Process: system() should use jobstart() on neovim
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Description
#469 causes system() to no longer support background processes on neovim. It looks like the replacement is jobstart().
I'd love to implement myself, but my vimscript is terrible, so I'd appreciate a little help!
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction
Start by inspecting the system() implementation changed by #469 and read Neovim's jobstart() documentation linked in the issue. Confirm how background processes should behave on Neovim and verify that the updated behavior preserves the intended system() interface.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- vim
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100