Re: File type detection.

On Tuesday, November 19, 2013 2:03:44 PM UTC-6, Bartosz Gradzik wrote:
> Hi All,
>  
> I want to use my own filetype.vim script to load a filetype plugin.
>  
> When VIM start uses his own filetype.vim from installation directory and base on the file content
> incorrect file type is set. As I found in documentation (43.2 Adding a filetype) another filetype.vim
> will not set a new file type when it is already set for the file.
>  
> Order which filetype.vim file is first I am checking with :scriptnames command.
>  
> As I understand load order is control with runtimepath option.
> I changed &rtp to load my filetype.vim script before  VIM's filetype.vim.
> It works on Windows but not on Redhat 5 (both have VIM 7.4).
>  
> When I compare runtimepath option and scriptnames I see VIM load scripts not in order of paths from &rtp.
> Is it normal? Does not &rtp  control order how the scripts are  loaded?
>  
> How can I force VIM to load my filetype.vim as first?
>  
> Thanks & Regards,
> Bartosz

I thought you were correct, and a user filetype.vim is supposed to be sourced first. If not that may be something to debug.

But for your immediate problem, I'd look at :help new-filetype where it gives you options for overruling an already-detected filetype.

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