Commit: patch 9.2.0993: runtime(netrw): error when parent dir of g:netrw_home doesn't exist

patch 9.2.0993: runtime(netrw): error when parent dir of g:netrw_home doesn't exist

Commit: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ffce1ce58dd3d08110c35c8af61ad2555b344569
Author: zeertzjq <[email protected]>
Date:   Fri Aug 21 15:05:33 2026 +0000

    patch 9.2.0993: runtime(netrw): error when parent dir of g:netrw_home doesn't exist
    
    Problem:  netrw: error when parent dir of g:netrw_home doesn't exist.
    Solution: Use 'p' flag of mkdir() (zeertzjq).
    
    closes: #21113
    
    Signed-off-by: zeertzjq <[email protected]>
    Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <[email protected]>

diff --git a/runtime/pack/dist/opt/netrw/autoload/netrw.vim b/runtime/pack/dist/opt/netrw/autoload/netrw.vim
index 0347ec497..d8a1c8aad 100644
--- a/runtime/pack/dist/opt/netrw/autoload/netrw.vim
+++ b/runtime/pack/dist/opt/netrw/autoload/netrw.vim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 " Creator:    Charles E Campbell
 " Previous Maintainer: Luca Saccarola <[email protected]>
 " Maintainer: This runtime file is looking for a new maintainer.
-" Last Change: 2026 Aug 19
+" Last Change: 2026 Aug 21
 " Copyright:  Copyright (C) 2016 Charles E. Campbell {{{1
 "             Permission is hereby granted to use and distribute this code,
 "             with or without modifications, provided that this copyright
@@ -4485,7 +4485,7 @@ function s:NetrwHome()
         if exists("g:netrw_mkdir")
             call system(g:netrw_mkdir." ".s:ShellEscape(s:NetrwFile(home)))
         else
-            call mkdir(home)
+            call mkdir(home, 'p')
         endif
     endif
 
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_plugin_netrw.vim b/src/testdir/test_plugin_netrw.vim
index e6ce769ce..db837aa8f 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_plugin_netrw.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_plugin_netrw.vim
@@ -919,9 +919,11 @@ endfunc
 
 func Test_netrw_home_setting()
   let save_home = get(g:, 'netrw_home', '')
-  let dir = fnamemodify('XnetrwHome', ':p:h')
+  let dir = fnamemodify('XnetrwHome', ':p')
+  let subdir = fnamemodify('XnetrwHomeParent/XnetrwHome', ':p')
   if has('win32')
     let dir = substitute(dir, '/', '\', 'g')
+    let subdir = substitute(subdir, '/', '\', 'g')
   endif
  
   if has('nvim')
@@ -933,6 +935,10 @@ func Test_netrw_home_setting()
   call assert_equal(dir, Test_NetrwHome())
   call assert_true(isdirectory(dir))
 
+  let g:netrw_home = subdir
+  call assert_equal(subdir, Test_NetrwHome())
+  call assert_true(isdirectory(subdir))
+
   " the value is expanded
   let $NETRW_TEST_HOME = dir
   let g:netrw_home = '$NETRW_TEST_HOME'
@@ -944,6 +950,8 @@ func Test_netrw_home_setting()
   call assert_equal(dir, Test_NetrwHome())
 
   call delete(dir, 'd')
+  call delete(subdir, 'd')
+  call delete(fnamemodify(subdir, ':h'), 'd')
   let $NETRW_TEST_HOME = ''
   if empty(save_home)
     unlet! g:netrw_home
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index efbbd9cc6..410454557 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 */
+/**/
+    993,
 /**/
     992,
 /**/

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