updated for version 7.4b.009

Problem:    When setting the Visual area manually and 'selection' is
            exclusive, a yank includes one character too much. (Ingo Karkat)
Solution:   Default the Visual operation to "v". (Christian Brabandt)

src/mark.c

@@ -99,14 +99,15 @@ setmark_pos(c, pos, fnum)
     }
 
 #ifdef FEAT_VISUAL
-    if (c == '<')
+    if (c == '<' || c == '>')
     {
-	curbuf->b_visual.vi_start = *pos;
+	if (c == '<')
-	return OK;
+	    curbuf->b_visual.vi_start = *pos;
-    }
+	else
-    if (c == '>')
+	    curbuf->b_visual.vi_end = *pos;
-    {
+	if (curbuf->b_visual.vi_mode == NUL)
-	curbuf->b_visual.vi_end = *pos;
+	    /* Visual_mode has not yet been set, use a sane default. */
+	    curbuf->b_visual.vi_mode = 'v';
 	return OK;
     }
 #endif

src/version.c

@@ -727,6 +727,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    9,
 /**/
     8,
 /**/