Hi, what do you think about completely dropping the file ?
On Tuesday 07 June 2011 06:37:51 [email protected] wrote: > Quoting P Purkayastha <[email protected]>: > > On Tue, 07 Jun 2011 03:18:51 +0800, Francois Bissey > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> I installed sage and also gap via the sage-for-gentoo overlay on a > >>> > >>> Gentoo linux system (64 bit installation). It turned out that gap > >>> installed a plugin /usr/share/vim/vimfiles/plugin/gap_debug.vim where > >>> some keybindings are defined to help debug gap programs. > >>> > >>> First, I think this file should go under > >>> /usr/share/vim/vimfiles/ftplugin directory since it applies only to gap > >>> files. Secondly, the files define some keybindings without allowing for > >>> the user to override those keybindings in ~/.vimrc. > >>> > >>> I am attaching a patch which defines a global vim variable. If the user > >>> sets that variable in ~/.vimrc, then this gap plugin will not be read. > >>> This is one way I think the plugin can be made to not supersede user > >>> settings. > >>> > >>> If there is some other way of overriding that plugin file, please let > >>> me know. > >> > >> Hi, > >> > >> thanks for the info. It looks like you have found something that is > >> installed > >> by "automagic". Not being a fan of vi I don't have it installed and > >> that vim > >> file is not installed here. We may need to put it under useflag control. > >> I think we may adopt your patch until someone more knowledgeable in vim > >> tell us that's the wrong way of doing things. > >> > >> Francois > > > > Hi Francois, > > > > I am not surprised that the file debug_gap.vim is not installed in > > your > > > > system. The installation of this file is handled by the vim-syntax > > useflag. This useflag also handles the installation of other useful vim > > files. > > > > One option would be to introduce the debug useflag for gap and install > > > > this debug_gap.vim file if both vim-syntax and debug flags are on. And, > > during the src_prepare apply the patch to debug_gap.vim. I can provide > > you an updated ebuild if you so desire. > > Hi, > > I need to take more care when I check the ebuilds before 8am. Yes of course > there is a vim-syntax flag! I don't think we need to overcomplicate > things with > an extra debug flag. On the other hand being able to override the plugin is > a very good idea. So unless something more refined can be done I think > I'll just adopt your patch. > > Francois
