vim-patch:7.4.1997

Problem:    Cannot easily scroll the quickfix window.
Solution:   Add ":cbottom".

dcb1700186

runtime/doc/quickfix.txt

@@ -428,6 +428,12 @@ EXECUTE A COMMAND IN ALL THE BUFFERS IN QUICKFIX OR LOCATION LIST:
 :lw[indow] [height]	Same as ":cwindow", except use the window showing the
 			location list for the current window.
 
+:cbo[ttom]		Put the cursor in the last line of the quickfix window
+			and scroll to make it visible.  This is useful for
+			when errors are added by an asynchronous callback.
+			Only call it once in a while if there are many
+			updates to avoid a lot of redrawing.
+
 Normally the quickfix window is at the bottom of the screen.  If there are
 vertical splits, it's at the bottom of the rightmost column of windows.  To
 make it always occupy the full width: >

src/nvim/ex_cmds.lua

@@ -357,6 +357,12 @@ return {
     addr_type=ADDR_LINES,
     func='ex_cbuffer',
   },
+  {
+    command='cbottom',
+    flags=bit.bor(TRLBAR),
+    addr_type=ADDR_LINES,
+    func='ex_cbottom',
+  },
   {
     command='cc',
     flags=bit.bor(RANGE, NOTADR, COUNT, TRLBAR, BANG),

src/nvim/quickfix.c

@@ -2431,6 +2431,34 @@ void ex_copen(exarg_T *eap)
   update_topline();             /* scroll to show the line */
 }
 
+// Move the cursor in the quickfix window to "lnum".
+static void qf_win_goto(win_T *win, linenr_T lnum)
+{
+  win_T *old_curwin = curwin;
+
+  curwin = win;
+  curbuf = win->w_buffer;
+  curwin->w_cursor.lnum = lnum;
+  curwin->w_cursor.col = 0;
+  curwin->w_cursor.coladd = 0;
+  curwin->w_curswant = 0;
+  update_topline();             // scroll to show the line
+  redraw_later(VALID);
+  curwin->w_redr_status = true; // update ruler
+  curwin = old_curwin;
+  curbuf = curwin->w_buffer;
+}
+
+// :cbottom command.
+void ex_cbottom(exarg_T *eap)
+{
+  win_T *win = qf_find_win(&ql_info);
+
+  if (win != NULL && win->w_cursor.lnum != win->w_buffer->b_ml.ml_line_count) {
+    qf_win_goto(win, win->w_buffer->b_ml.ml_line_count);
+  }
+}
+
 /*
  * Return the number of the current entry (line number in the quickfix
  * window).
@@ -2467,24 +2495,14 @@ qf_win_pos_update (
   if (win != NULL
       && qf_index <= win->w_buffer->b_ml.ml_line_count
       && old_qf_index != qf_index) {
-    win_T   *old_curwin = curwin;
-
-    curwin = win;
-    curbuf = win->w_buffer;
     if (qf_index > old_qf_index) {
-      curwin->w_redraw_top = old_qf_index;
-      curwin->w_redraw_bot = qf_index;
+      win->w_redraw_top = old_qf_index;
+      win->w_redraw_bot = qf_index;
     } else {
-      curwin->w_redraw_top = qf_index;
-      curwin->w_redraw_bot = old_qf_index;
+      win->w_redraw_top = qf_index;
+      win->w_redraw_bot = old_qf_index;
     }
-    curwin->w_cursor.lnum = qf_index;
-    curwin->w_cursor.col = 0;
-    update_topline();                   /* scroll to show the line */
-    redraw_later(VALID);
-    curwin->w_redr_status = TRUE;       /* update ruler */
-    curwin = old_curwin;
-    curbuf = curwin->w_buffer;
+    qf_win_goto(win, qf_index);
   }
   return win != NULL;
 }

src/nvim/testdir/test_quickfix.vim

@@ -1396,3 +1396,16 @@ echo string(loc_two)
   call delete('Xone', 'rf')
   call delete('Xtwo', 'rf')
 endfunc
+
+function Test_cbottom()
+  call setqflist([{'filename': 'foo', 'lnum': 42}]) 
+  copen
+  let wid = win_getid()
+  call assert_equal(1, line('.'))
+  wincmd w
+  call setqflist([{'filename': 'var', 'lnum': 24}], 'a') 
+  cbottom
+  call win_gotoid(wid)
+  call assert_equal(2, line('.'))
+  cclose
+endfunc

src/nvim/version.c

@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ static int included_patches[] = {
   // 2000,
   // 1999,
   // 1998 NA
-  // 1997,
+  1997,
   // 1996,
   // 1995 NA
   // 1994,