[m-rev.] Added vim directory to distribution

[David Overton]

On Wed, Mar 13, 2002 at 06:48:04PM +1100, Ralph Becket wrote:
> Estimated hours taken: 2
> Branches: main
> 
> Files and instructions for adding Mercury syntax highlighting under Vim.
> 
> NEWS:
> 	Mention the new directory.
> 
> vim:
> vim/README:
> vim/mercury.vim:
> vim/mercuryhdr.sh:
> vim/myfiletypes.vim:
> vim/mysyntax.vim:
> 	New directory added and populated.
> 

>  
> Index: README
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: README
> diff -N README
> --- /dev/null	1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -0000
> +++ README	13 Mar 2002 06:56:57 -0000
> @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
> +To use the Mercury syntax highlighting file presented here for Vim do
> +the following (if you have a slightly different vim set-up you will
> +have to change the directory and file names listed below as
> +appropriate and possibly edit the `mercury.vim' file.)

The process of installing new filetypes and syntax definitions has
changed (and simplified) for Vim 6.0.  Basically, what you should do is:

	1. Create directory `~/.vim/' (note the `.').
	2. Place the contents of myfiletypes.vim into
	   `~/.vim/filetype.vim'.
	3. Move `mercury.vim' to `~/.vim/syntax/mercury.vim'.
	4. The parts of `mercury.vim' that define new commands, etc,
	   rather than syntax should really be in
	   `~/.vim/ftplugin/mercury.vim' so move them there.
	5. Make sure your `~/.vimrc' contains
		filetype on
		filetype plugin on
		syntax on

	`mysyntax.vim' is not required.

It would be a good idea to add this documentation to the README file.

-- 
David Overton      Computer Science and Software Engineering
PhD Student        The University of Melbourne   +61 3 8344 9159
Research Fellow    Monash University (Clayton)   +61 3 9905 5779
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