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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	    GNU Arch inventory file.
+" Maintainer:	    Nikolai Weibull <source@pcppopper.org>
+" URL:		    http://www.pcppopper.org/vim/syntax/pcp/arch/
+" Latest Revision:  2004-05-22
+" arch-tag:	    529d60c4-53d8-4d3a-80d6-54ada86d9932
+
+if version < 600
+  syntax clear
+elseif exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+" Set iskeyword since we need `-' (and potentially others) in keywords.
+" For version 5.x: Set it globally
+" For version 6.x: Set it locally
+if version >= 600
+  command -nargs=1 SetIsk setlocal iskeyword=<args>
+else
+  command -nargs=1 SetIsk set iskeyword=<args>
+endif
+SetIsk @,48-57,_,-
+delcommand SetIsk
+
+" Todo
+syn keyword archTodo	  TODO FIXME XXX NOTE
+
+" Comment
+syn region  archComment  matchgroup=archComment start='^\%(#\|\s\)' end='$' contains=archTodo
+
+" Keywords
+syn keyword archKeyword  implicit tagline explicit names
+syn keyword archKeyword  untagged-source
+syn keyword archKeyword  exclude junk backup precious unrecognized source skipwhite nextgroup=archRegex
+
+" Regexes
+syn match   archRegex    contained '\s*\zs.*'
+
+" Define the default highlighting.
+" For version 5.7 and earlier: only when not done already
+" For version 5.8 and later: only when an item doesn't have highlighting yet
+if version >= 508 || !exists("did_arch_syn_inits")
+  if version < 508
+    let did_arch_syn_inits = 1
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+  else
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+  endif
+
+  HiLink archTodo     Todo
+  HiLink archComment  Comment
+  HiLink archKeyword  Keyword
+  HiLink archRegex    String
+
+  delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "arch"
+
+" vim: set sts=2 sw=2: