[svn:parrot] r48051 - in trunk: . editor

[gerd at svn.parrot.org]

Author: gerd
Date: Thu Jul  8 12:37:10 2010
New Revision: 48051
URL: https://trac.parrot.org/parrot/changeset/48051

Log:
add a news and update the editor documentation a bit

Modified:
   trunk/NEWS
   trunk/editor/README.pod

Modified: trunk/NEWS
==============================================================================
--- trunk/NEWS	Thu Jul  8 03:44:59 2010	(r48050)
+++ trunk/NEWS	Thu Jul  8 12:37:10 2010	(r48051)
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # $Id$
 
+New in 2.6.0
+- Platforms
+  + The Fedora package 'parrot-devel' install the files for syntax-highlighting
+    and automatic indenting for the vim editor.
+
 New in 2.5.0
 - Core
   + Added ByteBuffer PMC to allow direct byte manipulation

Modified: trunk/editor/README.pod
==============================================================================
--- trunk/editor/README.pod	Thu Jul  8 03:44:59 2010	(r48050)
+++ trunk/editor/README.pod	Thu Jul  8 12:37:10 2010	(r48051)
@@ -14,14 +14,20 @@
 
 =head2 Vim
 
-Calling C<make vim-install> in the F<editor/> directory will
-install several files in F<~/.vim>. All these files have the F<.vim>
+By default calling C<make vim-install> in the F<editor/> directory will
+install several files in F<~/.vim>. You can use the variable C<VIM_DIR>
+on the command line by calling C<make> to choose a different target directory
+for the vim files.
+
+   make vim-install [VIM_DIR=/vim_files_target_directory]
+
+All these files have the F<.vim>
 extension. F<pir.vim> (generated from F<pir_vim.in>), F<pasm.vim>, and
 F<pmc.vim> are syntax files; F<indent_pir.vim> is an indent plugin;
 and F<filetype_parrot.vim> is a filetype script that tells vim to
 associate the extensions .pir, .pasm, and .pmc with the
 right syntax. The syntax files are installed to F<~/.vim/syntax/>;
-F<filetype_parrot.vim> is installed to F<~/.vim/ftdetect>;
+F<filetype_parrot.vim> is installed to F<~/.vim/parrot.vim>;
 F<indent_pir.vim> is copied to F<~/.vim/indent/pir.vim>.  If you want
 indenting, you should also place C<filetype indent on> somewhere in
 your F<~/.vimrc>.