From db249f26edf7a5f88d1f4468d08ec5b84f5ab7ad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2016 16:29:47 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] patch 7.4.2256 Problem:    Coverity complains about null
 pointer check. Solution:   Remove wrong and superfluous error check.

---
 src/eval.c    | 9 +++------
 src/version.c | 2 ++
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index cbfd98fea..350173a23 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -4941,12 +4941,9 @@ get_string_tv(char_u **arg, typval_T *rettv, int evaluate)
 
     }
     *name = NUL;
-    if (p == NUL)
-    {
-	EMSG2(_("E114: Missing quote: %s"), *arg);
-	return FAIL;
-    }
-    *arg = p + 1;
+    if (*p != NUL) /* just in case */
+	++p;
+    *arg = p;
 
     return OK;
 }
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 0196282a4..ec0dca88b 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -763,6 +763,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    2256,
 /**/
     2255,
 /**/
-- 
2.50.1