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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	Haskell Cabal Build file
+" Maintainer:	Vincent Berthoux <twinside@gmail.com>
+" File Types:	.cabal
+" v1.3: Updated to the last version of cabal
+"       Added more highlighting for cabal function, true/false
+"       and version number. Also added missing comment highlighting.
+"       Cabal known compiler are highlighted too.
+"
+" V1.2: Added cpp-options which was missing. Feature implemented
+"       by GHC, found with a GHC warning, but undocumented. 
+"       Whatever...
+"
+" v1.1: Fixed operator problems and added ftdetect file
+"       (thanks to Sebastian Schwarz)
+"
+" v1.0: Cabal syntax in vimball format
+"       (thanks to Magnus Therning)
+
+" 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 keyword	cabalCategory	Library library Executable executable Flag flag
+syn keyword	cabalCategory	source-repository Source-Repository
+
+syn keyword     cabalConditional    if else
+syn match       cabalOperator       "&&\|||\|!\|==\|>=\|<="
+syn keyword     cabalFunction       os arche impl flag
+syn match       cabalComment    /--.*$/
+syn match       cabalVersion    "\d\+\(.\(\d\)\+\)\+"
+
+syn match       cabalTruth      "\ctrue"
+syn match       cabalTruth      "\cfalse"
+
+syn match       cabalCompiler   "\cghc"
+syn match       cabalCompiler   "\cnhc"
+syn match       cabalCompiler   "\cyhc"
+syn match       cabalCompiler   "\chugs"
+syn match       cabalCompiler   "\chbc"
+syn match       cabalCompiler   "\chelium"
+syn match       cabalCompiler   "\cjhc"
+syn match       cabalCompiler   "\clhc"
+
+
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\cauthor"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\cbranch"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\cbug-reports"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\cbuild-depends"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\cbuild-tools"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\cbuild-type"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\cbuildable"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\cc-sources"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\ccabal-version"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\ccategory"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\ccc-options"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\ccopyright"
+syn match       cabalStatement  "\ccpp-options"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\cdata-dir"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\cdata-files"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\cdefault"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\cdescription"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\cexecutable"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\cexposed-modules"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\cexposed"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\cextensions"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\cextra-lib-dirs"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\cextra-libraries"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\cextra-source-files"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\cextra-tmp-files"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\cfor example"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\cframeworks"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\cghc-options"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\cghc-prof-options"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\cghc-shared-options"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\chomepage"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\chs-source-dirs"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\chugs-options"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\cinclude-dirs"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\cincludes"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\cinstall-includes"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\cld-options"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\clicense-file"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\clicense"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\clocation"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\cmain-is"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\cmaintainer"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\cmodule"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\cname"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\cnhc98-options"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\cother-modules"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\cpackage-url"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\cpkgconfig-depends"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\cstability"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\csubdir"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\csynopsis"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\ctag"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\ctested-with"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\ctype"
+syn match	cabalStatement	"\cversion"
+
+" 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_cabal_syn_inits")
+  if version < 508
+    let did_cabal_syn_inits = 1
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+  else
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+  endif
+
+  HiLink cabalVersion       Number
+  HiLink cabalTruth         Boolean
+  HiLink cabalComment       Comment
+  HiLink cabalStatement     Statement
+  HiLink cabalCategory      Type
+  HiLink cabalFunction      Function
+  HiLink cabalConditional   Conditional
+  HiLink cabalOperator      Operator
+  HiLink cabalCompiler      Constant
+  delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "cabal"
+
+" vim: ts=8