Index: vim71/runtime/ftplugin/changelog.vim
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--- vim71.orig/runtime/ftplugin/changelog.vim
+++ vim71/runtime/ftplugin/changelog.vim
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ if &filetype == 'changelog'
 
   " Regular expression used to find the end of a date entry
   if !exists('g:changelog_date_end_entry_search')
-    let g:changelog_date_entry_search = '^\s*$'
+    let g:changelog_date_end_entry_search = '^\s*$'
   endif