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+To: vim_dev@googlegroups.com
+Subject: Patch 7.3.779
+Fcc: outbox
+From: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@moolenaar.net>
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+------------
+
+Patch 7.3.779
+Problem:    Backwards search lands in wrong place when started on a multibyte
+	    character.
+Solution:   Do not set extra_col for a backwards search. (Sung Pae)
+Files:	    src/search.c, src/testdir/test44.in, src/testdir/test44.ok
+
+
+*** ../vim-7.3.778/src/search.c	2013-01-17 17:01:57.000000000 +0100
+--- src/search.c	2013-01-23 16:27:35.000000000 +0100
+***************
+*** 572,578 ****
+  	extra_col = 0;
+  #ifdef FEAT_MBYTE
+      /* Watch out for the "col" being MAXCOL - 2, used in a closed fold. */
+!     else if (has_mbyte && pos->lnum >= 1 && pos->lnum <= buf->b_ml.ml_line_count
+  						     && pos->col < MAXCOL - 2)
+      {
+  	ptr = ml_get_buf(buf, pos->lnum, FALSE) + pos->col;
+--- 572,579 ----
+  	extra_col = 0;
+  #ifdef FEAT_MBYTE
+      /* Watch out for the "col" being MAXCOL - 2, used in a closed fold. */
+!     else if (dir != BACKWARD && has_mbyte
+! 		    && pos->lnum >= 1 && pos->lnum <= buf->b_ml.ml_line_count
+  						     && pos->col < MAXCOL - 2)
+      {
+  	ptr = ml_get_buf(buf, pos->lnum, FALSE) + pos->col;
+*** ../vim-7.3.778/src/testdir/test44.in	2011-07-20 17:58:14.000000000 +0200
+--- src/testdir/test44.in	2013-01-23 16:22:38.000000000 +0100
+***************
+*** 29,34 ****
+--- 29,37 ----
+  x/\%d21879b
+  x/ [[=A=]]* [[=B=]]* [[=C=]]* [[=D=]]* [[=E=]]* [[=F=]]* [[=G=]]* [[=H=]]* [[=I=]]* [[=J=]]* [[=K=]]* [[=L=]]* [[=M=]]* [[=N=]]* [[=O=]]* [[=P=]]* [[=Q=]]* [[=R=]]* [[=S=]]* [[=T=]]* [[=U=]]* [[=V=]]* [[=W=]]* [[=X=]]* [[=Y=]]* [[=Z=]]*/e
+  x/ [[=a=]]* [[=b=]]* [[=c=]]* [[=d=]]* [[=e=]]* [[=f=]]* [[=g=]]* [[=h=]]* [[=i=]]* [[=j=]]* [[=k=]]* [[=l=]]* [[=m=]]* [[=n=]]* [[=o=]]* [[=p=]]* [[=q=]]* [[=r=]]* [[=s=]]* [[=t=]]* [[=u=]]* [[=v=]]* [[=w=]]* [[=x=]]* [[=y=]]* [[=z=]]*/e
++ x:" Test backwards search from a multi-byte char
++ /x
++ x?.
+  x:?^1?,$w! test.out
+  :e! test.out
+  G:put =matchstr(\"אבגד\", \".\", 0, 2) " ב
+***************
+*** 57,59 ****
+--- 60,63 ----
+  g a啷bb
+  h AÀÁÂÃÄÅĀĂĄǍǞǠẢ BḂḆ CÇĆĈĊČ DĎĐḊḎḐ EÈÉÊËĒĔĖĘĚẺẼ FḞ GĜĞĠĢǤǦǴḠ HĤĦḢḦḨ IÌÍÎÏĨĪĬĮİǏỈ JĴ KĶǨḰḴ LĹĻĽĿŁḺ MḾṀ NÑŃŅŇṄṈ OÒÓÔÕÖØŌŎŐƠǑǪǬỎ PṔṖ Q RŔŖŘṘṞ SŚŜŞŠṠ TŢŤŦṪṮ UÙÚÛÜŨŪŬŮŰŲƯǓỦ VṼ WŴẀẂẄẆ XẊẌ YÝŶŸẎỲỶỸ ZŹŻŽƵẐẔ
+  i aàáâãäåāăąǎǟǡả bḃḇ cçćĉċč dďđḋḏḑ eèéêëēĕėęěẻẽ fḟ gĝğġģǥǧǵḡ hĥħḣḧḩẖ iìíîïĩīĭįǐỉ jĵǰ kķǩḱḵ lĺļľŀłḻ mḿṁ nñńņňʼnṅṉ oòóôõöøōŏőơǒǫǭỏ pṕṗ q rŕŗřṙṟ sśŝşšṡ tţťŧṫṯẗ uùúûüũūŭůűųưǔủ vṽ wŵẁẃẅẇẘ xẋẍ yýÿŷẏẙỳỷỹ zźżžƶẑẕ
++ j 0123❤x
+*** ../vim-7.3.778/src/testdir/test44.ok	2011-07-20 17:58:14.000000000 +0200
+--- src/testdir/test44.ok	2013-01-23 16:22:38.000000000 +0100
+***************
+*** 16,21 ****
+--- 16,22 ----
+  g abb
+  h AÀÁÂÃÄÅĀĂĄǍǞǠẢ BḂḆ CÇĆĈĊČ DĎĐḊḎḐ EÈÉÊËĒĔĖĘĚẺẼ FḞ GĜĞĠĢǤǦǴḠ HĤĦḢḦḨ IÌÍÎÏĨĪĬĮİǏỈ JĴ KĶǨḰḴ LĹĻĽĿŁḺ MḾṀ NÑŃŅŇṄṈ OÒÓÔÕÖØŌŎŐƠǑǪǬỎ PṔṖ Q RŔŖŘṘṞ SŚŜŞŠṠ TŢŤŦṪṮ UÙÚÛÜŨŪŬŮŰŲƯǓỦ VṼ WŴẀẂẄẆ XẊẌ YÝŶŸẎỲỶỸ ZŹŻŽƵẐ
+  i aàáâãäåāăąǎǟǡả bḃḇ cçćĉċč dďđḋḏḑ eèéêëēĕėęěẻẽ fḟ gĝğġģǥǧǵḡ hĥħḣḧḩẖ iìíîïĩīĭįǐỉ jĵǰ kķǩḱḵ lĺļľŀłḻ mḿṁ nñńņňʼnṅṉ oòóôõöøōŏőơǒǫǭỏ pṕṗ q rŕŗřṙṟ sśŝşšṡ tţťŧṫṯẗ uùúûüũūŭůűųưǔủ vṽ wŵẁẃẅẇẘ xẋẍ yýÿŷẏẙỳỷỹ zźżžƶẑ
++ j 012❤
+  ב
+  בג
+  א
+*** ../vim-7.3.778/src/version.c	2013-01-23 16:19:17.000000000 +0100
+--- src/version.c	2013-01-23 16:39:23.000000000 +0100
+***************
+*** 727,728 ****
+--- 727,730 ----
+  {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
++ /**/
++     779,
+  /**/
+
+-- 
+Veni, Vidi, Video -- I came, I saw, I taped what I saw.
+
+ /// Bram Moolenaar -- Bram@Moolenaar.net -- http://www.Moolenaar.net   \\\
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