Re: Vim error message when opening .ini file

On Sat, 19 Aug 2023 15:24:29 -0700 (PDT)
"Melvin Q. Watchpocket" <watchpacket@gmail.com> wrote:
> <https://vi.stackexchange.com/posts/42840/timeline>
>
> Vim shows the following long error message when I open a file with a
> dot-ini (.ini) file extension:
> Error detected while processing
> /usr/share/vim/vimrc[25]../usr/share/vim/vim90/syntax/syntax.vim[44]..BufRead
> Autocommands for "*~"..BufRead Autocommands for "*.ini"..FileType
> Autocommands for "*"..Syntax Autocommands for "*"..function
> <SNR>3_SynSet[25]..script /usr/share/vim/vim90/syntax/dosini.vim: line 28:
> E10: \ should be followed by /, ? or &

I can't test on Linux right now. On Windows, Vim 9.0.1640 opens ini
files without error. Could you try opening the file with "--clean"
argument?

I also see that between my version (9.0.1640) and yours (9.0.1713),
dosini.vim changed [1]. Maybe try commenting out line 28?

Copying Hong Xu, the developer of dosini syntax file.

--
Enan

[1]:
https://github.com/xuhdev/syntax-dosini.vim/commit/e04e6e82b90bdbbe7aef11e767b8ad1e6f5010bf


> Following that "\" on line 28 with any one of "/", "?" or "&" resulted in
> an even longer error message.
>
> In my .zshenv:
> export EDITOR=vim
> export FCEDIT=vim
> export SLANG_EDITOR=vim
>
> Also:
> --> vim --version
> VIM - Vi IMproved 9.0 (2022 Jun 28, compiled Aug 15 2023 20:47:29) Included
> patches: 1-1713 Modified by team+vim@tracker.debian.org Compiled by
> team+vim@tracker.debian.org Huge version without GUI. Features included (+)
> or not (-): +acl +file_in_path +mouse_urxvt -tag_any_white +arabic
> +find_in_path +mouse_xterm -tcl +autocmd +float +multi_byte +termguicolors
> +autochdir +folding +multi_lang +terminal -autoservername -footer -mzscheme
> +terminfo -balloon_eval +fork() +netbeans_intg +termresponse
> +balloon_eval_term +gettext +num64 +textobjects -browse -hangul_input
> +packages +textprop ++builtin_terms +iconv +path_extra +timers +byte_offset
> +insert_expand -perl +title +channel +ipv6 +persistent_undo -toolbar
> +cindent +job +popupwin +user_commands -clientserver +jumplist +postscript
> +vartabs -clipboard +keymap +printer +vertsplit +cmdline_compl +lambda
> +profile +vim9script +cmdline_hist +langmap -python +viminfo +cmdline_info
> +libcall +python3 +virtualedit +comments +linebreak +quickfix +visual
> +conceal +lispindent +reltime +visualextra +cryptv +listcmds +rightleft
> +vreplace +cscope +localmap -ruby +wildignore +cursorbind -lua +scrollbind
> +wildmenu +cursorshape +menu +signs +windows +dialog_con +mksession
> +smartindent +writebackup +diff +modify_fname +sodium -X11 +digraphs +mouse
> -sound -xfontset -dnd -mouseshape +spell -xim -ebcdic +mouse_dec
> +startuptime -xpm +emacs_tags +mouse_gpm +statusline -xsmp +eval
> -mouse_jsbterm -sun_workshop -xterm_clipboard +ex_extra +mouse_netterm
> +syntax -xterm_save +extra_search +mouse_sgr +tag_binary -farsi
> -mouse_sysmouse -tag_old_static system vimrc file: "$VIM/vimrc" user vimrc
> file: "$HOME/.vimrc" 2nd user vimrc file: "~/.vim/vimrc" user exrc file:
> "$HOME/.exrc" defaults file: "$VIMRUNTIME/defaults.vim" fall-back for $VIM:
> "/usr/share/vim" Compilation: gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H
> -Wdate-time -g -O2
> -ffile-prefix-map=/build/vim-9Zy3tT/vim-9.0.0749+really.v9.0.1713=.
> -flto=auto -ffat-lto-objects -flto=auto -ffat-lto-objects
> -fstack-protector-strong -Wformat -Werror=format-security -D_REENTRANT
> -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=1 Linking: gcc -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions
> -flto=auto -ffat-lto-objects -flto=auto -Wl,-z,relro -Wl,-z,now
> -Wl,--as-needed -o vim -lm -ltinfo -lselinux -lsodium -lacl -lattr -lgpm
> -L/usr/lib/python3.10/config-3.10-x86_64-linux-gnu -lpython3.10 -lcrypt
> -ldl -lm -lm```
>
> :set runtimepath? shows:
> runtimepath=~/.vim,/var/lib/vim/addons,/etc/vim,/usr/share/vim/vimfiles,/usr/share/vim/vim90/,/usr/share/vim/vimfiles/after,/etc/vim/after,/var/lib/vim/addons/after,~/.vim/after
>
>
> Also, I have vim-plug the vim plugin manager in ~/.vim/autoload/plug.vim
> but no plugins installed yet.
>
> How can I get Vim to open .ini files without any error message(s)?
>

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