2 files changed, 46 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/message.c b/src/nvim/message.c
index e522670a65..12e5b844be 100644
--- a/src/nvim/message.c
+++ b/src/nvim/message.c
@@ -487,9 +487,6 @@ int emsg(const char_u *s_)
   }
 
   called_emsg = true;
-  if (emsg_silent == 0) {
-    ex_exitval = 1;
-  }
 
   // If "emsg_severe" is TRUE: When an error exception is to be thrown,
   // prefer this message over previous messages for the same command.
@@ -540,6 +537,8 @@ int emsg(const char_u *s_)
       return true;
     }
 
+    ex_exitval = 1;
+
     // Reset msg_silent, an error causes messages to be switched back on.
     msg_silent = 0;
     cmd_silent = FALSE;
diff --git a/src/nvim/testdir/test_system.vim b/src/nvim/testdir/test_system.vim
index 0446bd9105..ce9d110d82 100644
--- a/src/nvim/testdir/test_system.vim
+++ b/src/nvim/testdir/test_system.vim
@@ -46,3 +46,47 @@ function! Test_System()
 
   call assert_fails('call system("wc -l", 99999)', 'E86:')
 endfunction
+
+function! Test_system_exmode()
+  if has('unix') " echo $? only works on Unix
+    let cmd = ' -es --headless -u NONE -c "source Xscript" +q; echo "result=$?"'
+    " Need to put this in a script, "catch" isn't found after an unknown
+    " function.
+    call writefile(['try', 'call doesnotexist()', 'catch', 'endtry'], 'Xscript')
+    let a = system(v:progpath . cmd)
+    call assert_match('result=0', a)
+    call assert_equal(0, v:shell_error)
+  endif
+
+  " Error before try does set error flag.
+  call writefile(['call nosuchfunction()', 'try', 'call doesnotexist()', 'catch', 'endtry'], 'Xscript')
+  if has('unix') " echo $? only works on Unix
+    let a = system(v:progpath . cmd)
+    call assert_notequal('0', a[0])
+  endif
+
+  let cmd = ' -es --headless -u NONE -c "source Xscript" +q'
+  let a = system(v:progpath . cmd)
+  call assert_notequal(0, v:shell_error)
+  call delete('Xscript')
+
+  if has('unix') " echo $? only works on Unix
+    let cmd = ' -es --headless -u NONE -c "call doesnotexist()" +q; echo $?'
+    let a = system(v:progpath. cmd)
+    call assert_notequal(0, a[0])
+  endif
+
+  let cmd = ' -es --headless -u NONE -c "call doesnotexist()" +q'
+  let a = system(v:progpath. cmd)
+  call assert_notequal(0, v:shell_error)
+
+  if has('unix') " echo $? only works on Unix
+    let cmd = ' -es --headless -u NONE -c "call doesnotexist()|let a=1" +q; echo $?'
+    let a = system(v:progpath. cmd)
+    call assert_notequal(0, a[0])
+  endif
+
+  let cmd = ' -es --headless -u NONE -c "call doesnotexist()|let a=1" +q'
+  let a = system(v:progpath. cmd)
+  call assert_notequal(0, v:shell_error)
+endfunc