updated for version 7.0001
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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language: Debian changelog files
+" Maintainer: Wichert Akkerman <wakkerma@debian.org>
+" Last Change: 30 April 2001
+
+" Standard syntax initialization
+if version < 600
+ syntax clear
+elseif exists("b:current_syntax")
+ finish
+endif
+
+" Case doesn't matter for us
+syn case ignore
+
+" Define some common expressions we can use later on
+syn match debchangelogName contained "^[[:alpha:]][[:alnum:].+-]\+ "
+syn match debchangelogUrgency contained "; urgency=\(low\|medium\|high\|critical\)"
+syn match debchangelogTarget contained "\( stable\| frozen\| unstable\| experimental\)\+"
+syn match debchangelogVersion contained "(.\{-})"
+syn match debchangelogCloses contained "closes:\s*\(bug\)\=#\s\=\d\+\(,\s*\(bug\)\=#\s\=\d\+\)*"
+syn match debchangelogEmail contained "[_=[:alnum:].+-]\+@[[:alnum:]./\-]\+"
+syn match debchangelogEmail contained "<.\{-}>"
+
+" Define the entries that make up the changelog
+syn region debchangelogHeader start="^[^ ]" end="$" contains=debchangelogName,debchangelogUrgency,debchangelogTarget,debchangelogVersion oneline
+syn region debchangelogFooter start="^ [^ ]" end="$" contains=debchangelogEmail oneline
+syn region debchangelogEntry start="^ " end="$" contains=debchangelogCloses oneline
+
+" Associate our matches and regions with pretty colours
+if version >= 508 || !exists("did_debchangelog_syn_inits")
+ if version < 508
+ let did_debchangelog_syn_inits = 1
+ command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+ else
+ command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+ endif
+
+ HiLink debchangelogHeader Error
+ HiLink debchangelogFooter Identifier
+ HiLink debchangelogEntry Normal
+ HiLink debchangelogCloses Statement
+ HiLink debchangelogUrgency Identifier
+ HiLink debchangelogName Comment
+ HiLink debchangelogVersion Identifier
+ HiLink debchangelogTarget Identifier
+ HiLink debchangelogEmail Special
+
+ delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "debchangelog"
+
+" vim: ts=8 sw=2