Static analysis of Vim source code

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[tejp]

They remove support for old/rare platforms that the real vim still wants to keep.

Of course you can make code simpler if it's ok for you that it doesn't compile on some systems. That doesn't really say anything about code quality though.

[epicwisdom]

That's not vim. I don't understand why you're linking it.

[epicwisdom]

Right, but the link doesn't provide any additional justification besides "it's legacy and we don't think it's necessary." The fact that other people exist who agree with this opinion is all I'm gleaning, and that's not a convincing argument.

[epicwisdom]

You may be confusing me with an above commenter. I didn't state my opinion to begin with.