VIM syntax coloring files for Ruby

[Henry T. So Jr.]

I have noticed that VIM cannot properly color the following construct
in Ruby:

module MyModule
def my_method
foo = [ [ 1, 2 ], [3, 4], [5, 6] ]
until foo.empty?
foo.shift.each do |element|
puts element
end # colored to match until
end # colored to match def
end # colored to match module
end # not colorized

In the syntax/ruby.vim file, the line after the comment "statement with
optional *do*", the statements here exclude rubyDoBlocks and
rubyCurlyBlocks from containment. I'm not entirely sure why it was set
up this way. If I change the ruby.vim file to remove this exclusion, it
still can't properly handle this construct:

module MyModule
def my_method
foo = [ [ 1, 2 ], [3, 4], [5, 6] ]
until foo.empty? do
foo.shift.each do |element|
puts element
end
end
end
end

Does anyone familiar with vim syntax files have any idea how to properly
correct this?

Regards,
Henry

 

[Doug Kearns]

I have noticed that VIM cannot properly color the following construct
in Ruby:

In the syntax/ruby.vim file, the line after the comment "statement with
optional *do*", the statements here exclude rubyDoBlocks and
rubyCurlyBlocks from containment.

This sounds like quite an old version of ruby.vim. You can find the
latest here: http://vim-ruby.rubyforge.org/

Regards,
Doug

 

[Joe Laughlin]

This sounds like quite an old version of ruby.vim. You
can find the latest here: http://vim-ruby.rubyforge.org/

Regards,
Doug

I just downloaded the stable version of ruby.vim and I get the same thing.

 

[Doug Kearns]

I just downloaded the stable version of ruby.vim and I get the same thing.

It seems that there hasn't been a stable release in some time. I'd
recommend that you use the snapshot release or even a cvs tarball
available from
http://rubyforge.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/cgi/viewcvs.cgi/?cvsroot=vim-ruby

I'll try and organise a new stable release as soon as possible.

Regards,
Doug