Sorry - I decided that name was way too long and shortened it to
cStdCLibFunctions
On Monday, July 14, 2025 at 4:09:56 PM UTC-5 Mark Manning wrote:
> @Doug Kearns,
>
> Ok. How about if I made it something like
>
> cStandardCLibraryFunctions
>
> as the name and then the list could then be included into a
> later cFunction command? Would that be a good idea? Also,
> I think I'm going to have to try the command that is in the
> "still to be released" c.vim that you posted about. I want
> to test it out to see if it is better than what I put into
> my c.vim file. If it is - then I'll take mine back out of
> what I have.
>
> On Monday, July 14, 2025 at 6:57:08 AM UTC-5 Doug Kearns wrote:
>
>> Mark,
>>
>> Re: https://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=6159
>>
>> On Sun, 13 Jul 2025 at 16:30, Mark Manning
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >
>> > Using Vim 9.1
>> >
>> > Hi everyone! I got a C source file and started to edit it and did not
>> see my colors come up like normal. So for the last five hours I have been
>> working on making changes to the C.VIM syntax file. I was wondering if it
>> can be included into the next release. I uploaded it to my account on the
>> VIM website (Bram's website). But I can upload it here if you want.
>> >
>> > Things I have done to the file:
>> >
>> > 1. I went to the IBM webpage on the Standard C functions and
>> copy/pasted all of them into the C.VIM file. Edited the list to just get
>> the function names and built a "syn keyword" list of the functions.
>> > 2. I took the generic function code I had put into the iwbasic.vim
>> syntax file and put it at the end of the list of functions so now all
>> functions are captured. (I might need to try some weird function names to
>> make sure I got everything.)
>> > 3. Added in the:
>> >
>> > hi def link cFunction Function
>> >
>> > so the functions will now show up as functions.
>> >
>> > 4. Put a blurb in about what I did. I put this at the top of the list
>> of functions.
>> >
>> > Let me know if you want me to upload it here.
>>
>> We already have general function call highlighting,
>> https://github.com/vim/vim/blob/master/runtime/syntax/c.vim#L551-L557,
>> but it hasn't made a release yet.
>>
>> I had a quick look at your additions and it seems that the library
>> functions should be defined with :syn-contained and contained in the
>> general function call syntax group. I'm not sure this should be
>> enabled by default and it could, optionally, be configured per
>> library.
>>
>> My assumption is that this was not an oversight but a preference of
>> Bram's given the nature of C.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Doug
>>
>
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