hlsearch+colors+syntax highlighting bug

[AbePralle]

Steps to reproduce

1. Create .vimrc containing only these lines:

   set hlsearch
   colors darkblue "or any colorscheme
   syntax on       "or 'syntax enable'

2. Edit any file (mvim filename), create a duplicate line or two, then search for a duplicate word.
3. All matches will be highlighted except the match at the current cursor position (press n or * to cycle through and observe).

• Note: changing the color scheme OR re-issuing syntax on after MacVim launches will fix the issue for the current session.
• Note: it looks like MacVim will correctly perform syntax highlighting if syntax on or syntax enable is simply omitted, so the workaround is to remove syntax on from the .vimrc.

Expected behaviour

All search matches should be highlighted, including the one under the cursor.

Version of Vim and architecture

9.0.0065, GUI, arm64

Environment

Monterey 12.5 for M2 Apple Terminal xterm-256color zsh 5.8.1 (x86_64-apple-darwin21.0)

How MacVim was installed

Homebrew

Logs and stack traces

No response

Vim configuration where issue is reproducable

https://gist.github.com/AbePralle/4083bbac7866782876250133ce831eb3

Issue has been tested with given configuration

• [X] by running MacVim.app from GUI macOS interface
• [X] by running vim/gvim/etc installed by MacVim
• [ ] by running other versions of vim (e.g. /usr/bin/vim)

Issue has been tested with no configuration

• [ ] by running mvim --clean (or gvim, supplied by MacVim distribution)
• [ ] by running vim --clean (in terminal, supplied by MacVim distribution)
• [ ] by running vim --clean (in terminal, other suppliers, e.g. /usr/bin/vim)

Other conditions

• [ ] The both Homebrew packages "vim" and "macvim" are installed

[ychin]

I think this is a Vim bug, and from what I can see it was fixed in release 174 (9.0.472). Can you update MacVim and try again?

[AbePralle]

Yes, that fixes it. Thank you!