vim-patch:8.2.1823: "gN" does not select the matched string

Problem:    "gN" does not select the matched string.
Solution:   Move the cursor to the start of the match.
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/28f224b2c1bd2fcdee7b4fe2c64826e1cff08f39

N/A patches for version.c:

vim-patch:8.2.1820: Vim9: crash when error happens in timer callback

Problem:    Vim9: crash when error happens in timer callback.
Solution:   Check that current_exception is not NULL. (closes vim/vim#7100)
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/820d55a50bbc8c0ad0505b7e4302a734896b6bab

vim-patch:8.2.1829: warnings when executing Github actions

Problem:    Warnings when executing Github actions.
Solution:   Use another method to set environment variables. (Ken Takata,
            closes vim/vim#7107)
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/bd6428b9e79ed85b54ea7eaa11871fa09d63ab6f

vim-patch:8.2.1830: MS-Windows: Python3 issue with stdin

Problem:    MS-Windows: Python3 issue with stdin.
Solution:   Check if stdin is readable. (Ken Takata, closes vim/vim#7106)
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/c6ed254d9fda0ff54cdedce5597ff3e0d0218d18

vim-patch:8.2.1831: file missing from distribution

Problem:    File missing from distribution.
Solution:   Add the github code analyses file.
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ef16c90423ae579927e6294c1ccfd17c5a1c113c

2 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/nvim/search.c b/src/nvim/search.c
index ea2107c5c7..82f2cf28ab 100644
--- a/src/nvim/search.c
+++ b/src/nvim/search.c
@@ -4186,7 +4186,7 @@ current_search(
   curwin->w_cursor = end_pos;
   if (lt(VIsual, end_pos) && forward) {
     dec_cursor();
-  } else if (VIsual_active && lt(curwin->w_cursor, VIsual)) {
+  } else if (VIsual_active && lt(curwin->w_cursor, VIsual) && forward) {
     curwin->w_cursor = pos;   // put the cursor on the start of the match
   }
   VIsual_active = true;
diff --git a/src/nvim/testdir/test_gn.vim b/src/nvim/testdir/test_gn.vim
index d41675be0c..8f800a7c79 100644
--- a/src/nvim/testdir/test_gn.vim
+++ b/src/nvim/testdir/test_gn.vim
@@ -158,7 +158,16 @@ func Test_gn_command()
 
   set wrapscan&vim
   set belloff&vim
-endfu
+endfunc
+
+func Test_gN_repeat()
+  new
+  call setline(1, 'this list is a list with a list of a list.')
+  /list
+  normal $gNgNgNx
+  call assert_equal('list with a list of a list', @")
+  bwipe!
+endfunc
 
 func Test_gn_multi_line()
   new