vim-patch:7.4.235

Problem:    It is not easy to get the full path of a command.
Solution:   Add the exepath() function.

https://code.google.com/p/vim/source/detail?r=5ab2946f7ce560985830fbc3c453bb0f7a01f385

src/nvim/eval.c

@@ -6355,6 +6355,7 @@ static struct fst {
   {"eval",            1, 1, f_eval},
   {"eventhandler",    0, 0, f_eventhandler},
   {"executable",      1, 1, f_executable},
+  {"exepath",         1, 1, f_exepath},
   {"exists",          1, 1, f_exists},
   {"exp",             1, 1, f_exp},
   {"expand",          1, 3, f_expand},
@@ -8066,7 +8067,19 @@ static void f_eventhandler(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv)
  */
 static void f_executable(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv)
 {
-  rettv->vval.v_number = os_can_exe(get_tv_string(&argvars[0]));
+  rettv->vval.v_number = os_can_exe(get_tv_string(&argvars[0]), NULL);
+}
+
+/// "exepath()" function
+static void f_exepath(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv)
+{
+  char_u *arg = get_tv_string(&argvars[0]);
+  char_u *path = NULL;
+
+  (void)os_can_exe(arg, &path);
+
+  rettv->v_type = VAR_STRING;
+  rettv->vval.v_string = path;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -10577,7 +10590,7 @@ static void f_jobstart(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv)
     }
   }
 
-  if (!os_can_exe(get_tv_string(&argvars[1]))) {
+  if (!os_can_exe(get_tv_string(&argvars[1]), NULL)) {
     // String is not executable
     EMSG2(e_jobexe, get_tv_string(&argvars[1]));
     return;

src/nvim/os/fs.c

@@ -66,7 +66,10 @@ bool os_isdir(const char_u *name)
   return true;
 }
 
-/// Check if the given path represents an executable file.
+/// Checks if the given path represents an executable file.
+///
+/// @param[in]  name     The name of the executable.
+/// @param[out] abspath  Path of the executable, if found and not `NULL`.
 ///
 /// @return `true` if `name` is executable and
 ///   - can be found in $PATH,
@@ -74,16 +77,24 @@ bool os_isdir(const char_u *name)
 ///   - is absolute.
 ///
 /// @return `false` otherwise.
-bool os_can_exe(const char_u *name)
+bool os_can_exe(const char_u *name, char_u **abspath)
 {
   // If it's an absolute or relative path don't need to use $PATH.
   if (path_is_absolute_path(name) ||
      (name[0] == '.' && (name[1] == '/' ||
                         (name[1] == '.' && name[2] == '/')))) {
-    return is_executable(name);
+    if (is_executable(name)) {
+      if (abspath != NULL) {
+        *abspath = save_absolute_path(name);
+      }
+
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
   }
 
-  return is_executable_in_path(name);
+  return is_executable_in_path(name, abspath);
 }
 
 // Return true if "name" is an executable file, false if not or it doesn't
@@ -103,10 +114,13 @@ static bool is_executable(const char_u *name)
   return false;
 }
 
-/// Check if a file is inside the $PATH and is executable.
+/// Checks if a file is inside the `$PATH` and is executable.
 ///
-/// @return `true` if `name` is an executable inside $PATH.
-static bool is_executable_in_path(const char_u *name)
+/// @param[in]  name The name of the executable.
+/// @param[out] abspath  Path of the executable, if found and not `NULL`.
+///
+/// @return `true` if `name` is an executable inside `$PATH`.
+static bool is_executable_in_path(const char_u *name, char_u **abspath)
 {
   const char *path = getenv("PATH");
   // PATH environment variable does not exist or is empty.
@@ -131,8 +145,13 @@ static bool is_executable_in_path(const char_u *name)
     append_path((char *) buf, (const char *) name, (int)buf_len);
 
     if (is_executable(buf)) {
-      // Found our executable. Free buf and return.
+      // Check if the caller asked for a copy of the path.
+      if (abspath != NULL) {
+        *abspath = save_absolute_path(buf);
+      }
+
       free(buf);
+
       return true;
     }
 

src/nvim/os_unix.c

@@ -1331,7 +1331,7 @@ int mch_expand_wildcards(int num_pat, char_u **pat, int *num_file,
       continue;
 
     /* Skip files that are not executable if we check for that. */
-    if (!dir && (flags & EW_EXEC) && !os_can_exe((*file)[i]))
+    if (!dir && (flags & EW_EXEC) && !os_can_exe((*file)[i], NULL))
       continue;
 
     p = xmalloc(STRLEN((*file)[i]) + 1 + dir);

src/nvim/path.c

@@ -1232,7 +1232,7 @@ addfile (
     return;
 
   /* If the file isn't executable, may not add it.  Do accept directories. */
-  if (!isdir && (flags & EW_EXEC) && !os_can_exe(f))
+  if (!isdir && (flags & EW_EXEC) && !os_can_exe(f, NULL))
     return;
 
   char_u *p = xmalloc(STRLEN(f) + 1 + isdir);

src/nvim/version.c

@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ static int included_patches[] = {
   //238,
   237,
   236,
-  //235,
+  235,
   234,
   233,
   232,

test/unit/os/fs_spec.lua

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ local cstr = helpers.cstr
 local to_cstr = helpers.to_cstr
 local OK = helpers.OK
 local FAIL = helpers.FAIL
+local NULL = helpers.NULL
 
 require('lfs')
 require('bit')
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ describe('fs function', function()
   end)
 
   describe('os_can_exe', function()
-    local function os_can_exe(name)
+    local function os_can_exe(name, NULL)
       return fs.os_can_exe((to_cstr(name)))
     end