diff --git a/runtime/syntax/pike.vim b/runtime/syntax/pike.vim
index ccd122c..2c34cb4 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/pike.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/pike.vim
@@ -1,59 +1,184 @@
 " Vim syntax file
-" Language:	Pike
-" Maintainer:	Francesco Chemolli <kinkie@kame.usr.dsi.unimi.it>
-" Last Change:	2001 May 10
+" Language:		Pike
+" Maintainer:		Stephen R. van den Berg <srb@cuci.nl>
+" Maintainer of previous implementation: Francesco Chemolli <kinkie@kame.usr.dsi.unimi.it>
+" Last Change:		2018 Jan 28
+" Version:		2.9
+" Remark: Derived from the C-syntax; fixed several bugs in the C-syntax
+" Remark: and extended it with the Pike syntax.
+" Remark: Includes a highlighter for all Pike types of parenthesis errors.
+" Remark: Includes a highlighter for SQL on multiline strings.
+" Remark: Includes a highlighter for any embedded Autodoc format.
 
-" quit when a syntax file was already loaded
+" Quit when a (custom) syntax file was already loaded
 if exists("b:current_syntax")
   finish
 endif
 
-" A bunch of useful C keywords
-syn keyword pikeStatement	goto break return continue
-syn keyword pikeLabel		case default
-syn keyword pikeConditional	if else switch
-syn keyword pikeRepeat		while for foreach do
-syn keyword pikeStatement	gauge destruct lambda inherit import typeof
-syn keyword pikeException	catch
-syn keyword pikeType		inline nomask private protected public static
+let s:cpo_save = &cpo
+set cpo&vim
 
+" For multiline strings, try formatting them as SQL
+syn include @pikeSQL <sfile>:p:h/sqloracle.vim
+unlet b:current_syntax
 
-syn keyword pikeTodo contained	TODO FIXME XXX
+" For embedded Autodoc documentation (WIP)
+syn include @pikeAutodoc <sfile>:p:h/autodoc.vim
+unlet b:current_syntax
+
+syn case match
+
+" Supports array, multiset, mapping multi-character delimiter matching
+" Supports rotating amongst several same-level preprocessor conditionals
+packadd! matchit
+let b:match_words = "({:}\\@1<=),(\\[:]\\@1<=),(<:>\\@1<=),^\s*#\s*\%(if\%(n\?def\)\|else\|el\%(se\)\?if\|endif\)\>"
+
+" A bunch of useful Pike keywords
+syn keyword	pikeDebug	gauge backtrace describe_backtrace werror _Static_assert static_assert
+syn keyword	pikeException	error catch throw
+syn keyword	pikeLabel	case default break return continue
+syn keyword	pikeConditional	if else switch
+syn keyword	pikeRepeat	while for foreach do
+
+syn keyword pikePredef RegGetKeyNames RegGetValue RegGetValues
+syn keyword pikePredef __automap__ __empty_program
+syn keyword pikePredef __handle_sprintf_format __parse_pike_type _disable_threads
+syn keyword pikePredef _do_call_outs _exit _gdb_breakpoint
+syn keyword pikePredef abs access acos acosh add_constant alarm all_constants
+syn keyword pikePredef array_sscanf asin asinh atan atan2 atanh atexit
+syn keyword pikePredef basetype call_function call_out call_out_info cd ceil
+syn keyword pikePredef combine_path combine_path_nt
+syn keyword pikePredef combine_path_unix compile copy_value cos cosh cpp crypt
+syn keyword pikePredef ctime decode_value delay encode_value encode_value_canonic
+syn keyword pikePredef enumerate errno exece exit exp file_stat file_truncate
+syn keyword pikePredef filesystem_stat find_call_out floor fork function_name
+syn keyword pikePredef function_object function_program gc
+syn keyword pikePredef get_active_compilation_handler get_active_error_handler
+syn keyword pikePredef get_all_groups get_all_users get_dir get_groups_for_user
+syn keyword pikePredef get_iterator get_profiling_info get_weak_flag getcwd
+syn keyword pikePredef getgrgid getgrnam gethrdtime gethrtime gethrvtime getpid
+syn keyword pikePredef getpwnam getpwuid getxattr glob gmtime has_index has_prefix
+syn keyword pikePredef has_suffix has_value hash hash_7_0 hash_7_4 hash_8_0
+syn keyword pikePredef hash_value kill limit listxattr load_module localtime
+syn keyword pikePredef log lower_case master max min mkdir mktime mv
+syn keyword pikePredef object_program pow query_num_arg random_seed
+syn keyword pikePredef remove_call_out removexattr replace_master rm round
+syn keyword pikePredef set_priority set_weak_flag setxattr sgn signal signame
+syn keyword pikePredef signum sin sinh sleep sort sprintf sqrt sscanf strerror
+syn keyword pikePredef string_filter_non_unicode string_to_unicode string_to_utf8
+syn keyword pikePredef tan tanh time trace types ualarm unicode_to_string
+syn keyword pikePredef upper_case utf8_to_string version
+
+syn keyword pikePredef write lock try_lock
+syn keyword pikePredef MutexKey Timestamp Date Time TimeTZ Interval Inet Range
+syn keyword pikePredef Null null inf nan
+
+syn keyword	pikeTodo		contained TODO FIXME XXX
+
+" Match parengroups: allows for highlighting indices of mappings and
+" highlighting semicolons that are out of place due to a paren imbalance
+syn cluster	pikePreShort	contains=pikeDefine,pikePreProc,pikeCppOutWrapper,pikeCppInWrapper,pikePreCondit,pikePreConditMatch
+syn cluster	pikeExprGroup	contains=pikeMappIndex,@pikeStmt,pikeNest,@pikeBadGroup,pikeSoftCast
+syn match	pikeWord	transparent contained /[^()'"[\]{},;:]\+/ contains=ALLBUT,@pikePreProcGroup,@pikeExprGroup
+syn match	pikeFirstWord	transparent display contained /^\s*#[^()'"[\]{},;:]\+/ contains=@pikePreShort
+syn cluster	pikeMappElm	contains=pikeMappIndex,@pikeStmt
+syn cluster	pikeStmt	contains=pikeFirstWord,pikeCharacter,pikeString,pikeMlString,pikeWord,pikeNest
+syn cluster     pikeBadGroup	contains=pikeBadPClose,pikeBadAClose,pikeBadBClose,pikeBadSPClose,pikeBadSAClose,pikeBadSBClose,pikeBadSClose,pikeBadSPAClose,pikeBadSBAClose
+syn match	pikeBadPClose	display contained "[}\]]"
+syn match	pikeBadAClose	display contained "[)\]]"
+syn match	pikeBadBClose	display contained "[)}]"
+syn match	pikeBadSPClose	display contained "[;}\]]"
+syn match	pikeBadSAClose	display contained "[;)\]]"
+syn match	pikeBadSPAClose	display contained "[;\]]"
+syn match	pikeBadSBAClose	display contained "[;}]"
+syn match	pikeBadSClose	display contained "[;)}\]]"
+syn region	pikeNest	transparent start="(\@1<!{" end="}" contains=@pikeStmt,pikeUserLabel,pikeBadAClose
+syn region	pikeNest	transparent start="\%(\<for\%(each\)\?\s\?\)\@8<!([[{<]\@!" end=")" contains=@pikeStmt,pikeBadSPClose
+syn region	pikeNest	transparent start="\%(\<for\%(each\)\?\s\?\)\@8<=(" end=")" contains=@pikeStmt,pikeBadPClose
+syn region	pikeNest	transparent start="(\@1<!\[" end="]" contains=@pikeStmt,pikeBadSBClose
+syn region	pikeNest	transparent start="(\zs\[" end="])" contains=@pikeMappElm,pikeBadSBAClose
+" For some reason specifying a matchgroup on the pikeNest below makes it
+" override the shorter variant; consider it a kludge, no idea why it works
+syn region	pikeNest	transparent matchgroup=pikeSoftCast start=%(\zs\[[ \t\v\r\n.a-zA-Z0-9_():,|]\+])\@!% end=")" contains=@pikeStmt
+syn region	pikeNest	transparent start="(\zs{" end="})" contains=@pikeStmt,pikeBadSPAClose
+syn region	pikeNest	transparent start="(\zs<" end=">)" contains=@pikeStmt,pikeBadSPClose keepend
+
+" It's easy to accidentally add a space after a backslash that was intended
+" for line continuation.  Some compilers allow it, which makes it
+" unpredictable and should be avoided.
+syn match	pikeBadContinuation contained "\\\s\+$"
+
+" pikeCommentGroup allows adding matches for special things in comments
+syn cluster	pikeCommentGroup	contains=pikeTodo,pikeBadContinuation
 
 " String and Character constants
 " Highlight special characters (those which have a backslash) differently
-syn match pikeSpecial contained	"\\[0-7][0-7][0-7]\=\|\\."
-syn region pikeString		start=+"+ skip=+\\\\\|\\"+ end=+"+ contains=pikeSpecial
-syn match pikeCharacter		"'[^\\]'"
-syn match pikeSpecialCharacter	"'\\.'"
-syn match pikeSpecialCharacter	"'\\[0-7][0-7]'"
-syn match pikeSpecialCharacter	"'\\[0-7][0-7][0-7]'"
+syn match	pikeSpecial	display contained "\\\%(x\x*\|d\d*\|\o\+\|u\x\{4}\|U\x\{8}\|[abefnrtv]\|$\)"
 
-" Compound data types
-syn region pikeCompoundType start='({' contains=pikeString,pikeCompoundType,pikeNumber,pikeFloat end='})'
-syn region pikeCompoundType start='(\[' contains=pikeString,pikeCompoundType,pikeNumber,pikeFloat end='\])'
-syn region pikeCompoundType start='(<' contains=pikeString,pikeCompoundType,pikeNumber,pikeFloat end='>)'
+" ISO C11 or ISO C++ 11
+if !exists("c_no_cformat")
+  " Highlight % items in strings.
+  syn match	pikeFormat		display "%\%(\d\+\$\)\=[-+' #0*]*\%(\d*\|\*\|\*\d\+\$\)\%(\.\%(\d*\|\*\|\*\d\+\$\)\)\=\%([hlLjzt]\|ll\|hh\)\=\%([aAbdiuoxXDOUfFeEgGcCsSpn]\|\[\^\=.[^]]*\]\)" contained
+  syn match	pikeFormat		display "%%" contained
+  syn region 	pikeString		start=+"+ skip=+\\\\\|\\"\|\\$+ excludenl end=+"+ end='$' contains=pikeSpecial,pikeDelimiterDQ,pikeFormat,@Spell keepend
+  syn region	pikeMlString	start=+#"+ skip=+\\\\\|\\"+ end=+"+ contains=pikeSpecial,pikeFormat,pikeDelimiterDQ,@Spell,pikeEmbeddedString keepend
+else
+  syn region 	pikeString		start=+"+ skip=+\\\\\|\\"\|\\$+ excludenl end=+"+ end='$' contains=pikeSpecial,pikeDelimiterDQ,@Spell
+  syn region	pikeMlString	transparent start=+#"+ skip=+\\\\\|\\"+ end=+"+ contains=pikeSpecial,pikeDelimiterDQ,@Spell,pikeEmbeddedString keepend
+endif
 
-"catch errors caused by wrong parenthesis
-syn region pikeParen		transparent start='([^{[<(]' end=')' contains=ALLBUT,pikeParenError,pikeIncluded,pikeSpecial,pikeTodo,pikeUserLabel,pikeBitField
-syn match pikeParenError		")"
-syn match pikeInParen contained	"[^(][{}][^)]"
+" Use SQL-syntax highlighting in multiline string if it starts with
+" a standard SQL keyword
+syn case ignore
+" FIXME Use explicit newline match to cover up a bug in the regexp engine
+" If the kludge is not used, the match will only start unless at least a space
+" follows the initial doublequote on the first line (or the keyword is on
+" the first line).
+syn region	pikeEmbeddedString	contained start=+\%(#"\n\?\)\@2<=\_s*\%(SELECT\|INSERT\|UPDATE\|DELETE\|WITH\|CREATE\|DROP\|ALTER\)\>+ skip=+\\\\\|\\"+ end=+[\\#]\@1<!"+ contains=@pikeSQL,pikeBindings keepend
+syn case match
+
+syn match	pikeBindings	display contained ":\@1<!:\I\i*"
+
+syn match	pikeCharacter	"'[^\\']'" contains=pikeDelimiterSQ
+syn match	pikeCharacter	"'[^']*'" contains=pikeSpecial,pikeDelimiterSQ
+syn match	pikeSpecialError	"'\\[^'\"?\\abefnrtv]'"
+syn match	pikeDelimiterDQ	display +"+ contained
+syn match	pikeDelimiterSQ	display +'+ contained
+
+"when wanted, highlight trailing white space
+if exists("c_space_errors")
+  if !exists("c_no_trail_space_error")
+    syn match	pikeSpaceError	display excludenl "\s\+$"
+  endif
+  if !exists("c_no_tab_space_error")
+    syn match	pikeSpaceError	display " \+\ze\t"
+  endif
+endif
 
 "integer number, or floating point number without a dot and with "f".
 syn case ignore
-syn match pikeNumber		"\<\d\+\(u\=l\=\|lu\|f\)\>"
-"floating point number, with dot, optional exponent
-syn match pikeFloat		"\<\d\+\.\d*\(e[-+]\=\d\+\)\=[fl]\=\>"
-"floating point number, starting with a dot, optional exponent
-syn match pikeFloat		"\.\d\+\(e[-+]\=\d\+\)\=[fl]\=\>"
-"floating point number, without dot, with exponent
-syn match pikeFloat		"\<\d\+e[-+]\=\d\+[fl]\=\>"
+syn match	pikeNumbers	display transparent "\<\d\|\.\d" contains=pikeNumber,pikeFloat,pikeOctalError,pikeOctal
+" Same, but without octal error (for comments)
+syn match	pikeNumbersCom	display contained transparent "\<\d\|\.\d" contains=pikeNumber,pikeFloat,pikeOctal
+syn match	pikeNumber		display contained "\<\d\+\%(u\=l\{0,2}\|ll\=u\)\>"
 "hex number
-syn match pikeNumber		"\<0x[0-9a-f]\+\(u\=l\=\|lu\)\>"
-"syn match pikeIdentifier	"\<[a-z_][a-z0-9_]*\>"
-syn case match
+syn match	pikeNumber		display contained "\<0x\x\+\%(u\=l\{0,2}\|ll\=u\)\>"
+" Flag the first zero of an octal number as something special
+syn match	pikeOctal		display contained "\<0\o\+\%(u\=l\{0,2}\|ll\=u\)\>" contains=pikeOctalZero
+syn match	pikeOctalZero	display contained "\<0"
+"floating point number, with dot, optional exponent
+syn match	pikeFloat		display contained "\<\d\+\%(f\|\.[0-9.]\@!\d*\%(e[-+]\=\d\+\)\=[fl]\=\)"
+"floating point number, starting with a dot, optional exponent
+syn match	pikeFloat		display contained "[0-9.]\@1<!\.\d\+\%(e[-+]\=\d\+\)\=[fl]\=\>"
+"floating point number, without dot, with exponent
+syn match	pikeFloat		display contained "\<\d\+e[-+]\=\d\+[fl]\=\>"
+
+"hexadecimal floating point number, two variants, with exponent
+syn match	pikeFloat		display contained "\<0x\%(\x\+\.\?\|\x*\.\x\+\)p[-+]\=\d\+[fl]\=\>"
+
 " flag an octal number with wrong digits
-syn match pikeOctalError		"\<0[0-7]*[89]"
+syn match	pikeOctalError	display contained "\<0\o*[89]\d*"
+syn case match
 
 if exists("c_comment_strings")
   " A comment can contain pikeString, pikeCharacter and pikeNumber.
@@ -61,82 +186,201 @@
   " need to use a special type of pikeString: pikeCommentString, which also ends on
   " "*/", and sees a "*" at the start of the line as comment again.
   " Unfortunately this doesn't very well work for // type of comments :-(
-  syntax match pikeCommentSkip	contained "^\s*\*\($\|\s\+\)"
-  syntax region pikeCommentString	contained start=+"+ skip=+\\\\\|\\"+ end=+"+ end=+\*/+me=s-1 contains=pikeSpecial,pikeCommentSkip
-  syntax region pikeComment2String	contained start=+"+ skip=+\\\\\|\\"+ end=+"+ end="$" contains=pikeSpecial
-  syntax region pikeComment	start="/\*" end="\*/" contains=pikeTodo,pikeCommentString,pikeCharacter,pikeNumber,pikeFloat
-  syntax match  pikeComment	"//.*" contains=pikeTodo,pikeComment2String,pikeCharacter,pikeNumber
-  syntax match  pikeComment	"#\!.*" contains=pikeTodo,pikeComment2String,pikeCharacter,pikeNumber
+  syn match	pikeCommentSkip	contained "^\s*\*\%($\|\s\+\)"
+  syn region pikeCommentString	contained start=+\\\@<!"+ skip=+\\\\\|\\"+ end=+"+ end=+\ze\*/+ contains=pikeSpecial,pikeCommentSkip
+  syn region pikeComment2String	contained start=+\\\@<!"+ skip=+\\\\\|\\"+ end=+"+ end="$" contains=pikeSpecial
+  syn region  pikeCommentL	start="//" skip="\\$" end="$" keepend contains=@pikeCommentGroup,pikeComment2String,pikeCharacter,pikeNumbersCom,pikeSpaceError,@Spell containedin=pikeWord,pikeFirstWord
+  if exists("c_no_comment_fold")
+    " Use "extend" here to have preprocessor lines not terminate halfway a
+    " comment.
+    syn region pikeComment	matchgroup=pikeCommentStart start="/\*" end="\*/" contains=@pikeCommentGroup,pikeCommentStartError,pikeCommentString,pikeCharacter,pikeNumbersCom,pikeSpaceError,@Spell extend containedin=pikeWord,pikeFirstWord
+  else
+    syn region pikeComment	matchgroup=pikeCommentStart start="/\*" end="\*/" contains=@pikeCommentGroup,pikeCommentStartError,pikeCommentString,pikeCharacter,pikeNumbersCom,pikeSpaceError,@Spell fold extend containedin=pikeWord,pikeFirstWord
+  endif
 else
-  syn region pikeComment		start="/\*" end="\*/" contains=pikeTodo
-  syn match pikeComment		"//.*" contains=pikeTodo
-  syn match pikeComment		"#!.*" contains=pikeTodo
+  syn region	pikeCommentL	start="//" skip="\\$" end="$" keepend contains=@pikeCommentGroup,pikeSpaceError,@Spell containedin=pikeWord,pikeFirstWord
+  if exists("c_no_comment_fold")
+    syn region	pikeComment	matchgroup=pikeCommentStart start="/\*" end="\*/" contains=@pikeCommentGroup,pikeCommentStartError,pikeSpaceError,@Spell extend containedin=pikeWord,pikeFirstWord
+  else
+    syn region	pikeComment	matchgroup=pikeCommentStart start="/\*" end="\*/" contains=@pikeCommentGroup,pikeCommentStartError,pikeSpaceError,@Spell fold extend containedin=pikeWord,pikeFirstWord
+  endif
 endif
-syntax match pikeCommentError	"\*/"
+" keep a // comment separately, it terminates a preproc. conditional
+syn match	pikeCommentError	display "\*/"
+syn match	pikeCommentStartError display "/\ze\*" contained
 
-syn keyword pikeOperator	sizeof
-syn keyword pikeType		int string void float mapping array multiset mixed
-syn keyword pikeType		program object function
+syn keyword	pikeOperator	sizeof
+syn keyword	pikeOperator	typeof _typeof _refs
+syn keyword	pikeOperator	zero_type intp stringp arrayp mappingp multisetp
+syn keyword	pikeOperator	objectp functionp programp callablep destructedp
+syn keyword	pikeOperator	object_variablep undefinedp
+syn keyword	pikeOperator	allocate equal
+syn keyword	pikeOperator	aggregate aggregate_mapping aggregate_multiset
+syn keyword	pikeOperator	map filter search replace reverse column rows
+syn keyword	pikeOperator	indices values mkmapping mkmultiset m_delete sort
+syn keyword	pikeOperator	m_delete destruct
+syn keyword	pikeOperator	create _destruct _sprintf cast _encode _decode
+syn keyword     pikeOperator    __hash _sizeof _values _indices __INIT _equal
+syn keyword     pikeOperator    _is_type _m_delete _get_iterator _search
+syn keyword     pikeOperator    _serialize _deserialize _sqrt _types _random
+syn keyword     pikeOperator    _size_object
 
-syn region pikePreCondit	start="^\s*#\s*\(if\>\|ifdef\>\|ifndef\>\|elif\>\|else\>\|endif\>\)" skip="\\$" end="$" contains=pikeComment,pikeString,pikeCharacter,pikeNumber,pikeCommentError
-syn region pikeIncluded contained start=+"+ skip=+\\\\\|\\"+ end=+"+
-syn match pikeIncluded contained "<[^>]*>"
-syn match pikeInclude		"^\s*#\s*include\>\s*["<]" contains=pikeIncluded
-"syn match pikeLineSkip	"\\$"
-syn region pikeDefine		start="^\s*#\s*\(define\>\|undef\>\)" skip="\\$" end="$" contains=ALLBUT,pikePreCondit,pikeIncluded,pikeInclude,pikeDefine,pikeInParen
-syn region pikePreProc		start="^\s*#\s*\(pragma\>\|line\>\|warning\>\|warn\>\|error\>\)" skip="\\$" end="$" contains=ALLBUT,pikePreCondit,pikeIncluded,pikeInclude,pikeDefine,pikeInParen
+syn keyword	pikeType		int void
+syn keyword	pikeType		float
+syn keyword	pikeType		bool string array mapping multiset mixed
+syn keyword	pikeType		object function program auto
+
+syn keyword	pikeType		this this_object this_program
+syn keyword	pikeType		sprintf_args sprintf_format sprintf_result
+syn keyword	pikeType		strict_sprintf_format
+
+syn keyword	pikeStructure		class enum typedef inherit import
+syn keyword	pikeTypedef		typedef
+syn keyword	pikeStorageClass	private protected public constant final variant
+syn keyword	pikeStorageClass	optional inline extern static __deprecated__ lambda
+
+syn keyword pikeConstant __LINE__ __FILE__ __DIR__ __DATE__ __TIME__
+syn keyword pikeConstant __AUTO_BIGNUM__ __NT__
+syn keyword pikeConstant __BUILD__ __COUNTER__ _MAJOR__ __MINOR__ __VERSION__
+syn keyword pikeConstant __REAL_BUILD__ _REAL_MAJOR__ __REAL_MINOR__
+syn keyword pikeConstant __REAL_VERSION__ __PIKE__ UNDEFINED
+
+" These should actually only be parsed in preprocessor conditionals
+syn keyword pikeCppOperator contained defined constant efun _Pragma
+
+syn keyword pikeBoolean true false
+
+syn match       pikeCppPrefix	display "^\s*\zs#\s*[a-z]\+" contained
+syn region	pikePreCondit	start="^\s*#\s*\%(if\%(n\?def\)\?\|el\%(se\)\?if\)\>" skip="\\$" end="$" transparent keepend contains=pikeString,pikeCharacter,pikeNumbers,pikeCommentError,pikeSpaceError,pikeCppOperator,pikeCppPrefix
+syn match	pikePreConditMatch	display "^\s*\zs#\s*\%(else\|endif\)\>"
+if !exists("c_no_if0")
+  syn cluster	pikeCppOutInGroup	contains=pikeCppInIf,pikeCppInElse,pikeCppInElse2,pikeCppOutIf,pikeCppOutIf2,pikeCppOutElse,pikeCppInSkip,pikeCppOutSkip
+  syn region	pikeCppOutWrapper	start="^\s*\zs#\s*if\s\+0\+\s*\%($\|//\|/\*\|&\)" end=".\@=\|$" contains=pikeCppOutIf,pikeCppOutElse,@NoSpell fold
+  syn region	pikeCppOutIf	contained start="0\+" matchgroup=pikeCppOutWrapper end="^\s*#\s*endif\>" contains=pikeCppOutIf2,pikeCppOutElse
+  if !exists("c_no_if0_fold")
+    syn region	pikeCppOutIf2	contained matchgroup=pikeCppOutWrapper start="0\+" end="^\ze\s*#\s*\%(else\>\|el\%(se\)\?if\s\+\%(0\+\s*\%($\|//\|/\*\|&\)\)\@!\|endif\>\)" contains=pikeSpaceError,pikeCppOutSkip,@Spell fold
+  else
+    syn region	pikeCppOutIf2	contained matchgroup=pikeCppOutWrapper start="0\+" end="^\ze\s*#\s*\%(else\>\|el\%(se\)\?if\s\+\%(0\+\s*\%($\|//\|/\*\|&\)\)\@!\|endif\>\)" contains=pikeSpaceError,pikeCppOutSkip,@Spell
+  endif
+  syn region	pikeCppOutElse	contained matchgroup=pikeCppOutWrapper start="^\s*#\s*\%(else\|el\%(se\)\?if\)" end="^\s*#\s*endif\>" contains=TOP,pikePreCondit
+  syn region	pikeCppInWrapper	start="^\s*\zs#\s*if\s\+0*[1-9]\d*\s*\%($\|//\|/\*\||\)" end=".\@=\|$" contains=pikeCppInIf,pikeCppInElse fold
+  syn region	pikeCppInIf	contained matchgroup=pikeCppInWrapper start="\d\+" end="^\s*#\s*endif\>" contains=TOP,pikePreCondit
+  if !exists("c_no_if0_fold")
+    syn region	pikeCppInElse	contained start="^\s*#\s*\%(else\>\|el\%(se\)\?if\s\+\%(0*[1-9]\d*\s*\%($\|//\|/\*\||\)\)\@!\)" end=".\@=\|$" containedin=pikeCppInIf contains=pikeCppInElse2 fold
+  else
+    syn region	pikeCppInElse	contained start="^\s*#\s*\%(else\>\|el\%(se\)\?if\s\+\%(0*[1-9]\d*\s*\%($\|//\|/\*\||\)\)\@!\)" end=".\@=\|$" containedin=pikeCppInIf contains=pikeCppInElse2
+  endif
+  syn region	pikeCppInElse2	contained matchgroup=pikeCppInWrapper start="^\s*#\s*\%(else\|el\%(se\)\?if\)\%([^/]\|/[^/*]\)*" end="^\ze\s*#\s*endif\>" contains=pikeSpaceError,pikeCppOutSkip,@Spell
+  syn region	pikeCppOutSkip	contained start="^\s*#\s*if\%(n\?def\)\?\>" skip="\\$" end="^\s*#\s*endif\>" contains=pikeSpaceError,pikeCppOutSkip
+  syn region	pikeCppInSkip	contained matchgroup=pikeCppInWrapper start="^\s*#\s*\%(if\s\+\%(\d\+\s*\%($\|//\|/\*\||\|&\)\)\@!\|ifn\?def\>\)" skip="\\$" end="^\s*#\s*endif\>" containedin=pikeCppOutElse,pikeCppInIf,pikeCppInSkip contains=TOP,pikePreProc
+endif
+syn region	pikeIncluded	display contained start=+"+ skip=+\\\\\|\\"+ end=+"+ contains=pikeDelimiterDQ keepend
+syn match	pikeIncluded	display contained "<[^>]*>"
+syn match	pikeInclude	display "^\s*\zs#\s*include\>\s*["<]" contains=pikeIncluded
+syn cluster	pikePreProcGroup	contains=pikeIncluded,pikeInclude,pikeEmbeddedString,pikeCppOutWrapper,pikeCppInWrapper,@pikeCppOutInGroup,pikeFormat,pikeMlString,pikeCommentStartError,@pikeBadGroup,pikeWord
+syn region	pikeDefine		start="^\s*\zs#\s*\%(define\|undef\)\>" skip="\\$" end="$" keepend contains=@pikeStmt,@pikeBadGroup
+syn region	pikePreProc	start="^\s*\zs#\s*\%(pragma\|charset\|pike\|require\|string\|line\|warning\|error\)\>" skip="\\$" end="$" transparent keepend contains=pikeString,pikeCharacter,pikeNumbers,pikeCommentError,pikeSpaceError,pikeCppOperator,pikeCppPrefix,@Spell,pikeConstant
+
+syn match	pikeAutodocReal	display contained "\%(//\|[/ \t\v]\*\|^\*\)\@2<=!.*" contains=@pikeAutodoc containedin=pikeComment,pikeCommentL
+syn cluster pikeCommentGroup add=pikeAutodocReal
+syn cluster pikePreProcGroup add=pikeAutodocReal
 
 " Highlight User Labels
-syn region	pikeMulti		transparent start='?' end=':' contains=ALLBUT,pikeIncluded,pikeSpecial,pikeTodo,pikeUserLabel,pikeBitField
 " Avoid matching foo::bar() in C++ by requiring that the next char is not ':'
-syn match	pikeUserLabel	"^\s*\I\i*\s*:$"
-syn match	pikeUserLabel	";\s*\I\i*\s*:$"ms=s+1
-syn match	pikeUserLabel	"^\s*\I\i*\s*:[^:]"me=e-1
-syn match	pikeUserLabel	";\s*\I\i*\s*:[^:]"ms=s+1,me=e-1
+syn match	pikeUserLabel	display "\%(^\|[{};]\)\zs\I\i*\s*\ze:\%([^:]\|$\)" contained contains=NONE
+syn match	pikeUserLabel	display "\%(\<\%(break\|continue\)\_s\+\)\@10<=\I\i*" contained contains=NONE
+syn match	pikeUserLabel	display "\%(\<case\)\@5<=\s\+[^<()[\]{},;:]\+\ze::\@!" contained contains=pikeDelimiterDQ,pikeDelimiterSQ
 
-" Avoid recognizing most bitfields as labels
-syn match	pikeBitField	"^\s*\I\i*\s*:\s*[1-9]"me=e-1
-syn match	pikeBitField	";\s*\I\i*\s*:\s*[1-9]"me=e-1
+syn match	pikeMappIndex	display contained "[^<()[\]{},;:]\+\ze::\@!" contains=pikeDelimiterDQ,pikeDelimiterSQ
+syn match	pikeSoftCast	display contained "\[[ \t\v\r\n.a-zA-Z0-9_():,|\+]" contains=NONE
 
-syn sync ccomment pikeComment minlines=10
+if exists("c_minlines")
+  let b:c_minlines = c_minlines
+else
+  if !exists("c_no_if0")
+    let b:c_minlines = 400	" #if 0 constructs can be long
+  else
+    let b:c_minlines = 200	" mostly for multiline strings
+  endif
+endif
+exec "syn sync ccomment pikeComment minlines=" . b:c_minlines
+syn sync match pikeMlStringSync grouphere pikeMlString +^[^"#]\+#\"+
+syn sync match pikeAutodocSync grouphere pikeCommentL "^\s*//!"
 
 " Define the default highlighting.
-" Only when an item doesn't have highlighting yet
-
+" Only used when an item doesn't have highlighting yet
+hi def link pikeFormat		SpecialChar
+hi def link pikeMlString	String
+hi def link pikeCommentL	Comment
+hi def link pikeCommentStart	Comment
 hi def link pikeLabel		Label
-hi def link pikeUserLabel		Label
+hi def link pikeUserLabel	Identifier
 hi def link pikeConditional	Conditional
 hi def link pikeRepeat		Repeat
-hi def link pikeCharacter		Character
-hi def link pikeSpecialCharacter pikeSpecial
+hi def link pikeCharacter	Character
+hi def link pikeDelimiterDQ	Delimiter
+hi def link pikeDelimiterSQ	Delimiter
 hi def link pikeNumber		Number
+hi def link pikeOctal		Number
+hi def link pikeOctalZero	PreProc	 " link this to Error if you want
 hi def link pikeFloat		Float
-hi def link pikeOctalError		pikeError
-hi def link pikeParenError		pikeError
-hi def link pikeInParen		pikeError
-hi def link pikeCommentError	pikeError
-hi def link pikeOperator		Operator
+hi def link pikeOctalError	Error
+hi def link pikeCommentError	Error
+hi def link pikeCommentStartError	Error
+hi def link pikeSpaceError	Error
+hi def link pikeSpecialError	Error
+hi def link pikeOperator	Operator
+hi def link pikeCppOperator	Operator
+hi def link pikeStructure	Structure
+hi def link pikeTypedef		Typedef
+hi def link pikeStorageClass	StorageClass
 hi def link pikeInclude		Include
+hi def link pikeCppPrefix	PreCondit
 hi def link pikePreProc		PreProc
 hi def link pikeDefine		Macro
-hi def link pikeIncluded		pikeString
+hi def link pikeIncluded	String
 hi def link pikeError		Error
-hi def link pikeStatement		Statement
-hi def link pikePreCondit		PreCondit
+hi def link pikeDebug		Debug
+hi def link pikeException	Exception
+hi def link pikeStatement	Statement
 hi def link pikeType		Type
-hi def link pikeCommentError	pikeError
-hi def link pikeCommentString	pikeString
-hi def link pikeComment2String	pikeString
-hi def link pikeCommentSkip	pikeComment
+hi def link pikeConstant	Constant
+hi def link pikeBoolean		Boolean
+hi def link pikeCommentString	String
+hi def link pikeComment2String	String
+hi def link pikeCommentSkip	Comment
 hi def link pikeString		String
 hi def link pikeComment		Comment
 hi def link pikeSpecial		SpecialChar
 hi def link pikeTodo		Todo
-hi def link pikeException		pikeStatement
-hi def link pikeCompoundType	Constant
-"hi def link pikeIdentifier	Identifier
+hi def link pikeBadContinuation	Error
 
+hi def link pikeCppInWrapper	PreCondit
+hi def link pikeCppOutWrapper	PreCondit
+hi def link pikePreConditMatch	PreCondit
+
+hi def link pikeCppOutSkip	Comment
+hi def link pikeCppInElse2	Comment
+hi def link pikeCppOutIf2	Comment
+hi def link pikeCppOut		Comment
+
+hi def link pikePredef		Statement
+hi def link pikeBindings	Identifier
+hi def link pikeMappIndex	Identifier
+hi def link pikeSoftCast	Type
+hi def link pikeBadGroup	Error
+hi def link pikeBadPClose	Error
+hi def link pikeBadAClose	Error
+hi def link pikeBadBClose	Error
+hi def link pikeBadSPClose	Error
+hi def link pikeBadSAClose	Error
+hi def link pikeBadSBClose	Error
+hi def link pikeBadSPAClose	Error
+hi def link pikeBadSBAClose	Error
+hi def link pikeBadSClose	Error
 
 let b:current_syntax = "pike"
 
+let &cpo = s:cpo_save
+unlet s:cpo_save
 " vim: ts=8