updated for version 7.0021
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/lex.vim b/runtime/syntax/lex.vim
index 6c6121e..9adc388 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/lex.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/lex.vim
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
" Vim syntax file
" Language: Lex
" Maintainer: Dr. Charles E. Campbell, Jr. <NdrOchipS@PcampbellAfamily.Mbiz>
-" Last Change: Jul 28, 2004
-" Version: 5
+" Last Change: Nov 26, 2004
+" Version: 6
" URL: http://www.erols.com/astronaut/vim/index.html#vimlinks_syntax
"
" Option:
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
syn region lexPatString matchgroup=String start=+"+ skip=+\\\\\|\\"+ matchgroup=String end=+"+ contained
syn match lexPatTag "^<\I\i*\(,\I\i*\)*>*" contained nextgroup=lexPat,lexPatTag,lexMorePat,lexPatSep
syn match lexPatTag +^<\I\i*\(,\I\i*\)*>*\(\\\\\)*\\"+ contained nextgroup=lexPat,lexPatTag,lexMorePat,lexPatSep
-syn region lexPatComment start="^\s*/\*" end="\*/" skipnl contained contains=cTodo nextgroup=lexPatComment,lexPat,lexPatString,lexPatTag,@Spell
+syn region lexPatComment start="^\s*/\*" end="\*/" skipnl contained contains=cTodo skipwhite nextgroup=lexPatComment,lexPat,@Spell
syn match lexPatCodeLine ".*$" contained contains=ALLBUT,@lexListGroup
syn match lexMorePat "\s*|\s*$" skipnl contained nextgroup=lexPat,lexPatTag,lexPatComment
syn match lexPatSep "\s\+" contained nextgroup=lexMorePat,lexPatCode,lexPatCodeLine