Syntastic: Saved sessions reopen with both [Quickfix List] and empty [Location List] window

[tecfu]

Problem

Sessions saved with populated [Location List] windows restore as a populated [Quickfix List] window and an empty [Location List] window.

This creates and unwanted, empty window in the tab and also changes the tab name to "location list"

The above was determined using

:ls

to view the open buffers in the tab.

Steps to replicate:

[1] Save a session that has at least one open tab and contains:

• a buffer you are editing
• an open Syntastic location list with syntax errors for that buffer

*The location list window with syntax errors should be populated and opened at startup given the .vimrc configuration listed in the "Environment" heading below.

:mksession somefile

[2] Quit vim

[3] Restore the session with

vim -S somefile

[3] Observe that the previously mentioned tab now contains

• a buffer you are editing
• an open, empty location list window
• an open Syntastic quickfix list window with syntax errors for that buffer

Environment

• Vim 7.4 / Ubuntu 14.04
• .vimrc

NeoBundle 'scrooloose/syntastic'
"{{{
"Check if plugin loaded
if !empty(glob("~/.vim/bundle/syntastic/plugin/syntastic.vim")) 
    set statusline+=%#warningmsg#
    set statusline+=%{SyntasticStatuslineFlag()}
    set statusline+=%*

    let g:syntastic_always_populate_loc_list = 1
    let g:syntastic_auto_loc_list = 1
    let g:syntastic_check_on_open = 1
    let g:syntastic_check_on_wq = 0
        let g:syntastic_reuse_loc_lists = 1
    let g:syntastic_javascript_checkers = ['jshint']

    " Navigation shortcuts for location window
    map <expr> <C-Down> (empty(getloclist(0))  ? "" : ":lnext")."\n"
    map <expr> <C-Up> (empty(getloclist(0))  ? "" : ":lp")."\n"
endif

" Set location list height to 3 lines
let g:syntastic_loc_list_height=3
"}}}

[lcd047]

Try this:

set sessionoptions-=blank

(do that before saving your session, obviously).

[tecfu]

Brilliant. That worked. Thank you.