patch 7.4.2269

Problem:    Using 'hlsearch' highlighting instead of matchpos if there is no
            search match.
Solution:   Pass NULL as last item to next_search_hl() when searching for
            'hlsearch' match. (Shane Harper, closes #1013)

src/screen.c

@@ -3546,7 +3546,8 @@ win_line(
 	v = (long)(ptr - line);
 	if (cur != NULL)
 	    cur->pos.cur = 0;
-	next_search_hl(wp, shl, lnum, (colnr_T)v, cur);
+	next_search_hl(wp, shl, lnum, (colnr_T)v,
+					       shl == &search_hl ? NULL : cur);
 
 	/* Need to get the line again, a multi-line regexp may have made it
 	 * invalid. */
@@ -3980,7 +3981,8 @@ win_line(
 #ifdef FEAT_CONCEAL
 			    prev_syntax_id = 0;
 #endif
-			    next_search_hl(wp, shl, lnum, (colnr_T)v, cur);
+			    next_search_hl(wp, shl, lnum, (colnr_T)v,
+					       shl == &search_hl ? NULL : cur);
 			    pos_inprogress = cur == NULL || cur->pos.cur == 0
 							       ? FALSE : TRUE;
 
@@ -7607,7 +7609,8 @@ prepare_search_hl(win_T *wp, linenr_T lnum)
 	    while (shl->first_lnum < lnum && (shl->rm.regprog != NULL
 					  || (cur != NULL && pos_inprogress)))
 	    {
-		next_search_hl(wp, shl, shl->first_lnum, (colnr_T)n, cur);
+		next_search_hl(wp, shl, shl->first_lnum, (colnr_T)n,
+					       shl == &search_hl ? NULL : cur);
 		pos_inprogress = cur == NULL || cur->pos.cur == 0
 							      ? FALSE : TRUE;
 		if (shl->lnum != 0)

src/testdir/test_match.vim

@@ -186,4 +186,31 @@ func Test_matchaddpos()
   set hlsearch&
 endfunc
 
+func Test_matchaddpos_using_negative_priority()
+  set hlsearch
+
+  call clearmatches()
+
+  call setline(1, 'x')
+  let @/='x'
+  redraw!
+  let search_attr = screenattr(1,1)
+
+  let @/=''
+  call matchaddpos('Error', [1], 10)
+  redraw!
+  let error_attr = screenattr(1,1)
+
+  call setline(2, '-1 match priority')
+  call matchaddpos('Error', [2], -1)
+  redraw!
+  let negative_match_priority_attr = screenattr(2,1)
+
+  call assert_notequal(negative_match_priority_attr, search_attr, "Match with negative priority is incorrectly highlighted with Search highlight.")
+  call assert_equal(negative_match_priority_attr, error_attr)
+
+  nohl
+  set hlsearch&
+endfunc
+
 " vim: shiftwidth=2 sts=2 expandtab

src/version.c

@@ -763,6 +763,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    2269,
 /**/
     2268,
 /**/