Re: syntax.vim: filetypedetect BufRead

On 20/04/13 18:15, Ben Fritz wrote:
> On Saturday, April 20, 2013 7:54:50 AM UTC-5, xeon123 wrote:
>> The syntax highlight in vim 7.3 doesn't work. I get the following error. How can I fix that?
>>
>> Error detected while processing /usr/share/vim/vim73/syntax/syntax.vim:
>> line 42:
>> E216: No such group or event: filetypedetect BufRead
>>
>> I'm using Debian 7.0.
>>
>> Thanks,
>
> Works fine for me. Maybe you're using a "tiny" Vim or something? What are the first few lines of your :version output?
>
> The line 42 in my /usr/share/vim/vim73/syntax/syntax.vim is:
>
> doautoall filetypedetect BufRead
>
> Maybe you need to turn on filetype detection prior to turning on syntax highlight? I seem to remember someone on this list saying that "syntax on" automatically implies filetype detection, but it's worth a shot to put "filetype on" before "syntax on" in your .vimrc.
>
> This could also be "filetype plugin on", "filetype indent on", or "filetype indent plugin on" for more features.
>

I have the same (bracketed by :if !s:did_ft), and in addition, at lines
21 sqq I see:

" Load the FileType autocommands if not done yet.
if exists("did_load_filetypes")
let s:did_ft = 1
else
filetype on
let s:did_ft = 0
endif

so by the time the doautoall line is reached, filetype detection should
already be on.

Of course I use Bram's original sources, downloaded from
https://vim.googlecode.com/hg/ (with no Debian "improvements"), and the
openSUSE system vimrc (if any) is at /etc/vimrc which is not where this
Vim build looks for it (at $VIM/vimrc i.e. /usr/local/share/vim/vimrc).


Best regards,
Tony.
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