Re: how to regenerate runtime/syntax/vim.vim
ap wrote: > >On Sep 21, 2:53 pm, "björn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>Hi, >> >>I have added new commands to Vim (i.e. to ex_cmds.h) and I would like >>them to be properly highlighted when I edit .vim files (e.g. .gvimrc). >> I looked at runtime/syntax/vim.vim and from a comment therein I >>gather that this file is automatically generated, so I don't dare to >>add my commands "manually". My question is how do I generate this >>file? Or can I just add my new commands directly to it? >> >>Thanks, >>Björn >> >> > >One line vim syntax/vim.vim suggests, that it is generated by >something >called 'mkvimvim'. I am shure the author of the syntax file knows >more about this. > > mkvimvim is a script which extracts a number of functions, commands, and whatnot from the vim documentation and generates about half of syntax/vim.vim. You should place any syntax highlighting additions into ~/.vim/after/syntax/vim.vim . Regards, Chip Campbell --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: how to regenerate runtime/syntax/vim.vim
On Sep 21, 2:53 pm, "björn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I have added new commands to Vim (i.e. to ex_cmds.h) and I would like > them to be properly highlighted when I edit .vim files (e.g. .gvimrc). > I looked at runtime/syntax/vim.vim and from a comment therein I > gather that this file is automatically generated, so I don't dare to > add my commands "manually". My question is how do I generate this > file? Or can I just add my new commands directly to it? > > Thanks, > Björn One line vim syntax/vim.vim suggests, that it is generated by something called 'mkvimvim'. I am shure the author of the syntax file knows more about this. -ap --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: how to regenerate runtime/syntax/vim.vim
> > I have added new commands to Vim (i.e. to ex_cmds.h) and I would like > > them to be properly highlighted when I edit .vim files (e.g. .gvimrc). > > I looked at runtime/syntax/vim.vim and from a comment therein I > > gather that this file is automatically generated, so I don't dare to > > add my commands "manually". My question is how do I generate this > > file? Or can I just add my new commands directly to it? > > > > Thanks, > > Björn > > Auto-generated or not, you should never make alterations directly in any file > in the $VIMRUNTIME directory tree, because any patchlevel upgrade may > overwrite your changes with no warning, and when you eventually upgrade to Vim > 7.2 or Vim 8.0, the whole $VIMRUNTIME tree will be re-created from scratch at > a different location (with a path ending in .../vim72/ or .../vim80/ instead > of .../vim71/), losing any changes you might have made days, weeks, months or > even years before. > > To make changes to the settings set by any script under $VIMRUNTIME, put them > in a script of the same name at the same relative place under (Windows) > ~/vimfiles/after or (Unix) ~/.vim/after : so, to make changes to the behaviour > of $VIMRUNTIME/syntax/vim.vim, place your tweaks in (for example on Unix) > ~/.vim/after/syntax/vim.vim -- that script will be sourced immediately after > the distributed one, whenever the latter is sourced. > > -- and if any of the required directories doesn't yet exist, create it. I'm sorry, but I should have been a bit clearer in my first post. I really do need to modify the runtime files as I am working on a new port of Vim for the Mac. So I still would like to know how the syntax/vim.vim file is generated. Thanks, Björn --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: how to regenerate runtime/syntax/vim.vim
björn wrote: > Hi, > > I have added new commands to Vim (i.e. to ex_cmds.h) and I would like > them to be properly highlighted when I edit .vim files (e.g. .gvimrc). > I looked at runtime/syntax/vim.vim and from a comment therein I > gather that this file is automatically generated, so I don't dare to > add my commands "manually". My question is how do I generate this > file? Or can I just add my new commands directly to it? > > Thanks, > Björn Auto-generated or not, you should never make alterations directly in any file in the $VIMRUNTIME directory tree, because any patchlevel upgrade may overwrite your changes with no warning, and when you eventually upgrade to Vim 7.2 or Vim 8.0, the whole $VIMRUNTIME tree will be re-created from scratch at a different location (with a path ending in .../vim72/ or .../vim80/ instead of .../vim71/), losing any changes you might have made days, weeks, months or even years before. To make changes to the settings set by any script under $VIMRUNTIME, put them in a script of the same name at the same relative place under (Windows) ~/vimfiles/after or (Unix) ~/.vim/after : so, to make changes to the behaviour of $VIMRUNTIME/syntax/vim.vim, place your tweaks in (for example on Unix) ~/.vim/after/syntax/vim.vim -- that script will be sourced immediately after the distributed one, whenever the latter is sourced. -- and if any of the required directories doesn't yet exist, create it. Best regards, Tony. -- All I ask is a chance to prove that money can't make me happy. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
