Completely empties the file on open on Windows with "set encoding = utf8" on vimrc.
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GoogleCodeExporter commented
This is a very weird issue I saw on Windows. Right click-> edit in vim, the
file is open and emptied and saved emptied on its own. If I recopy it it
non-empty it just empties it again on open.
I recently added "set encoding = utf8" in vimrc.
If I remove it, it doesn't empty it!
Also, if the NAME of the file is renamed to something non-unicode, it also
doesn't empty it!
There must be a bug with that option and unicode file names.
Original issue reported on code.google.com by arx...@gmail.com on 19 May 2015 at 1:54
GoogleCodeExporter commented
Ah, it must be also related to long paths!1 It does not happen on a very short
directory, even with a unicode filename.
The bug in general appears related to long paths, potentially long unicode
paths.
Original comment by arx...@gmail.com on 19 May 2015 at 1:57
GoogleCodeExporter commented
I can confirm it happens even with latin characters, if I make the filename big
enough.
I can understand a quirk with long paths/filenames, but completely deleting the
data?
That's breaking.
Original comment by arx...@gmail.com on 19 May 2015 at 2:04
GoogleCodeExporter commented
It appears by pasting the binary folder (64bit) from this website into the
windows binary folder, took the issue away:
https://tuxproject.de/projects/vim/
I guess it might be fixed or other.
Original comment by arx...@gmail.com on 19 May 2015 at 2:27
GoogleCodeExporter commented
Final thought, the windows version from the official site absolutely needs an
update. 99% of people will use that. And that version is ancient.
Original comment by arx...@gmail.com on 19 May 2015 at 3:14