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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	rpcgen
+" Maintainer:	Dr. Charles E. Campbell, Jr. <NdrOchipS@PcampbellAfamily.Mbiz>
+" Last Change:	Nov 18, 2002
+" Version:	7
+" URL:	http://www.erols.com/astronaut/vim/index.html#vimlinks_syntax
+
+" For version 5.x: Clear all syntax items
+" For version 6.x: Quit when a syntax file was already loaded
+if version < 600
+  syntax clear
+elseif exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+" Read the C syntax to start with
+if version < 600
+  source <sfile>:p:h/c.vim
+else
+  runtime! syntax/c.vim
+endif
+
+syn keyword rpcProgram	program				skipnl skipwhite nextgroup=rpcProgName
+syn match   rpcProgName	contained	"\<\i\I*\>"	skipnl skipwhite nextgroup=rpcProgZone
+syn region  rpcProgZone	contained	matchgroup=Delimiter start="{" matchgroup=Delimiter end="}\s*=\s*\(\d\+\|0x[23]\x\{7}\)\s*;"me=e-1 contains=rpcVersion,cComment,rpcProgNmbrErr
+syn keyword rpcVersion	contained	version		skipnl skipwhite nextgroup=rpcVersName
+syn match   rpcVersName	contained	"\<\i\I*\>"	skipnl skipwhite nextgroup=rpcVersZone
+syn region  rpcVersZone	contained	matchgroup=Delimiter start="{" matchgroup=Delimiter end="}\s*=\s*\d\+\s*;"me=e-1 contains=cType,cStructure,cStorageClass,rpcDecl,rpcProcNmbr,cComment
+syn keyword rpcDecl	contained	string
+syn match   rpcProcNmbr	contained	"=\s*\d\+;"me=e-1
+syn match   rpcProgNmbrErr contained	"=\s*0x[^23]\x*"ms=s+1
+syn match   rpcPassThru			"^\s*%.*$"
+
+" 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_rpcgen_syntax_inits")
+  if version < 508
+    let did_rpcgen_syntax_inits = 1
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+  else
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+  endif
+
+  HiLink rpcProgName	rpcName
+  HiLink rpcProgram	rpcStatement
+  HiLink rpcVersName	rpcName
+  HiLink rpcVersion	rpcStatement
+
+  HiLink rpcDecl	cType
+  HiLink rpcPassThru	cComment
+
+  HiLink rpcName	Special
+  HiLink rpcProcNmbr	Delimiter
+  HiLink rpcProgNmbrErr	Error
+  HiLink rpcStatement	Statement
+
+  delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "rpcgen"
+
+" vim: ts=8