New issue 250 by pkufranky: Can't open file C:\Program  
Files\Git\share\vim\vim72\syntax/nosyntax.vim
http://code.google.com/p/msysgit/issues/detail?id=250

When my .vimrc uses "syntax on", and try vim -D , i got

Entering Debug mode.  Type "cont" to continue.
C:\Program Files\Git\share\vim\vimrc
line 3: set ai                          " set auto-indenting on for
programming

Comment #1 on issue 250 by pkufranky: Can't open file C:\Program  
Files\Git\share\vim\vim72\syntax/nosyntax.vim
http://code.google.com/p/msysgit/issues/detail?id=250

The version is Git-1.6.2.2-preview20090408.exe

Comment #2 on issue 250 by johannes.schindelin: Can't open file C:\Program  
Files\Git\share\vim\vim72\syntax/nosyntax.vim
http://code.google.com/p/msysgit/issues/detail?id=250

If you want to play games with vi, please use msysGit.

Comment #3 on issue 250 by rmelton: Can't open file C:\Program  
Files\Git\share\vim\vim72\syntax/nosyntax.vim
http://code.google.com/p/msysgit/issues/detail?id=250

There is a workaround for this issue.  I unfortunately, didn't track it  
down to its
root cause, but to get it working, just tweak the ~/.gitconfig and have the  
editor
set explicitly and without spaces.  Below is what the relevant lines look  
like from
my .gitconfig

[core]
        editor = C:\\Progra~1\\Vim\\vim72\\vim.exe

Hope this helps.

Comment #4 on issue 250 by johannes.schindelin: Can't open file C:\Program  
Files\Git\share\vim\vim72\syntax/nosyntax.vim
http://code.google.com/p/msysgit/issues/detail?id=250

If you compare the paths in the original report and in your .gitconfig, you  
will
realize that you no longer use Git's vi, so it has nothing to do with  
spaces in the path.

The proper fix for the issue is to use msysGit, which contains all the  
needed files.

Comment #5 on issue 250 by markus.h...@web.de: Can't open file C:\Program  
Files\Git\share\vim\vim72\syntax/nosyntax.vim
http://code.google.com/p/msysgit/issues/detail?id=250

syntax/nosyntax.vim is indeed missing. At first I ignored this issue after  
your
WontFix, but today looked into it because of the activity. The subject  
should
rather have been called "Can't disable syntax highlighting", since this is  
actually
the real problem besides the error message. Typing ":syntax off" produces  
an error
and syntax highlighting stays active.

Attachments:
        0001-Git-installer-add-file-syntax-nosyntax.vim-for-Vim.patch  1.1 KB

Comment #6 on issue 250 by markus.h...@web.de: Can't open file C:\Program  
Files\Git\share\vim\vim72\syntax/nosyntax.vim
http://code.google.com/p/msysgit/issues/detail?id=250

pkufranky, can you try and verify the fix so that we can close this issue?

If you don't want to build the installer yourself, you can just download  
the file
nosyntax.vim from
http://repo.or.cz/w/msysgit.git?a=blob_plain;f=share/vim/vim72/syntax...
and put it into C:\Program Files\Git\share\vim\vim72\syntax\

Comment #7 on issue 250 by pkufranky: Can't open file C:\Program  
Files\Git\share\vim\vim72\syntax/nosyntax.vim
http://code.google.com/p/msysgit/issues/detail?id=250

Thanks very much, it fixes the issue.