From ad16275775ae9e11b8d5491a4cd893a12f32f241 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tim Pope <code@tpope.net>
Date: Fri, 27 May 2022 22:54:56 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Fix statusline indicator on older Vim

Vim was clearing the statusline due to an error, despite the fact the
exception was caught and ignored.
---
 plugin/fugitive.vim | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/plugin/fugitive.vim b/plugin/fugitive.vim
index 2d1e134..513f0fd 100644
--- a/plugin/fugitive.vim
+++ b/plugin/fugitive.vim
@@ -327,6 +327,9 @@ function! FugitiveIsGitDir(...) abort
 endfunction
 
 function! s:ReadFile(path, line_count) abort
+  if v:version < 800 && !filereadable(a:path)
+    return []
+  endif
   try
     return readfile(a:path, 'b', a:line_count)
   catch