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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language: Syntax for Gprof Output
+" Maintainer: Dominique Pelle <dominique.pelle@gmail.com>
+" Last Change: 2012 May 20
+
+" Quit when a syntax file was already loaded
+if exists("b:current_syntax")
+	finish
+endif
+let s:keepcpo= &cpo
+set cpo&vim
+
+syn case match
+syn sync minlines=100
+
+" Flat profile
+syn match gprofFlatProfileTitle
+  \ "^Flat profile:$" 
+syn region gprofFlatProfileHeader 
+  \ start="^Each sample counts as.*"
+  \ end="^ time.*name\s*$"
+syn region gprofFlatProfileTrailer
+  \ start="^\s*%\s\+the percentage of the total running time.*"
+  \ end="^\s*the gprof listing if it were to be printed\."
+
+" Call graph
+syn match gprofCallGraphTitle "Call graph (explanation follows)"
+syn region gprofCallGraphHeader
+  \ start="^granularity: each sample hit covers.*"
+  \ end="^\s*index % time\s\+self\s\+children\s\+called\s\+name$"
+syn match gprofCallGraphFunction "\s\+\(\d\+\.\d\+\s\+\)\{3}\([0-9+]\+\)\?\s\+[a-zA-Z_<].*\ze\["
+syn match gprofCallGraphSeparator "^-\+$"
+syn region gprofCallGraphTrailer
+  \ start="This table describes the call tree of the program"
+  \ end="^\s*the cycle.$"
+
+" Index
+syn region gprofIndex
+  \ start="^Index by function name$"
+  \ end="\%$"
+
+syn match gprofIndexFunctionTitle "^Index by function name$"
+
+syn match gprofNumbers "^\s\+[0-9 ./+]\+"
+syn match gprofFunctionIndex "\[\d\+\]"
+syn match gprofSpecial "<\(spontaneous\|cycle \d\+\)>"
+
+hi def link gprofFlatProfileTitle      Title
+hi def link gprofFlatProfileHeader     Comment
+hi def link gprofFlatProfileFunction   Number
+hi def link gprofFlatProfileTrailer    Comment
+
+hi def link gprofCallGraphTitle        Title
+hi def link gprofCallGraphHeader       Comment
+hi def link gprofFlatProfileFunction   Number
+hi def link gprofCallGraphFunction     Special
+hi def link gprofCallGraphTrailer      Comment
+hi def link gprofCallGraphSeparator    Label
+
+hi def link gprofFunctionIndex         Label
+hi def link gprofSpecial               SpecialKey
+hi def link gprofNumbers               Number
+
+hi def link gprofIndexFunctionTitle Title
+
+let b:current_syntax = "gprof"
+
+let &cpo = s:keepcpo
+unlet s:keepcpo