On 2012-01-18, John Beckett wrote:
> Gary Johnson wrote:
> > I was surprised at that figure, so I took a look myself.
> > I found 34 files in $VIMRUNTIME/syntax with that problem!
> >
> > I'd be willing to fix at least some of them except that
> > almost all of them are for languages that I never use and
> > know nothing about, so I don't think I'd do a very good job
> > of testing my changes.
> >
> > Is this worth fixing wholesale?  If so, is the first step to
> > just send a note to all the authors?
> 
> I think the fix should be done through the authors because in
> general Bram wants the author to do fixes. Otherwise, if the
> author sends an update to Bram in a few months, that update will
> not have the fix in it.
> 
> If you thought it worthwhile, we could put a temporary page on
> the wiki with a description of the problem, what needs to be
> fixed, and a list of where the fix is needed. Or, you might be
> the project manager and maintain a private list?

I can probably do that.

How do you see a wiki page fitting into this?  If I have to contact
each of the authors individually anyway, wouldn't it be as easy or
easier to include that information in the message to them?

Regards,
Gary

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