Vim Syntax File for Algol 68 - request (with files provided)

[Janis Papanagnou]

I'd like to request adding a syntax file for Algol 68. I've read that
it's possible to contribute it informally through the mailing list.

Based on an initial file from NevilleD (versions 0.1/0.2) from the Net
I've fixed and thoroughly extended that file during the past months and
created a release version 0.4 that had been tested and is ready for use.
I deposited it here:

http://algol68.gridbug.de/algol68.vim

I propose to add that file to the Vim directory-tree ~/syntax and extend
the existing filetype.vim file by this entry:

" Algol 68
au BufNewFile,BufRead *.a68 setf algol68

Please let me know if you could make that possible.

Thanks!

Janis

[Doug Kearns]

Janis,

Yes, but I have a few small improvements to suggest.

Would you be able to create a pull request for the addition against
the GitHub repo at https://github.com/vim/vim ?

Thanks,
Doug

[Janis Papanagnou]

Doug, unfortunately I'm not familiar with git and all that.
That's actually why I was glad to read that it's possible to
provide contributions informally.

You can of course send me your improvements so that I
can fix it on my side. Would that be okay?
Or else provide me with the concrete information what I
have to do for a "pull request"; presuming it's just two or
three standard git commands.

Thanks,
Janis

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Janis,

Thanks,
Doug

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[Doug Kearns]

On Wed, 25 Mar 2026 at 22:05, Janis Papanagnou
<janis_pa...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Doug, unfortunately I'm not familiar with git and all that.
> That's actually why I was glad to read that it's possible to
> provide contributions informally.
> You can of course send me your improvements so that I
> can fix it on my side. Would that be okay?
> Or else provide me with the concrete information what I
> have to do for a "pull request"; presuming it's just two or
> three standard git commands.

How about I create the PR with the necessary changes for inclusion in
the distributed runtime and we'll commit that with attribution to you
after you approve it? My changes will just be modernising some of the
boilerplate.

It's probably quicker for both of us this way.

Thanks,
Doug

[Doug Kearns]

Janis,

I have added a new pull request for that at
https://github.com/vim/vim/pull/19818. So, it's in the pipeline but
it might take me a few days to get it finished.

Thanks,
Doug

[Janis Papanagnou]

I saw the meanwhile many posts on this topic and want to clarify them here.

First, I welcome any git organization that you could do "on behalf of" me.

I appreciate any changes you make concerning the "modern boilerplate".
I don't need to confirm these; you certainly know better than me about it.

About the commented out code...
As recognized correctly it's part of the original source from NevilleD; I didn't
want to touch it to allow future extension based on that code. That means on
the other hand that I'm also not opposed to just removing this commented
out code. To keep the code clean is something I'd actually even prefer for a
public release! So feel free to remove that (experimental?) commented out
code.

My own contribution are all the 'match' expressions, thereby fixing existing
issues in NevilleD's contribution, making it more flexible concerning spacing
rules, largely extending supported identifiers to a contemporary version of
the Genie interpreter (March 2026), and some things I may have forgot.
Any "third party changes" on that part are actually what I'm interested to
know about, so that I'm sure we can rely on the correct functional matching.

I hope I covered all topics and questions mentioned recently in this thread.

Thanks!

Janis

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On Wed, 25 Mar 2026 at 22:05, Janis Papanagnou

Thanks,
Doug

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