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| -rw-r--r-- | src/nvim/eval.c | 6 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/eval.c b/src/nvim/eval.c index da084d8ecc..25ac0e2ad1 100644 --- a/src/nvim/eval.c +++ b/src/nvim/eval.c @@ -3091,6 +3091,12 @@ static int do_lock_var(lval_T *lp, char_u *name_end, int deep, int lock) true); if (di == NULL) { ret = FAIL; + } else if ((di->di_flags & DI_FLAGS_FIX) + && di->di_tv.v_type != VAR_DICT + && di->di_tv.v_type != VAR_LIST) { + // For historical reasons this error is not given for Lists and + // Dictionaries. E.g. b: dictionary may be locked/unlocked. + emsgf(_("E940: Cannot lock or unlock variable %s"), lp->ll_name); } else { if ((di->di_flags & (DI_FLAGS_LOCK|DI_FLAGS_FIX)) == (DI_FLAGS_LOCK|DI_FLAGS_FIX)) { |