patch 8.2.0182: min() and max() materialize a range() list

Problem:    Min() and max() materialize a range() list.
Solution:   Compute the result without materializing the list. (#5541)

src/evalfunc.c

@@ -4881,9 +4881,18 @@ max_min(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv, int domax)
 	listitem_T	*li;
 
 	l = argvars[0].vval.v_list;
-	if (l != NULL)
+	if (l != NULL && l->lv_len > 0)
+	{
+	    if (l->lv_first == &range_list_item)
+	    {
+		if ((l->lv_u.nonmat.lv_stride > 0) ^ domax)
+		    n = l->lv_u.nonmat.lv_start;
+		else
+		    n = l->lv_u.nonmat.lv_start + (l->lv_len - 1)
+						    * l->lv_u.nonmat.lv_stride;
+	    }
+	    else
 	    {
-	    range_list_materialize(l);
 		li = l->lv_first;
 		if (li != NULL)
 		{
@@ -4900,6 +4909,7 @@ max_min(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv, int domax)
 		}
 	    }
 	}
+    }
     else if (argvars[0].v_type == VAR_DICT)
     {
 	dict_T		*d;

src/version.c

@@ -742,6 +742,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    182,
 /**/
     181,
 /**/