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+To: vim_dev@googlegroups.com
+Subject: Patch 7.3.045
+Fcc: outbox
+From: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@moolenaar.net>
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+------------
+
+Patch 7.3.045
+Problem:    Compiler warning for uninitialized variable.
+Solution:   Initialize the variable always.
+Files:	    src/getchar.c
+
+
+*** ../vim-7.3.044/src/getchar.c	2010-10-27 12:17:54.000000000 +0200
+--- src/getchar.c	2010-10-27 17:28:45.000000000 +0200
+***************
+*** 3290,3298 ****
+       */
+      if (haskey)
+  	keys = replace_termcodes(keys, &keys_buf, TRUE, TRUE, special);
+      if (hasarg)
+      {
+- 	orig_rhs = rhs;
+  	if (STRICMP(rhs, "<nop>") == 0)	    /* "<Nop>" means nothing */
+  	    rhs = (char_u *)"";
+  	else
+--- 3290,3298 ----
+       */
+      if (haskey)
+  	keys = replace_termcodes(keys, &keys_buf, TRUE, TRUE, special);
++     orig_rhs = rhs;
+      if (hasarg)
+      {
+  	if (STRICMP(rhs, "<nop>") == 0)	    /* "<Nop>" means nothing */
+  	    rhs = (char_u *)"";
+  	else
+*** ../vim-7.3.044/src/version.c	2010-10-27 17:11:11.000000000 +0200
+--- src/version.c	2010-10-27 17:30:11.000000000 +0200
+***************
+*** 716,717 ****
+--- 716,719 ----
+  {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
++ /**/
++     45,
+  /**/
+
+-- 
+MARTHA'S WAY: Don't throw out all that leftover wine. Freeze into ice cubes
+              for future use in casseroles and sauces.
+MY WAY:       What leftover wine?
+
+ /// Bram Moolenaar -- Bram@Moolenaar.net -- http://www.Moolenaar.net   \\\
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