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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	Conary Recipe
+" Maintainer:	rPath Inc <http://www.rpath.com>
+" Updated:	2007-05-07
+
+if exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+runtime! syntax/python.vim
+syn keyword conarySFunction	mainDir addAction addSource addArchive addPatch
+syn keyword conarySFunction	addRedirect addSvnSnapshot addMercurialSnapshot
+syn keyword conarySFunction	addCvsSnapshot
+
+syn keyword conaryGFunction     add addAll addNewGroup addReference createGroup
+syn keyword conaryGFunction     addNewGroup startGroup remove removeComponents
+syn keyword conaryGFunction     replace setByDefault setDefaultGroup 
+syn keyword conaryGFunction     setLabelPath addCopy setSearchPath
+
+syn keyword conaryBFunction 	Run Automake Configure ManualConfigure 
+syn keyword conaryBFunction 	Make MakeParallelSubdir MakeInstall
+syn keyword conaryBFunction 	MakePathsInstall CompilePython
+syn keyword conaryBFunction 	Ldconfig Desktopfile Environment SetModes
+syn keyword conaryBFunction 	Install Copy Move Symlink Link Remove Doc
+syn keyword conaryBFunction 	Create MakeDirs disableParallelMake
+syn keyword conaryBFunction 	ConsoleHelper Replace SGMLCatalogEntry
+syn keyword conaryBFunction 	XInetdService XMLCatalogEntry TestSuite
+syn keyword conaryBFunction     PythonSetup
+
+syn keyword conaryPFunction 	NonBinariesInBindirs FilesInMandir 
+syn keyword conaryPFunction 	ImproperlyShared CheckSonames CheckDestDir
+syn keyword conaryPFunction 	ComponentSpec PackageSpec 
+syn keyword conaryPFunction 	Config InitScript GconfSchema SharedLibrary
+syn keyword conaryPFunction 	ParseManifest MakeDevices DanglingSymlinks
+syn keyword conaryPFunction 	AddModes WarnWriteable IgnoredSetuid
+syn keyword conaryPFunction 	Ownership ExcludeDirectories
+syn keyword conaryPFunction 	BadFilenames BadInterpreterPaths ByDefault
+syn keyword conaryPFunction 	ComponentProvides ComponentRequires Flavor
+syn keyword conaryPFunction 	EnforceConfigLogBuildRequirements Group
+syn keyword conaryPFunction 	EnforceSonameBuildRequirements InitialContents
+syn keyword conaryPFunction 	FilesForDirectories LinkCount
+syn keyword conaryPFunction 	MakdeDevices NonMultilibComponent ObsoletePaths
+syn keyword conaryPFunction 	NonMultilibDirectories NonUTF8Filenames TagSpec
+syn keyword conaryPFunction 	Provides RequireChkconfig Requires TagHandler
+syn keyword conaryPFunction 	TagDescription Transient User UtilizeGroup
+syn keyword conaryPFunction 	WorldWritableExecutables UtilizeUser
+syn keyword conaryPFunction 	WarnWritable Strip CheckDesktopFiles
+
+" Most destdirPolicy aren't called from recipes, except for these
+syn keyword conaryPFunction     AutoDoc RemoveNonPackageFiles TestSuiteFiles
+syn keyword conaryPFunction     TestSuiteLinks
+
+syn match   conaryMacro		"%(\w\+)[sd]" contained
+syn match   conaryBadMacro	"%(\w*)[^sd]" contained " no final marker
+syn keyword conaryArches	contained x86 x86_64 alpha ia64 ppc ppc64 s390
+syn keyword conaryArches	contained sparc sparc64
+syn keyword conarySubArches	contained sse2 3dnow 3dnowext cmov i486 i586
+syn keyword conarySubArches	contained i686 mmx mmxext nx sse sse2
+syn keyword conaryBad		RPM_BUILD_ROOT EtcConfig InstallBucket subDir subdir 
+syn keyword conaryBad		RPM_OPT_FLAGS 
+syn cluster conaryArchFlags 	contains=conaryArches,conarySubArches
+syn match   conaryArch		"Arch\.[a-z0-9A-Z]\+" contains=conaryArches,conarySubArches
+syn match   conaryArch		"Arch\.[a-z0-9A-Z]\+" contains=conaryArches,conarySubArches
+syn keyword conaryKeywords	name buildRequires version clearBuildReqs
+syn keyword conaryUseFlag	contained pcre tcpwrappers gcj gnat selinux pam 
+syn keyword conaryUseFlag	contained bootstrap python perl 
+syn keyword conaryUseFlag	contained readline gdbm emacs krb builddocs 
+syn keyword conaryUseFlag	contained alternatives tcl tk X gtk gnome qt
+syn keyword conaryUseFlag	contained xfce gd ldap sasl pie desktop ssl kde
+syn keyword conaryUseFlag	contained slang netpbm nptl ipv6 buildtests
+syn keyword conaryUseFlag	contained ntpl xen dom0 domU
+syn match   conaryUse		"Use\.[a-z0-9A-Z]\+" contains=conaryUseFlag
+
+" strings
+syn region pythonString		matchgroup=Normal start=+[uU]\='+ end=+'+ skip=+\\\\\|\\'+ contains=pythonEscape,conaryMacro,conaryBadMacro
+syn region pythonString		matchgroup=Normal start=+[uU]\="+ end=+"+ skip=+\\\\\|\\"+ contains=pythonEscape,conaryMacro,conaryBadMacro
+syn region pythonString		matchgroup=Normal start=+[uU]\="""+ end=+"""+ contains=pythonEscape,conaryMacro,conaryBadMacro
+syn region pythonString		matchgroup=Normal start=+[uU]\='''+ end=+'''+ contains=pythonEscape,conaryMacro,conaryBadMacro
+syn region pythonRawString	matchgroup=Normal start=+[uU]\=[rR]'+ end=+'+ skip=+\\\\\|\\'+ contains=conaryMacro,conaryBadMacro
+syn region pythonRawString	matchgroup=Normal start=+[uU]\=[rR]"+ end=+"+ skip=+\\\\\|\\"+ contains=conaryMacro,conaryBadMacro
+syn region pythonRawString	matchgroup=Normal start=+[uU]\=[rR]"""+ end=+"""+ contains=conaryMacro,conaryBadMacro
+syn region pythonRawString	matchgroup=Normal start=+[uU]\=[rR]'''+ end=+'''+ contains=conaryMacro,conaryBadMacro
+
+hi def link conaryMacro			Special
+hi def link conaryrecipeFunction	Function
+hi def link conaryError			Error
+hi def link conaryBFunction		conaryrecipeFunction
+hi def link conaryGFunction        	conaryrecipeFunction
+hi def link conarySFunction		Operator
+hi def link conaryPFunction		Typedef
+hi def link conaryFlags			PreCondit
+hi def link conaryArches		Special
+hi def link conarySubArches		Special
+hi def link conaryBad			conaryError
+hi def link conaryBadMacro		conaryError
+hi def link conaryKeywords		Special
+hi def link conaryUseFlag		Typedef
+
+let b:current_syntax = "conaryrecipe"