Re: To all syntax file maintainers: examples needed

Bram Moolenaar wrote:
> I wrote:
>
>> The plan is to include a new regexp engine in Vim 7.4. For testing
>> I would like to get a lot of files for which we have syntax
>> highlighting. I can then compare the highlighting of these files with
>> the old and the new engine to find anything that is not compatible.
>>
>> Please send me a file that exercises most regexp patterns in the syntax
>> file. It doesn't need to be long, but it should be a complex example of
>> the language. Send it as an attachment to avoid the white space being
>> messed up by the mail system.
>>
>> I would prefer one file per syntax, but it must be valid syntax. If one
>> file is problematic (e.g., you can't concatenate small files without
>> making it invalid), then a few files would be OK. A rough goal would be
>> 1000 lines.
>>
>> At some later point we might also want to do performance measurements.
>> Although I already have a few "bad" examples for that.
>>
>> IMPORTANT: I will distribute the collection of files, so that others can
>> reproduce problems, do performance measurements, etc. Make sure your
>> file has a copyright that permits this. Don't reveal any secrets,
>> patents, trademarks, etc. A line stating that the Vim license applies
>> should be sufficient.
> With the few files I received I already found two bugs in the new regexp
> engine.
>
> But I received only 7 files. I need many more! So now asking everyone,
> not just syntax file maintainers, to send me files for testing. Please
> read the quoted text above for what the file should contain.
>

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