Ted Lilley wrote: > I've attempted reaching both the current shell syntax file maintainer > as well as the prior one, both at the emails listed in the syntax file > itself as well as on their own personal websites. The emails which > didn't bounce haven't been answered in several weeks, so I'm posting > here per the contributing guidelines.
I Charles Campbell to pick this up. > Here is a commit which aims to fix the issue: > > https://github.com/binaryphile/vim/commit/47691129d67a31ec8b633b9b78a707b91919aa2c > > The file is runtime/syntax/sh.vim. > > The problem: > > Although the POSIX spec is slightly vague on the point, both bash and dash > have behavior which differs from vim's syntax highlighting guidance. I > haven't tested against other POSIX shells, nor do I know if earlier versions > of bash/dash behaved differently, but current versions do not. > > The following code is valid bash/dash (two spaces in the terminal " EOS"): > > read myvar <<' EOS' > some string text > EOS > > However, the syntax highlighter fails to recognize the terminal string " > EOS". It instead strips the whitespace, which results in the rest of the > file being highlighted incorrectly as a string. If you modify the code like > so, it tells you that the string is terminated, when in actuality it is not: > > read myvar <<' EOS' > some string text > EOS > > That's it. -- LAUNCELOT: At last! A call! A cry of distress ... (he draws his sword, and turns to CONCORDE) Concorde! Brave, Concorde ... you shall not have died in vain! CONCORDE: I'm not quite dead, sir ... "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" PYTHON (MONTY) PICTURES LTD /// Bram Moolenaar -- [email protected] -- http://www.Moolenaar.net \\\ /// sponsor Vim, vote for features -- http://www.Vim.org/sponsor/ \\\ \\\ an exciting new programming language -- http://www.Zimbu.org /// \\\ help me help AIDS victims -- http://ICCF-Holland.org /// -- -- You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
