NVIM v0.11.4

See runtime/doc/news.txt (or `:help news` in Nvim).

Following is a list of fix/feature commits in this release.

FEATURES
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- 5551da79c1 lsp: improve signature help display #35190
- abfbd155da provider: detect venv python via "pynvim-python" tool #35273

BUILD
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- 3343ee971b deps: CMake generation fails when path contains spaces #35332

FIXES
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- 27282696fe api: fix not capturing output in cmdline mode (#35322)
- 09b0003d38 api: nvim_create_user_command addr option should allow ranges #35077
- 3ab06d5188 api: on_detach consistently before buf_freeall autocmds (#35369)
- 53db7fc3ef api,lsp: call on_detach before wiping out the buffer #35367
- 30b801eff2 checkhealth: wrong ABI version for treesitter parsers #35327
- a05b70baa6 clipboard: correct blockwise register width computation (#35038)
- 990b320592 cmdline: :checkhealth completion with multiple args (#35060)
- a3590afba5 diff: set default diff flags properly (#35450)
- f4b4c27a35 float: cursor visible in "hidden" floating window (#35219)
- 3cf9dac2ba folds: error when deleting lines at end of buffer #35396
- d70d469c04 health: accept TERM=tmux-direct #35511
- edfb447ff8 health: update advice for Python #35564
- 359d65c902 iter: ArrayIter:last returns nil when filtered to empty #34697
- 44b8255fa2 lsp: close floating preview window correctly #34946
- 6b820258cd lsp: don't override `config.title` in `vim.lsp.buf.signature_help()` #35075
- 8f2d6f7ce2 lsp: show title when global winborder is set (#35181)
- 1bea812953 lsp: update window title when cycling through signatures #35407
- 9261aef2f3 lsp/health: always use vim.inspect to show root_markers (#34667)
- d185057bc7 lsp/health: ensure valid table before concatenating (#34930)
- 09f702bc13 lua: report error in Lua Funcref callback properly (#35555)
- 7f1e112a32 pum: check for cmdline mode properly
- 41fa343484 snippet: jumping backwards to choice node (#35062)
- 2e4baa3679 snippet: setting end_right_gravity (#35061)
- 4b957a4d18 treesitter: inconsistent highlight of multiline combined injection #35307
- fa64f2d09b treesitter: run FileType autocmds in the context of `<abuf>`
- e841d653af treesitter: show capture-level priorities in :Inspect #35443
- e299430ff5 tui: do not remove SIGWINCH handler when resize events are enabled (#35221) (#35238)
- 64afa93187 tutor: use `invalidate` field in `nvim_buf_set_extmark()`
- 2124146164 tutor: use legacy syntax for lesson 3.1 of vim-01-beginner.tutor
- 6fd842a4fd ui: check for cmdline mode properly

VIM PATCHES
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- e68d3ef886 5ddcecf: runtime(help): Add better support for language annotation highlighting
- 35a66f74c7 6fea0a5: runtime(help): Add Vim lang annotation support for codeblocks
- 819e545c28 714671d: runtime(misc): use :hor :term to ensure new term window is split horizontally (#35064)
- a65c4be2de 8.1.0425: ml_get error and crash with appendbufline()
- 8dd88056f1 8.2.1672: v_lock is used when it is not initialized (#35416)
- 6c2f06b537 9.1.0748: :keep* commmands are sometimes misidentified as :k
- 54c2ea142a 9.1.1599: :bnext doesn't go to unlisted help buffers (#35216)
- 53a0d99702 9.1.1601: Patch v8.1.0425 was wrong
- ced4eed733 9.1.1607: :apple command detected as :append (#35237)
- bd4b45dd1b 9.1.1608: No command-line completion for :unsilent {command}
- d21db345ef 9.1.1611: possible undefined behaviour in mb_decompose() (#35275)
- 744d96bd76 9.1.1612: Ctrl-G/Ctrl-T do not ignore the end search delimiter
- 5ec7d98857 9.1.1613: tests: test_search leaves a few swapfiles behind
- 39ae9a9971 9.1.1633: Search pattern shown incorrectly with negative offset (#35337)
- e6ea97a691 9.1.1665: Outdated comment in eval.c (#35436)
- 6fd8ba05a6 9.1.1667: Another outdated comment in eval.c (#35438)
- 4c5cb950c6 9.1.1688: potential buffer overrun in bufwrite.c (#35497)
- 99817471d7 9.1.1700: Multiline ignorecase specific pattern does not match with 'ignorecase' (#35520)
- fb6c677d57 b9ea0a8: runtime(doc): tweak documentation style in helphelp.txt

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ endif()
 set(NVIM_VERSION_MAJOR 0)
 set(NVIM_VERSION_MINOR 11)
 set(NVIM_VERSION_PATCH 4)
-set(NVIM_VERSION_PRERELEASE "-dev") # for package maintainers
+set(NVIM_VERSION_PRERELEASE "") # for package maintainers
 
 # API level
 set(NVIM_API_LEVEL 13)        # Bump this after any API/stdlib change.

runtime/doc/lsp.txt

@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ following (in increasing priority):
 
 1. Configuration defined for the `'*'` name.
 2. Configuration from the result of merging all tables returned by
-   `lsp/<name>.lua` files in 'runtimepath' for a server of name `name`.
+   `lsp/<config>.lua` files in 'runtimepath' for the config named `<config>`.
 3. Configurations defined anywhere else.
 
 Note: The merge semantics of configurations follow the behaviour of
@@ -256,6 +256,12 @@ FAQ                                                     *lsp-faq*
      " (async = false is the default for format)
      autocmd BufWritePre *.rs lua vim.lsp.buf.format({ async = false })
 <
+
+- Q: How to avoid my own lsp/ folder being overridden?
+- A: Place your configs under "after/lsp/". Files in "after/lsp/" are loaded
+     after those in "nvim/lsp/", so your settings will take precedence over
+     the defaults provided by nvim-lspconfig. See also: |after-directory|
+
                                                         *lsp-vs-treesitter*
 - Q: How do LSP, Treesitter and Ctags compare?
 - A: LSP requires a client and language server. The language server uses

runtime/lua/vim/provider/health.lua

@@ -724,10 +724,9 @@ local function python()
       local message = 'Detected pip upgrade failure: Python executable can import "pynvim" but not "neovim": '
         .. pynvim_exe
       local advice = {
-        'Use that Python version to reinstall "pynvim" and optionally "neovim".',
+        'Use that Python version to uninstall any "pynvim" or "neovim", e.g.:',
         pynvim_exe .. ' -m pip uninstall pynvim neovim',
-        pynvim_exe .. ' -m pip install pynvim',
-        pynvim_exe .. ' -m pip install neovim  # only if needed by third-party software',
+        'Then see :help provider-python for "pynvim" installation steps.',
       }
       health.error(message, advice)
     end
@@ -753,7 +752,7 @@ local function python()
     if is_bad_response(current) then
       health.error(
         'pynvim is not installed.\nError: ' .. current,
-        'Run in shell: ' .. python_exe .. ' -m pip install pynvim'
+        'See :help provider-python for "pynvim" installation steps.'
       )
     end
 

runtime/nvim.appdata.xml

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
   </screenshots>
 
   <releases>
+    <release date="2025-08-31" version="0.11.4"/>
     <release date="2025-07-12" version="0.11.3"/>
     <release date="2025-05-30" version="0.11.2"/>
     <release date="2025-04-26" version="0.11.1"/>

src/nvim/lua/executor.c

@@ -1493,7 +1493,7 @@ int typval_exec_lua_callable(LuaRef lua_cb, int argcount, typval_T *argvars, typ
   PUSH_ALL_TYPVALS(lstate, argvars, argcount, false);
 
   if (nlua_pcall(lstate, argcount, 1)) {
-    nlua_print(lstate);
+    nlua_error(lstate, _("Lua callback: %.*s"));
     return FCERR_OTHER;
   }
 

test/functional/lua/luaeval_spec.lua

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ local feed = n.feed
 local assert_alive = n.assert_alive
 local NIL = vim.NIL
 local eq = t.eq
+local matches = t.matches
 
 before_each(clear)
 
@@ -266,6 +267,8 @@ describe('luaeval()', function()
 
       return true
     ]])
+    -- v:errmsg is set properly #35554
+    matches(': dead function\n', api.nvim_get_vvar('errmsg'))
   end)
 
   it('should handle passing functions around', function()