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VIM enabling systemverilog syntax

Automatic detect a system verilog file and start its syntax coloring in VIM.

1. Although there are many explanations in the web, it took me time to find one, that works on my system. Once it did work for me, I decided to document what I did.


2. First I created a directory in my home user. ~/.vim. It contains a file named: filetype.vim:

    if did_filetype() " filetype already set..
        finish " ..don't do these checks
    endif
    if getline(1) =~ '^#!.*\'
        setfiletype mine
    elseif getline(1) =~? '\'
        setfiletype drawing
    endif


3. Under the directory ~/.vim create another directory namely, syntax, and put there the syntax file.


4. Last thing to do is to put a line in your ~/.gvimrc:
au BufRead,BufNewFile *.sv set filetype=sv


5. This is the file I use for systemverilog syntax: systemverilog syntax


6. Another vim alias, which is handy, is manual specmansyntax enable: manual specman syntax enable

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