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On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 11:46 AM, Ciaran McCreesh |
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<ciaran.mccreesh@××××××××××.com> wrote: |
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> On Sat, 22 Jul 2017 16:27:39 -0400 |
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> Mike Gilbert <floppym@g.o> wrote: |
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>> Packages currently handle installation of vim syntax support files |
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>> inconsistently. Some builds install the files if the "vim-syntax" USE |
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>> flag is enabled, while others install them unconditionally. |
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>> Do these files fall into the "small text files" category for |
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>> unconditional installation? If so, we should probably phase out the |
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>> vim-syntax USE flag. |
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>> |
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>> If we want to keep the USE flag, I would suggest documenting a global |
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>> policy regarding its use. Should that live in the devmanual? Or maybe |
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>> the Vim project page? |
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> One potential issue is help files: any Vim plugin that comes with |
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> documentation needs a little script (which requires Vim to be installed) |
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> to be run in pkg_postinst. |
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Thanks for pointing that out. Sounds like we need some documentation |
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on how to properly install vim-related files. |
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