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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	ecd (Embedix Component Description) files
+" Maintainer:	John Beppu <beppu@opensource.lineo.com>
+" URL:		http://opensource.lineo.com/~beppu/prose/ecd_vim.html
+" Last Change:	2001 Sep 27
+
+" An ECD file contains meta-data for packages in the Embedix Linux distro.
+" This syntax file was derived from apachestyle.vim
+" by Christian Hammers <ch@westend.com>
+
+" Quit when a syntax file was already loaded
+if version < 600
+  syntax clear
+elseif exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+syn case ignore
+
+" specials
+syn match  ecdComment	"^\s*#.*"
+
+" options and values
+syn match  ecdAttr	"^\s*[a-zA-Z]\S*\s*[=].*$" contains=ecdAttrN,ecdAttrV
+syn match  ecdAttrN	contained "^.*="me=e-1
+syn match  ecdAttrV	contained "=.*$"ms=s+1
+
+" tags
+syn region ecdTag	start=+<+ end=+>+ contains=ecdTagN,ecdTagError
+syn match  ecdTagN	contained +<[/\s]*[-a-zA-Z0-9_]\++ms=s+1
+syn match  ecdTagError	contained "[^>]<"ms=s+1
+
+" Define the default highlighting.
+" For version 5.7 and earlier: only when not done already
+" For version 5.8 and later: only when an item doesn't have highlighting yet
+if version >= 508 || !exists("did_ecd_syn_inits")
+  if version < 508
+    let did_ecd_syn_inits = 1
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+  else
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+  endif
+
+  HiLink ecdComment	Comment
+  HiLink ecdAttr	Type
+  HiLink ecdAttrN	Statement
+  HiLink ecdAttrV	Value
+  HiLink ecdTag		Function
+  HiLink ecdTagN	Statement
+  HiLink ecdTagError	Error
+
+  delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "ecd"
+" vim: ts=8