--> patch --dry-run -ruN NEW-dosini.vim < the-patch
checking file NEW-dosini.vim
patch: **** malformed patch at line 6: finish

I'm likely not applying the patch correctly.  I've never applied a patch 
before.  What am I doing wrong?

On Sunday, August 20, 2023 at 4:47:59 AM UTC-4 Christian Brabandt wrote:

>
> On Sa, 19 Aug 2023, Melvin Q. Watchpocket wrote:
>
> > 
> > 
> > Vim shows the following long error message when I open a file with a 
> dot-ini (.ini) file extension:
> > 
> > Error detected while processing 
> /usr/share/vim/vimrc[25]../usr/share/vim/vim90/syntax/syntax.vim[44]..BufRead 
> Autocommands for "*~"..BufRead Autocommands for "*.ini"..FileType 
> Autocommands for "*"..Syntax Autocommands for "*"..function
> > <SNR>3_SynSet[25]..script /usr/share/vim/vim90/syntax/dosini.vim: line 
> 28: E10: \ should be followed by /, ? or &
> > 
> > Following that "\" on line 28 with any one of "/", "?" or "&" resulted 
> in an even longer error message.
>
> Please try the following patch:
>
> diff --git a/runtime/syntax/dosini.vim b/runtime/syntax/dosini.vim
> index 751a12f4b..42e9b7fd6 100644
> --- a/runtime/syntax/dosini.vim
> +++ b/runtime/syntax/dosini.vim
> @@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ if exists("b:current_syntax")
> finish
> endif
>
> +let s:cpo_save = &cpo
> +set cpo&vim
> +
> " shut case off
> syn case ignore
>
> @@ -39,4 +42,7 @@ hi def link dosiniValue String
>
> let b:current_syntax = "dosini"
>
> +let &cpo = s:cpo_save
> +unlet s:cpo_save
> +
> " vim: sts=2 sw=2 et
>
>
> Best,
> Christian
> -- 
> A stitch in time saves nine.
>

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