- none The above methods are unavailable or
- cannot be used.
+ gui GUI specific method is being used
+ other Some other method is being used
+ none Clipboard functionality is disabled or
+ unavailable.
See 'clipmethod' for more details.
+
*v:cmdarg* *cmdarg-variable*
v:cmdarg This variable is used for two purposes:
1. The extra arguments given to a file read/write command.
diff --git a/runtime/doc/options.txt b/runtime/doc/options.txt
index d671a25ea..bd4383e17 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/options.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/options.txt
@@ -1906,30 +1906,30 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description
can be found at |Q_op|.
{pattern}, this must be the last entry.
*'clipmethod'* *'cpm'*
-'clipmethod' 'cpm' string (default for Unix: "wayland,x11",
- for VMS: "x11",
- otherwise: "")
+'clipmethod' 'cpm' string (default for Unix: "wayland,x11,gui,other",
+ for VMS: "x11,gui,other",
+ otherwise: "gui,other")
global
- {only when the |+xterm_clipboard| or
- |+wayland_clipboard| features are included}
+ {only when the |+clipboard| feature is included}
Specifies which method of accessing the system clipboard is used,
depending on which method works first or is available. Supported
methods are:
wayland Wayland selections
x11 X11 selections
+ gui GUI specific method
+ other Some other method
- Note: This option is ignored when either the GUI is running or if Vim
- is run on a system without Wayland or X11 support, such as Windows or
- macOS. The GUI or system way of accessing the clipboard is always
- used instead.
+ Note: "other" is used on systems without X11/Wayland, such as
+ MS-Windows or MacOS, when running Vim without the GUI.
The option value is a list of comma separated items. The list is
parsed left to right in order, and the first method that Vim
determines is available or is working is used as the actual method for
- accessing the clipboard.
+ accessing the clipboard. Setting this option to an empty value
+ disables the clipboard functionality on all systems.
- The current method that is being used can be found in the |v:clipmethod|
- variable.
+ The current method that is being used can be found in the
+ |v:clipmethod| variable.
*'cmdheight'* *'ch'*
'cmdheight' 'ch' number (default 1)
diff --git a/runtime/doc/wayland.txt b/runtime/doc/wayland.txt
index 30a5ef5a9..d4c85c698 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/wayland.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/wayland.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*wayland.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2025 Aug 20
+*wayland.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2025 Aug 27
VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ multiple Wayland seats in the same Wayland session.
See |gui-wayland|. Please note that when using the GUI, Vim uses the toolkit
such as GTK for accessing the clipboard, and does not access the clipboard
though Wayland. You can check this though the |v:clipmethod| variable, which
-should equal to "none" when running the GUI.
+should equal to "gui" when running the GUI.
Wayland commands:
*:wlrestore* *:wl*
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ selections, see |wayland-primary-selection| for more details.
*wayland-persist*
If you use X11 cut buffers, no such things exist on Wayland. Instead to
emulate such functionality, a separate clipboard manager must be used in order
-to persist selection data when a Wayland client exists.
+to persist selection data when a Wayland client exits.
*wayland-and-x11*
If your version of Vim comes compiled with both X11 and Wayland support, then
diff --git a/src/clipboard.c b/src/clipboard.c
index 5d2dec3af..53b180721 100644
--- a/src/clipboard.c
+++ b/src/clipboard.c
@@ -142,32 +142,34 @@ clip_update_selection(Clipboard_T *clip)
}
static int
-clip_gen_own_selection(Clipboard_T *cbd)
+clip_gen_own_selection(Clipboard_T *cbd UNUSED)
{
-#if defined(FEAT_XCLIPBOARD) || defined(FEAT_WAYLAND_CLIPBOARD)
-# ifdef FEAT_GUI
- if (gui.in_use)
- return clip_mch_own_selection(cbd);
- else
-# endif
+ if (clipmethod == CLIPMETHOD_GUI)
+ {
+#ifdef FEAT_GUI
+ if (gui.in_use)
+ return clip_mch_own_selection(cbd);
+#endif
+ }
+ else if (clipmethod == CLIPMETHOD_WAYLAND)
{
- if (clipmethod == CLIPMETHOD_WAYLAND)
- {
#ifdef FEAT_WAYLAND_CLIPBOARD
- return clip_wl_own_selection(cbd);
+ return clip_wl_own_selection(cbd);
#endif
- }
- else if (clipmethod == CLIPMETHOD_X11)
- {
+ }
+ else if (clipmethod == CLIPMETHOD_X11)
+ {
#ifdef FEAT_XCLIPBOARD
- return clip_xterm_own_selection(cbd);
+ return clip_xterm_own_selection(cbd);
#endif
- }
}
- return FAIL;
-#else
- return clip_mch_own_selection(cbd);
+ else if (clipmethod == CLIPMETHOD_OTHER)
+ {
+#if !defined(FEAT_XCLIPBOARD) && !defined(FEAT_WAYLAND_CLIPBOARD)
+ return clip_mch_own_selection(cbd);
#endif
+ }
+ return FAIL;
}
void
@@ -207,31 +209,33 @@ clip_own_selection(Clipboard_T *cbd)
}
static void
-clip_gen_lose_selection(Clipboard_T *cbd)
+clip_gen_lose_selection(Clipboard_T *cbd UNUSED)
{
-#if defined(FEAT_XCLIPBOARD) || defined(FEAT_WAYLAND_CLIPBOARD)
-# ifdef FEAT_GUI
- if (gui.in_use)
- clip_mch_lose_selection(cbd);
- else
-# endif
+ if (clipmethod == CLIPMETHOD_GUI)
+ {
+#ifdef FEAT_GUI
+ if (gui.in_use)
+ clip_mch_lose_selection(cbd);
+#endif
+ }
+ else if (clipmethod == CLIPMETHOD_WAYLAND)
{
- if (clipmethod == CLIPMETHOD_WAYLAND)
- {
#ifdef FEAT_WAYLAND_CLIPBOARD
- clip_wl_lose_selection(cbd);
+ clip_wl_lose_selection(cbd);
#endif
- }
- else if (clipmethod == CLIPMETHOD_X11)
- {
+ }
+ else if (clipmethod == CLIPMETHOD_X11)
+ {
#ifdef FEAT_XCLIPBOARD
- clip_xterm_lose_selection(cbd);
+ clip_xterm_lose_selection(cbd);
#endif
- }
}
-#else
- clip_mch_lose_selection(cbd);
+ else if (clipmethod == CLIPMETHOD_OTHER)
+ {
+#if !defined(FEAT_XCLIPBOARD) && !defined(FEAT_WAYLAND_CLIPBOARD)
+ return clip_mch_lose_selection(cbd);
#endif
+ }
}
void
@@ -1257,57 +1261,61 @@ clip_gen_set_selection(Clipboard_T *cbd)
return;
}
}
-#if defined(FEAT_XCLIPBOARD) || defined(FEAT_WAYLAND_CLIPBOARD)
-# ifdef FEAT_GUI
- if (gui.in_use)
+ if (clipmethod == CLIPMETHOD_GUI)
+ {
+#ifdef FEAT_GUI
+ if (gui.in_use)
clip_mch_set_selection(cbd);
- else
-# endif
+#endif
+ }
+ else if (clipmethod == CLIPMETHOD_WAYLAND)
{
- if (clipmethod == CLIPMETHOD_WAYLAND)
- {
#ifdef FEAT_WAYLAND_CLIPBOARD
- clip_wl_set_selection(cbd);
+ clip_wl_set_selection(cbd);
#endif
- }
- else if (clipmethod == CLIPMETHOD_X11)
- {
+ }
+ else if (clipmethod == CLIPMETHOD_X11)
+ {
#ifdef FEAT_XCLIPBOARD
- clip_xterm_set_selection(cbd);
+ clip_xterm_set_selection(cbd);
#endif
- }
}
-#else
- clip_mch_set_selection(cbd);
+ else if (clipmethod == CLIPMETHOD_OTHER)
+ {
+#if !defined(FEAT_XCLIPBOARD) && !defined(FEAT_WAYLAND_CLIPBOARD)
+ return clip_mch_set_selection(cbd);
#endif
+ }
}
static void
-clip_gen_request_selection(Clipboard_T *cbd)
+clip_gen_request_selection(Clipboard_T *cbd UNUSED)
{
-#if defined(FEAT_XCLIPBOARD) || defined(FEAT_WAYLAND_CLIPBOARD)
+ if (clipmethod == CLIPMETHOD_GUI)
+ {
# ifdef FEAT_GUI
- if (gui.in_use)
- clip_mch_request_selection(cbd);
- else
+ if (gui.in_use)
+ clip_mch_request_selection(cbd);
# endif
+ }
+ else if (clipmethod == CLIPMETHOD_WAYLAND)
{
- if (clipmethod == CLIPMETHOD_WAYLAND)
- {
#ifdef FEAT_WAYLAND_CLIPBOARD
- clip_wl_request_selection(cbd);
+ clip_wl_request_selection(cbd);
#endif
- }
- else if (clipmethod == CLIPMETHOD_X11)
- {
+ }
+ else if (clipmethod == CLIPMETHOD_X11)
+ {
#ifdef FEAT_XCLIPBOARD
- clip_xterm_request_selection(cbd);
+ clip_xterm_request_selection(cbd);
#endif
- }
}
-#else
- clip_mch_request_selection(cbd);
+ else if (clipmethod == CLIPMETHOD_OTHER)
+ {
+#if !defined(FEAT_XCLIPBOARD) && !defined(FEAT_WAYLAND_CLIPBOARD)
+ return clip_mch_request_selection(cbd);
#endif
+ }
}
#if (defined(FEAT_X11) && defined(FEAT_XCLIPBOARD) && defined(USE_SYSTEM)) \
@@ -1324,31 +1332,28 @@ clip_x11_owner_exists(Clipboard_T *cbd)
int
clip_gen_owner_exists(Clipboard_T *cbd UNUSED)
{
-#ifdef FEAT_XCLIPBOARD
+ if (clipmethod == CLIPMETHOD_OTHER)
+ {
# ifdef FEAT_GUI_GTK
- if (gui.in_use)
- return clip_gtk_owner_exists(cbd);
- else
+ if (gui.in_use)
+ return clip_gtk_owner_exists(cbd);
# endif
+ }
+ else if (clipmethod == CLIPMETHOD_WAYLAND)
{
- if (clipmethod == CLIPMETHOD_WAYLAND)
- {
-#ifdef FEAT_WAYLAND_CLIPBOARD
- return clip_wl_owner_exists(cbd);
-#endif
- }
- else if (clipmethod == CLIPMETHOD_X11)
- {
-#ifdef FEAT_XCLIPBOARD
- return clip_x11_owner_exists(cbd);
-#endif
- }
- else
- return FALSE;
+# ifdef FEAT_WAYLAND_CLIPBOARD
+ return clip_wl_owner_exists(cbd);
+# endif
}
-#else
- return TRUE;
-#endif
+ else if (clipmethod == CLIPMETHOD_X11)
+ {
+# ifdef FEAT_XCLIPBOARD
+ return clip_x11_owner_exists(cbd);
+# endif
+ }
+ else
+ return FALSE;
+ return FALSE;
}
#endif
@@ -2405,7 +2410,7 @@ poll_data:
{
if (ga_grow(&buf, 8192) == FAIL)
break;
- start = (char_u *)buf.ga_data + buf.ga_len;
+ start = buf.ga_data + buf.ga_len;
}
}
@@ -2735,25 +2740,48 @@ get_clipmethod(char_u *str)
if (STRCMP(buf, "wayland") == 0)
{
+#ifdef FEAT_GUI
+ if (!gui.in_use)
+#endif
+ {
#ifdef FEAT_WAYLAND_CLIPBOARD
- if (wayland_cb_is_ready())
- method = CLIPMETHOD_WAYLAND;
+ if (wayland_cb_is_ready())
+ method = CLIPMETHOD_WAYLAND;
#endif
+ }
}
else if (STRCMP(buf, "x11") == 0)
{
-#ifdef FEAT_XCLIPBOARD
- // x_IOerror_handler() in os_unix.c should set xterm_dpy to NULL if
- // we lost connection to the X server.
- if (xterm_dpy != NULL)
+#ifdef FEAT_GUI
+ if (!gui.in_use)
+#endif
{
- // If the X connection is lost then that handler will longjmp
- // somewhere else, in that case we will call choose_clipmethod()
- // again from there, and this if block won't be executed since
- // xterm_dpy will be set to NULL.
- xterm_update();
- method = CLIPMETHOD_X11;
+#ifdef FEAT_XCLIPBOARD
+ // x_IOerror_handler() in os_unix.c should set xterm_dpy to NULL
+ // if we lost connection to the X server.
+ if (xterm_dpy != NULL)
+ {
+ // If the X connection is lost then that handler will
+ // longjmp somewhere else, in that case we will call
+ // choose_clipmethod() again from there, and this if block
+ // won't be executed since xterm_dpy will be set to NULL.
+ xterm_update();
+ method = CLIPMETHOD_X11;
+ }
+#endif
}
+ }
+ else if (STRCMP(buf, "gui") == 0)
+ {
+#ifdef FEAT_GUI
+ if (gui.in_use)
+ method = CLIPMETHOD_GUI;
+#endif
+ }
+ else if (STRCMP(buf, "other") == 0)
+ {
+#if !defined(FEAT_XCLIPBOARD) && !defined(FEAT_WAYLAND_CLIPBOARD)
+ method = CLIPMETHOD_OTHER;
#endif
}
else
@@ -2779,17 +2807,21 @@ exit:
/*
* Returns name of clipmethod in a statically allocated string.
*/
- static char *
+ static char_u *
clipmethod_to_str(clipmethod_T method)
{
switch(method)
{
case CLIPMETHOD_WAYLAND:
- return "wayland";
+ return (char_u *)"wayland";
case CLIPMETHOD_X11:
- return "x11";
+ return (char_u *)"x11";
+ case CLIPMETHOD_GUI:
+ return (char_u *)"gui";
+ case CLIPMETHOD_OTHER:
+ return (char_u *)"other";
default:
- return "none";
+ return (char_u *)"none";
}
}
@@ -2807,29 +2839,13 @@ choose_clipmethod(void)
if (method == CLIPMETHOD_FAIL)
return e_invalid_argument;
-// If GUI is running or we are not on a system with Wayland or X11, then always
-// return CLIPMETHOD_NONE. System or GUI clipboard handling always overrides.
-#if defined(FEAT_XCLIPBOARD) || defined(FEAT_WAYLAND_CLIPBOARD)
-#if defined(FEAT_GUI)
- if (gui.in_use)
- {
-#ifdef FEAT_WAYLAND
+#if defined(FEAT_GUI) && defined(FEAT_WAYLAND)
+ if (method == CLIPMETHOD_GUI)
// We only interact with Wayland for the clipboard, we can just deinit
// everything.
wayland_uninit_client();
#endif
- method = CLIPMETHOD_NONE;
- goto lose_sel_exit;
- }
-#endif
-#else
- // If on a system like windows or macos, then clipmethod is irrelevant, we
- // use their way of accessing the clipboard.
- method = CLIPMETHOD_NONE;
- goto exit;
-#endif
-
// Deinitialize clipboard if there is no way to access clipboard
if (method == CLIPMETHOD_NONE)
clip_init(FALSE);
@@ -2844,24 +2860,16 @@ choose_clipmethod(void)
// Disown clipboard if we are switching to a new method
if (clipmethod != CLIPMETHOD_NONE && method != clipmethod)
{
-#if (defined(FEAT_XCLIPBOARD) || defined(FEAT_WAYLAND_CLIPBOARD)) \
- && defined(FEAT_GUI)
-lose_sel_exit:
-#endif
if (clip_star.owned)
clip_lose_selection(&clip_star);
if (clip_plus.owned)
clip_lose_selection(&clip_plus);
}
-#if !defined(FEAT_XCLIPBOARD) && !defined(FEAT_WAYLAND_CLIPBOARD)
-exit:
-#endif
-
clipmethod = method;
#ifdef FEAT_EVAL
- set_vim_var_string(VV_CLIPMETHOD, (char_u*)clipmethod_to_str(method), -1);
+ set_vim_var_string(VV_CLIPMETHOD, clipmethod_to_str(method), -1);
#endif
return NULL;
diff --git a/src/gui.c b/src/gui.c
index 13ce0523b..5f7452d9d 100644
--- a/src/gui.c
+++ b/src/gui.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ gui_start(char_u *arg UNUSED)
#endif
}
else
- // Reset clipmethod to CLIPMETHOD_NONE
+ // Reset clipmethod to CLIPMETHOD_GUI
choose_clipmethod();
#ifdef FEAT_SOCKETSERVER
diff --git a/src/optiondefs.h b/src/optiondefs.h
index e667e4f2c..2de320b9c 100644
--- a/src/optiondefs.h
+++ b/src/optiondefs.h
@@ -637,11 +637,11 @@ static struct vimoption options[] =
#ifdef FEAT_CLIPBOARD
(char_u *)&p_cpm, PV_NONE, did_set_clipmethod,
expand_set_clipmethod,
# ifdef UNIX
- {(char_u *)"wayland,x11", (char_u *)0L}
+ {(char_u *)"wayland,x11,gui,other", (char_u *)0L}
# elif defined(VMS)
- {(char_u *)"x11", (char_u *)0L}
+ {(char_u *)"x11,gui,other", (char_u *)0L}
# else
- {(char_u *)"", (char_u *)0L}
+ {(char_u *)"gui,other", (char_u *)0L}
# endif
#else
(char_u *)NULL, PV_NONE, NULL, NULL,
diff --git a/src/optionstr.c b/src/optionstr.c
index cbc0a9e4f..628842ef1 100644
--- a/src/optionstr.c
+++ b/src/optionstr.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ static char *(p_ff_values[]) = {FF_UNIX, FF_DOS, FF_MAC,
NULL};
// Note: Keep this in sync with did_set_clipboard()
static char *(p_cb_values[]) = {"unnamed", "unnamedplus", "autoselect",
"autoselectplus", "autoselectml", "html", "exclude:", NULL};
// Note: Keep this in sync with get_clipmethod()
-static char *(p_cpm_values[]) = {"wayland", "x11", NULL};
+static char *(p_cpm_values[]) = {"wayland", "x11", "gui", "other", NULL};
#endif
#ifdef FEAT_CRYPT
static char *(p_cm_values[]) = {"zip", "blowfish", "blowfish2",
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_clipmethod.vim b/src/testdir/test_clipmethod.vim
index 9b3465842..b1e447923 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_clipmethod.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_clipmethod.vim
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
" Tests for clipmethod
-source util/window_manager.vim
-
-CheckFeature clipboard_working
-CheckFeature xterm_clipboard
-CheckFeature wayland_clipboard
-CheckUnix
+if has('unix')
+ source util/window_manager.vim
+endif
" Test if no available clipmethod sets v:clipmethod to none and deinits
clipboard
func Test_no_clipmethod_sets_v_clipmethod_none()
+ CheckFeature clipboard_working
CheckNotGui
set clipmethod=
@@ -19,6 +17,9 @@ endfunc
" Test if method chosen is in line with clipmethod order
func Test_clipmethod_order()
CheckNotGui
+ CheckFeature clipboard_working
+ CheckFeature xterm_clipboard
+ CheckFeature wayland_clipboard
set cpm=wayland,x11
@@ -62,12 +63,12 @@ func Test_clipmethod_order()
call EndWaylandCompositor(l:wayland_display)
endfunc
-" Test if clipmethod is set to 'none' when gui is started
-func Test_clipmethod_is_none_when_gui()
+" Test if clipmethod is set to 'gui' when gui is started
+func Test_clipmethod_is_gui_when_gui_started()
CheckCanRunGui
+ CheckFeature clipboard_working
let lines =<< trim END
- set cpm=wayland,x11
call writefile([v:clipmethod != ""], 'Cbdscript')
gui -f
call writefile([v:clipmethod], 'Cbdscript', 'a')
@@ -78,12 +79,15 @@ func Test_clipmethod_is_none_when_gui()
call writefile(lines, 'Cbdscript', 'D')
call system($'{GetVimCommand()} -S Cbdscript')
- call assert_equal(['1', 'none', 'none'], readfile('Cbdscript'))
+ call assert_equal(['1', 'gui', 'gui'], readfile('Cbdscript'))
endfunc
" Test if :clipreset switches methods when current one doesn't work
func Test_clipreset_switches()
CheckNotGui
+ CheckFeature clipboard_working
+ CheckFeature xterm_clipboard
+ CheckFeature wayland_clipboard
CheckFeature clientserver
CheckXServer
CheckWaylandCompositor
@@ -173,4 +177,15 @@ func Test_clipreset_switches()
endif
endfunc
+" Test if v:clipmethod is "other" on non-gui versions of MacOS and Windows
+" builds
+func Test_clipmethod_is_other_on_non_x11_wayland()
+ CheckFeature clipboard_working
+ CheckNotGui
+ CheckNotFeature wayland
+ CheckNotFeature x11
+
+ call assert_equal("other", v:clipmethod)
+endfunc
+
" vim: shiftwidth=2 sts=2 expandtab
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_options.vim b/src/testdir/test_options.vim
index f6da0a8a6..b17f823e7 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_options.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_options.vim
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ func Test_set_completion_string_values()
if has('unix') || has('vms')
call assert_match('wayland', getcompletion('set clipmethod=',
'cmdline')[1])
else
- call assert_match('wayland', getcompletion('set clipmethod=',
'cmdline')[0])
+ call assert_match('gui', getcompletion('set clipmethod=', 'cmdline')[0])
endif
endif
call assert_equal('.', getcompletion('set complete=', 'cmdline')[1])
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index e1e0b950f..49f7975e6 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -724,6 +724,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
static int included_patches[] =
{ /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+ 1704,
/**/
1703,
/**/
diff --git a/src/vim.h b/src/vim.h
index 802ac7304..db5740deb 100644
--- a/src/vim.h
+++ b/src/vim.h
@@ -2301,6 +2301,8 @@ typedef enum {
CLIPMETHOD_NONE,
CLIPMETHOD_WAYLAND,
CLIPMETHOD_X11,
+ CLIPMETHOD_GUI,
+ CLIPMETHOD_OTHER,
} clipmethod_T;
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