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+---
+badfuncs:
+  allowed:
+    # already fixed in newer Vim, not critical to backport
+    /usr/bin/vim:
+      - gethostbyname
+    /usr/bin/gvim:
+      - gethostbyname
+patches:
+  # intentionally unused patch removed in newer Vim
+  ignore_list:
+    - vim-7.0-specedit.patch