updated for version 7.0001
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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language: Renderman Interface Bytestream
+" Maintainer: Andrew Bromage <ajb@spamcop.net>
+" Last Change: 2003 May 11
+"
+
+" Remove any old syntax stuff hanging around
+if version < 600
+ syn clear
+elseif exists("b:current_syntax")
+ finish
+endif
+
+syn case match
+
+" Comments
+syn match ribLineComment "#.*$"
+syn match ribStructureComment "##.*$"
+
+syn case ignore
+syn match ribCommand /[A-Z][a-zA-Z]*/
+syn case match
+
+syn region ribString start=/"/ skip=/\\"/ end=/"/
+
+syn match ribStructure "[A-Z][a-zA-Z]*Begin\>\|[A-Z][a-zA-Z]*End"
+syn region ribSectionFold start="FrameBegin" end="FrameEnd" fold transparent keepend extend
+syn region ribSectionFold start="WorldBegin" end="WorldEnd" fold transparent keepend extend
+syn region ribSectionFold start="TransformBegin" end="TransformEnd" fold transparent keepend extend
+syn region ribSectionFold start="AttributeBegin" end="AttributeEnd" fold transparent keepend extend
+syn region ribSectionFold start="MotionBegin" end="MotionEnd" fold transparent keepend extend
+syn region ribSectionFold start="SolidBegin" end="SolidEnd" fold transparent keepend extend
+syn region ribSectionFold start="ObjectBegin" end="ObjectEnd" fold transparent keepend extend
+
+syn sync fromstart
+
+"integer number, or floating point number without a dot and with "f".
+syn case ignore
+syn match ribNumbers display transparent "[-]\=\<\d\|\.\d" contains=ribNumber,ribFloat
+syn match ribNumber display contained "[-]\=\d\+\>"
+"floating point number, with dot, optional exponent
+syn match ribFloat display contained "[-]\=\d\+\.\d*\(e[-+]\=\d\+\)\="
+"floating point number, starting with a dot, optional exponent
+syn match ribFloat display contained "[-]\=\.\d\+\(e[-+]\=\d\+\)\=\>"
+"floating point number, without dot, with exponent
+syn match ribFloat display contained "[-]\=\d\+e[-+]\d\+\>"
+syn case match
+
+if version >= 508 || !exists("did_rib_syntax_inits")
+ if version < 508
+ let did_rib_syntax_inits = 1
+ command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+ else
+ command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+ endif
+
+ HiLink ribStructure Structure
+ HiLink ribCommand Statement
+
+ HiLink ribStructureComment SpecialComment
+ HiLink ribLineComment Comment
+
+ HiLink ribString String
+ HiLink ribNumber Number
+ HiLink ribFloat Float
+
+ delcommand HiLink
+end
+
+
+let b:current_syntax = "rib"
+
+" Options for vi: ts=8 sw=2 sts=2 nowrap noexpandtab ft=vim