Re: Vim syntax plugin loading issue

Sam Burk wrote:

> I am trying to use a plugin called vim-coldfusion (https://github.com/ernstvanderlinden/vim-coldfusion <https://github.com/ernstvanderlinden/vim-coldfusion>), which provides an alternative syntax file to the vim default.
>
> I am using Vim 8's builtin packages to load it.
>
> Whenever I load it via Vim's package system, it is read after the default cf syntax file (I got this information by looking at :scriptnames), but if I copy the syntax file to ~/.vim/syntax, it is read before the default syntax file. The plugin aborts if b:current_syntax is set, and it is set by the default cf syntax file. Thus, the plugin syntax file is never applied.
>
> How can I resolve this? Are syntax files under pack/ always read after the default syntax files?
>
> Ideally, I'd like to keep this plugin in pack/*/opt/ and load it only for cf files.

The 'runtimepath' is updated with the directory of the package. It is
added after the directory that matches, otherwise at the end.

Is your package also under ~/.vim/syntax ? If not, then put it there.

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