runtime/syntax/make.vim

" Vim syntax file
" Language:	Makefile
" Maintainer:	Roland Hieber <rohieb+vim-iR0jGdkV@rohieb.name>, <https://github.com/rohieb>
" Previous Maintainer:	Claudio Fleiner <claudio@fleiner.com>
" URL:		https://github.com/vim/vim/blob/master/runtime/syntax/make.vim
" Last Change:	2022 Nov 06
" 2025 Apr 15 by Vim project: rework Make flavor detection (#17089)

" quit when a syntax file was already loaded
if exists("b:current_syntax")
  finish
endif

let s:cpo_save = &cpo
set cpo&vim

" enable GNU extension when b:make_flavor is not set—detection failed or Makefile is POSIX-compliant
let s:make_flavor = 'gnu'

" some special characters
syn match makeSpecial	"^\s*[@+-]\+"
syn match makeNextLine	"\\\n\s*"

" catch unmatched define/endef keywords.  endef only matches it is by itself on a line, possibly followed by a commend
syn region makeDefine start="^\s*define\s" end="^\s*endef\s*\(#.*\)\?$"
	\ contains=makeStatement,makeIdent,makePreCondit,makeDefine

if get(b:, 'make_flavor', s:make_flavor) == 'microsoft'
  " Microsoft Makefile specials
  syn case ignore
  syn match makeInclude	"^!\s*include\s.*$"
  syn match makePreCondit "^!\s*\(cmdswitches\|error\|message\|include\|if\|ifdef\|ifndef\|else\|else\s*if\|else\s*ifdef\|else\s*ifndef\|endif\|undef\)\>"
  syn case match
endif

" identifiers
if get(b:, 'make_flavor', s:make_flavor) == 'microsoft'
  syn region makeIdent	start="\$(" end=")" contains=makeStatement,makeIdent
  syn region makeIdent	start="\${" end="}" contains=makeStatement,makeIdent
else
  syn region makeIdent	start="\$(" skip="\\)\|\\\\" end=")" contains=makeStatement,makeIdent
  syn region makeIdent	start="\${" skip="\\}\|\\\\" end="}" contains=makeStatement,makeIdent
endif
syn match makeIdent	"\$\$\w*"
syn match makeIdent	"\$[^({]"
syn match makeIdent	"^ *[^:#= \t]*\s*[:+?!*]="me=e-2
syn match makeIdent	"^ *[^:#= \t]*\s*::="me=e-3
syn match makeIdent	"^ *[^:#= \t]*\s*="me=e-1
syn match makeIdent	"%"

" Makefile.in variables
syn match makeConfig "@[A-Za-z0-9_]\+@"

" make targets
syn match makeImplicit		"^\.[A-Za-z0-9_./\t -]\+\s*:$"me=e-1
syn match makeImplicit		"^\.[A-Za-z0-9_./\t -]\+\s*:[^=]"me=e-2

syn region makeTarget transparent matchgroup=makeTarget
	\ start="^[~A-Za-z0-9_./$(){}%-][A-Za-z0-9_./\t ${}()%-]*&\?:\?:\{1,2}[^:=]"rs=e-1
	\ end="[^\\]$"
	\ keepend contains=makeIdent,makeSpecTarget,makeNextLine,makeComment,makeDString
	\ skipnl nextGroup=makeCommands
syn match makeTarget           "^[~A-Za-z0-9_./$(){}%*@-][A-Za-z0-9_./\t $(){}%*@-]*&\?::\=\s*$"
	\ contains=makeIdent,makeSpecTarget,makeComment
	\ skipnl nextgroup=makeCommands,makeCommandError

syn region makeSpecTarget	transparent matchgroup=makeSpecTarget
	\ start="^\.\(SUFFIXES\|PHONY\|DEFAULT\|PRECIOUS\|IGNORE\|SILENT\|NOTPARALLEL\|POSIX\)\>\s*:\{1,2}[^:=]"rs=e-1
	\ end="[^\\]$" keepend
	\ contains=makeIdent,makeSpecTarget,makeNextLine,makeComment skipnl nextGroup=makeCommands
syn match makeSpecTarget	"^\.\(SUFFIXES\|PHONY\|DEFAULT\|PRECIOUS\|IGNORE\|SILENT\|NOTPARALLEL\|POSIX\)\>\s*::\=\s*$"
	\ contains=makeIdent,makeComment
	\ skipnl nextgroup=makeCommands,makeCommandError

if get(b:, 'make_flavor', s:make_flavor) == 'bsd'
  syn region makeSpecTarget	transparent matchgroup=makeSpecTarget
	\ start="^\.DELETE_ON_ERROR\>\s*:\{1,2}[^:=]"rs=e-1
	\ end="[^\\]$" keepend
	\ contains=makeIdent,makeSpecTarget,makeNextLine,makeComment skipnl nextGroup=makeCommands
  syn match makeSpecTarget	"^\.DELETE_ON_ERROR\>\s*::\=\s*$"
	\ contains=makeIdent,makeComment
	\ skipnl nextgroup=makeCommands,makeCommandError
elseif get(b:, 'make_flavor', s:make_flavor) == 'gnu'
  syn region makeSpecTarget	transparent matchgroup=makeSpecTarget
	\ start="^\.\(EXPORT_ALL_VARIABLES\|DELETE_ON_ERROR\|INTERMEDIATE\|KEEP_STATE\|LIBPATTERNS\|ONESHELL\|SECONDARY\)\>\s*:\{1,2}[^:=]"rs=e-1
	\ end="[^\\]$" keepend
	\ contains=makeIdent,makeSpecTarget,makeNextLine,makeComment skipnl nextGroup=makeCommands
  syn match makeSpecTarget	"^\.\(EXPORT_ALL_VARIABLES\|DELETE_ON_ERROR\|INTERMEDIATE\|KEEP_STATE\|LIBPATTERNS\|ONESHELL\|SECONDARY\)\>\s*::\=\s*$"
	\ contains=makeIdent,makeComment
	\ skipnl nextgroup=makeCommands,makeCommandError
endif

syn match makeCommandError "^\s\+\S.*" contained
syn region makeCommands contained start=";"hs=s+1 start="^\t"
	\ end="^[^\t#]"me=e-1,re=e-1 end="^$"
	\ contains=makeCmdNextLine,makeSpecial,makeComment,makeIdent,makePreCondit,makeDefine,makeDString,makeSString
	\ nextgroup=makeCommandError
syn match makeCmdNextLine	"\\\n."he=e-1 contained

" some directives
syn match makeInclude	"^ *[-s]\=include\s.*$"
syn match makeExport    "^ *\(export\|unexport\)\>"
if get(b:, 'make_flavor', s:make_flavor) == 'gnu'
  " Statements / Functions (GNU make)
  syn match makePreCondit	"^ *\(ifn\=\(eq\|def\)\>\|else\(\s\+ifn\=\(eq\|def\)\)\=\>\|endif\>\)"
  syn match makeStatement	"^ *vpath\>"
  syn match makeOverride	"^ *override\>"
  syn match makeStatement contained "[({]\(abspath\|addprefix\|addsuffix\|and\|basename\|call\|dir\|error\|eval\|file\|filter-out\|filter\|findstring\|firstword\|flavor\|foreach\|guile\|if\|info\|intcmp\|join\|lastword\|let\|notdir\|or\|origin\|patsubst\|realpath\|shell\|sort\|strip\|subst\|suffix\|value\|warning\|wildcard\|word\|wordlist\|words\)\>"ms=s+1
endif

" Comment
if !exists("make_no_comments")
  if get(b:, 'make_flavor', s:make_flavor) == 'microsoft'
    syn match   makeComment	"#.*" contains=@Spell,makeTodo
  else
    syn region  makeComment	start="#" end="^$" end="[^\\]$" keepend contains=@Spell,makeTodo
    syn match   makeComment	"#$" contains=@Spell
  endif
endif
syn keyword makeTodo TODO FIXME XXX contained

" match escaped quotes and any other escaped character
" except for $, as a backslash in front of a $ does
" not make it a standard character, but instead it will
" still act as the beginning of a variable
" The escaped char is not highlightet currently
syn match makeEscapedChar	"\\[^$]"


syn region  makeDString start=+\(\\\)\@<!"+  skip=+\\.+  end=+"+  contained contains=makeIdent
syn region  makeSString start=+\(\\\)\@<!'+  skip=+\\.+  end=+'+  contained contains=makeIdent
syn region  makeBString start=+\(\\\)\@<!`+  skip=+\\.+  end=+`+  contains=makeIdent,makeSString,makeDString,makeNextLine

" Syncing
syn sync minlines=20 maxlines=200

" Sync on Make command block region: When searching backwards hits a line that
" can't be a command or a comment, use makeCommands if it looks like a target,
" NONE otherwise.
syn sync match makeCommandSync groupthere NONE "^[^\t#]"
syn sync match makeCommandSync groupthere makeCommands "^[A-Za-z0-9_./$()%-][A-Za-z0-9_./\t $()%-]*:\{1,2}[^:=]"
syn sync match makeCommandSync groupthere makeCommands "^[A-Za-z0-9_./$()%-][A-Za-z0-9_./\t $()%-]*:\{1,2}\s*$"

" Define the default highlighting.
" Only when an item doesn't have highlighting yet

hi def link makeNextLine	makeSpecial
hi def link makeCmdNextLine	makeSpecial
hi link     makeOverride        makeStatement
hi link     makeExport          makeStatement

hi def link makeSpecTarget	Statement
if !exists("make_no_commands")
hi def link makeCommands	Number
endif
hi def link makeImplicit	Function
hi def link makeTarget		Function
hi def link makeInclude		Include
hi def link makePreCondit	PreCondit
hi def link makeStatement	Statement
hi def link makeIdent		Identifier
hi def link makeSpecial		Special
hi def link makeComment		Comment
hi def link makeDString		String
hi def link makeSString		String
hi def link makeBString		Function
hi def link makeError		Error
hi def link makeTodo		Todo
hi def link makeDefine		Define
hi def link makeCommandError	Error
hi def link makeConfig		PreCondit

let b:current_syntax = "make"

let &cpo = s:cpo_save
unlet s:cpo_save
" vim: ts=8