diff --git a/7.2.438 b/7.2.438
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45ddb77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/7.2.438
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+To: vim-dev@vim.org
+Subject: Patch 7.2.438
+Fcc: outbox
+From: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@moolenaar.net>
+Mime-Version: 1.0
+Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
+Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
+------------
+
+Patch 7.2.438 (after 7.2.427)
+Problem: "vim -r" crashes.
+Solution: Don't use NULL pointer argument.
+Files: src/memline.c
+
+
+*** ../vim-7.2.437/src/memline.c 2010-05-14 17:52:35.000000000 +0200
+--- src/memline.c 2010-05-25 21:36:01.000000000 +0200
+***************
+*** 1404,1418 ****
+ int i;
+ char_u *dirp;
+ char_u *dir_name;
+! char_u *fname_res = *fname;
+ #ifdef HAVE_READLINK
+ char_u fname_buf[MAXPATHL];
+
+ /* Expand symlink in the file name, because the swap file is created with
+ * the actual file instead of with the symlink. */
+ if (resolve_symlink(*fname, fname_buf) == OK)
+ fname_res = fname_buf;
+ #endif
+
+ if (list)
+ {
+--- 1404,1425 ----
+ int i;
+ char_u *dirp;
+ char_u *dir_name;
+! char_u *fname_res = NULL;
+ #ifdef HAVE_READLINK
+ char_u fname_buf[MAXPATHL];
++ #endif
+
++ if (fname != NULL)
++ {
++ #ifdef HAVE_READLINK
+ /* Expand symlink in the file name, because the swap file is created with
+ * the actual file instead of with the symlink. */
+ if (resolve_symlink(*fname, fname_buf) == OK)
+ fname_res = fname_buf;
++ else
+ #endif
++ fname_res = *fname;
++ }
+
+ if (list)
+ {
+*** ../vim-7.2.437/src/version.c 2010-05-21 13:08:51.000000000 +0200
+--- src/version.c 2010-05-25 21:30:12.000000000 +0200
+***************
+*** 683,684 ****
+--- 683,686 ----
+ { /* Add new patch number below this line */
++ /**/
++ 438,
+ /**/
+
+--
+A fool learns from his mistakes, a wise man from someone else's.
+
+ /// Bram Moolenaar -- Bram@Moolenaar.net -- http://www.Moolenaar.net \\\
+/// sponsor Vim, vote for features -- http://www.Vim.org/sponsor/ \\\
+\\\ download, build and distribute -- http://www.A-A-P.org ///
+ \\\ help me help AIDS victims -- http://ICCF-Holland.org ///
diff --git a/README.patches b/README.patches
index 8eb0ff5..25240de 100644
--- a/README.patches
+++ b/README.patches
@@ -469,3 +469,4 @@ Individual patches for Vim 7.2:
4590 7.2.435 (after 7.2.430) crash when using bad_char_idx uninitialized
4058 7.2.436 reproducible crash in syntax HL
1605 7.2.437 (after 7.2.407) no line break for "\\\n" in expression of :s
+ 2045 7.2.438 (after 7.2.427) "vim -r" crashes
diff --git a/vim.spec b/vim.spec
index 97b3497..1133dbd 100644
--- a/vim.spec
+++ b/vim.spec
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
#used for pre-releases:
%define beta %{nil}
%define vimdir vim72%{?beta}
-%define patchlevel 437
+%define patchlevel 438
Summary: The VIM editor
URL: http://www.vim.org/
@@ -503,6 +503,7 @@ Patch434: ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/7.2/7.2.434
Patch435: ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/7.2/7.2.435
Patch436: ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/7.2/7.2.436
Patch437: ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/7.2/7.2.437
+Patch438: ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/7.2/7.2.438
Patch3000: vim-7.0-syntax.patch
Patch3002: vim-7.1-nowarnings.patch
@@ -1078,6 +1079,7 @@ perl -pi -e "s,bin/nawk,bin/awk,g" runtime/tools/mve.awk
%patch435 -p0
%patch436 -p0
%patch437 -p0
+%patch438 -p0
# install spell files
@@ -1542,6 +1544,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
%{_datadir}/icons/hicolor/*/apps/*
%changelog
+* Wed May 26 2010 Karsten Hopp <karsten@redhat.com> 7.2.438-1
+- patchlevel 438
+
* Sat May 22 2010 Karsten Hopp <karsten@redhat.com> 7.2.437-1
- patchlevel 437