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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	generic ChangeLog file
+" Written By:	Gediminas Paulauskas <menesis@delfi.lt>
+" Maintainer:	Corinna Vinschen <vinschen@redhat.com>
+" Last Change:	June 1, 2003
+
+" For version 5.x: Clear all syntax items
+" For version 6.x: Quit when a syntax file was already loaded
+if version < 600
+  syntax clear
+elseif exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+syn case ignore
+
+if exists('b:changelog_spacing_errors')
+  let s:spacing_errors = b:changelog_spacing_errors
+elseif exists('g:changelog_spacing_errors')
+  let s:spacing_errors = g:changelog_spacing_errors
+else
+  let s:spacing_errors = 1
+endif
+
+if s:spacing_errors
+  syn match	changelogError "^ \+"
+endif
+
+syn match	changelogText	"^\s.*$" contains=changelogMail,changelogNumber,changelogMonth,changelogDay,changelogError
+syn match	changelogHeader	"^\S.*$" contains=changelogNumber,changelogMonth,changelogDay,changelogMail
+if version < 600
+  syn region	changelogFiles	start="^\s\+[+*]\s" end=":\s" end="^$" contains=changelogBullet,changelogColon,changelogError keepend
+  syn region	changelogFiles	start="^\s\+[([]" end=":\s" end="^$" contains=changelogBullet,changelogColon,changelogError keepend
+  syn match	changelogColon	contained ":\s"
+else
+  syn region	changelogFiles	start="^\s\+[+*]\s" end=":" end="^$" contains=changelogBullet,changelogColon,changeLogFuncs,changelogError keepend
+  syn region	changelogFiles	start="^\s\+[([]" end=":" end="^$" contains=changelogBullet,changelogColon,changeLogFuncs,changelogError keepend
+  syn match	changeLogFuncs  contained "(.\{-})" extend
+  syn match	changeLogFuncs  contained "\[.\{-}]" extend
+  syn match	changelogColon	contained ":"
+endif
+syn match	changelogBullet	contained "^\s\+[+*]\s" contains=changelogError
+syn match	changelogMail	contained "<[A-Za-z0-9\._:+-]\+@[A-Za-z0-9\._-]\+>"
+syn keyword	changelogMonth	contained jan feb mar apr may jun jul aug sep oct nov dec
+syn keyword	changelogDay	contained mon tue wed thu fri sat sun
+syn match	changelogNumber	contained "[.-]*[0-9]\+"
+
+" 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_changelog_syntax_inits")
+  if version < 508
+    let did_changelog_syntax_inits = 1
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+  else
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+  endif
+
+  HiLink changelogText		Normal
+  HiLink changelogBullet	Type
+  HiLink changelogColon		Type
+  HiLink changelogFiles		Comment
+  if version >= 600
+    HiLink changelogFuncs	Comment
+  endif
+  HiLink changelogHeader	Statement
+  HiLink changelogMail		Special
+  HiLink changelogNumber	Number
+  HiLink changelogMonth		Number
+  HiLink changelogDay		Number
+  HiLink changelogError		Folded
+
+  delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "changelog"
+
+" vim: ts=8