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+To: vim-dev@vim.org
+Subject: Patch 7.1.254
+Fcc: outbox
+From: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@moolenaar.net>
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+------------
+
+Patch 7.1.254
+Problem:    Tests 49 and 55 fail when the locale is French.
+Solution:   Using C messages for test 49.  Filter the error message in test 55
+	    such that it works when the number is halfway the message.
+Files:	    src/testdir/test49.in, src/testdir/test55.in
+
+
+*** ../vim-7.1.253/src/testdir/test49.in	Tue Sep 25 17:54:41 2007
+--- src/testdir/test49.in	Tue Feb 19 21:03:20 2008
+***************
+*** 6,11 ****
+--- 6,12 ----
+  STARTTEST
+  :so small.vim
+  :se nocp nomore viminfo+=nviminfo
++ :lang mess C
+  :so test49.vim
+  GGGGGGGGGGGGGG"rp:.-,$w! test.out
+  :"
+*** ../vim-7.1.253/src/testdir/test55.in	Tue Sep 25 17:54:41 2007
+--- src/testdir/test55.in	Tue Feb 19 21:06:21 2008
+***************
+*** 146,152 ****
+  :try
+  :  let n = d[1500]
+  :catch
+! :  $put =v:exception[:14] . v:exception[-4:-1]
+  :endtry
+  :" lookup each items
+  :for i in range(1500)
+--- 146,152 ----
+  :try
+  :  let n = d[1500]
+  :catch
+! :  $put =substitute(v:exception, '\v(.{14}).*( \d{4}).*', '\1\2', '')
+  :endtry
+  :" lookup each items
+  :for i in range(1500)
+*** ../vim-7.1.253/src/version.c	Mon Feb 18 19:41:40 2008
+--- src/version.c	Wed Feb 20 10:16:59 2008
+***************
+*** 668,669 ****
+--- 668,671 ----
+  {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
++ /**/
++     254,
+  /**/
+
+-- 
+hundred-and-one symptoms of being an internet addict:
+34. You laugh at people with 14400 baud modems.
+
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