NetrwSettings() error

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Neovim Version

NVIM v0.5.0

Operating system/version:

archlinux 5.13.7-arch1-1

Terminal name/version:

alacritty 0.8.0 (a1b13e68)

TERM environment variable

tmux-256color

Installation

pacman -S neovim

Steps to reproduce

with nvim -u NORC

:NetrwSettings

Vim

with a new vim install (pacman -S vim; version: VIM - Vi IMproved 8.2, Included patches: 1-2891) this error is shown:

Error detected while processing function netrwSettings#NetrwSettings:
line    2:
E117: Unknown function: netrw#SavePosn
"Netrw Settings" [Not edited] --No lines in buffer--
line  130:
E121: Undefined variable: g:netrw_localrmdir
Press ENTER or type command to continue

Expected behavior

settings are shown without any errors

Actual behavior

Error detected while processing function netrwSettings#NetrwSettings:
line    2:
E117: Unknown function: netrw#SavePosn
line  130:
E121: Undefined variable: g:netrw_localrmdir
E15: Invalid expression:  'let g:netrw_localrmdir        = '.g:netrw_localrmdir
Press ENTER or type command to continue

after hitting enter the settings are shown

original issue: neovim/neovim#15269