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+To: vim_dev@googlegroups.com
+Subject: Patch 7.4.697
+Fcc: outbox
+From: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@moolenaar.net>
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+------------
+
+Patch 7.4.697
+Problem:    The filename used for ":profile" must be given literally.
+Solution:   Expand "~" and environment variables. (Marco Hinz)
+Files:      src/ex_cmds2.c
+
+
+*** ../vim-7.4.696/src/ex_cmds2.c	2015-02-27 20:33:27.448780691 +0100
+--- src/ex_cmds2.c	2015-04-13 15:31:48.505997750 +0200
+***************
+*** 1108,1114 ****
+      if (len == 5 && STRNCMP(eap->arg, "start", 5) == 0 && *e != NUL)
+      {
+  	vim_free(profile_fname);
+! 	profile_fname = vim_strsave(e);
+  	do_profiling = PROF_YES;
+  	profile_zero(&prof_wait_time);
+  	set_vim_var_nr(VV_PROFILING, 1L);
+--- 1108,1114 ----
+      if (len == 5 && STRNCMP(eap->arg, "start", 5) == 0 && *e != NUL)
+      {
+  	vim_free(profile_fname);
+! 	profile_fname = expand_env_save_opt(e, TRUE);
+  	do_profiling = PROF_YES;
+  	profile_zero(&prof_wait_time);
+  	set_vim_var_nr(VV_PROFILING, 1L);
+*** ../vim-7.4.696/src/version.c	2015-04-13 15:28:00.108492965 +0200
+--- src/version.c	2015-04-13 15:36:20.975024394 +0200
+***************
+*** 743,744 ****
+--- 743,746 ----
+  {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
++ /**/
++     697,
+  /**/
+
+-- 
+I am always surprised in the Linux world how quickly solutions can be
+obtained.  (Imagine sending an email to Bill Gates, asking why Windows
+crashed, and how to fix it...  and then getting an answer that fixed the
+problem... <0>_<0> !)		              -- Mark Langdon
+
+ /// Bram Moolenaar -- Bram@Moolenaar.net -- http://www.Moolenaar.net   \\\
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