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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	Free Pascal Makefile Definition Files
+" Maintainer:	Doug Kearns <dougkearns@gmail.com>
+" Last Change:	2021 Apr 23
+
+if exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+runtime! syntax/make.vim
+
+" NOTE: using start-of-line anchored syn-match groups is simpler than other
+"	alternatives when interacting with the sourced make.vim syntax groups
+
+" Sections
+syn region fpcmakeSection matchgroup=fpcmakeSectionDelimiter start="^\s*\[" end="]" contains=fpcmakeSectionName
+
+syn keyword fpcmakeSectionName contained clean compiler default dist install
+syn keyword fpcmakeSectionName contained lib package prerules require rules
+syn keyword fpcmakeSectionName contained shared target
+
+" [clean]
+syn match fpcmakeRule "^\s*\(units\|files\)\>"
+" [compiler]
+syn match fpcmakeRule "^\s*\(options\|version\|unitdir\|librarydir\|objectdir\)\>"
+syn match fpcmakeRule "^\s*\(targetdir\|sourcedir\|unittargetdir\|includedir\)\>"
+" [default]
+syn match fpcmakeRule "^\s*\(cpu\|dir\|fpcdir\|rule\|target\)\>"
+" [dist]
+syn match fpcmakeRule "^\s*\(destdir\|zipname\|ziptarget\)\>"
+" [install]
+syn match fpcmakeRule "^\s*\(basedir\|datadir\|fpcpackage\|files\|prefix\)\>"
+syn match fpcmakeRule "^\s*\(units\)\>"
+" [package]
+syn match fpcmakeRule "^\s*\(name\|version\|main\)\>"
+" [requires]
+syn match fpcmakeRule "^\s*\(fpcmake\|packages\|libc\|nortl\|unitdir\)\>"
+syn match fpcmakeRule "^\s*\(packagedir\|tools\)\>"
+" [shared]
+syn match fpcmakeRule "^\s*\(build\|libname\|libversion\|libunits\)\>"
+" [target]
+syn match fpcmakeRule "^\s*\(dirs\|exampledirs\|examples\|loaders\|programs\)\>"
+syn match fpcmakeRule "^\s*\(rsts\|units\)\>"
+
+" Comments
+syn keyword fpcmakeTodo    TODO FIXME XXX contained
+syn match   fpcmakeComment "#.*" contains=fpcmakeTodo,@Spell
+
+" Default highlighting
+hi def link fpcmakeSectionDelimiter	Delimiter
+hi def link fpcmakeSectionName		Type
+hi def link fpcmakeComment		Comment
+hi def link fpcmakeTodo			Todo
+hi def link fpcmakeRule			Identifier
+
+let b:current_syntax = "fpcmake"
+
+" vim: nowrap sw=2 sts=2 ts=8 noet: