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There's a 15 years old Vim syntax file for the Algol 68 language
available (algol68.vim, release 0.2). Unfortunately there's a couple
of elementary functions missing. Since I suppose it's not maintained
any more after that long time I've done some basic additions myself
and created an (unofficial) release 0.3.

In case there's some more dinosaurs (like myself) around who want it,
you can find it currently here: http://random.gridbug.de/algol68.vim
(see also: http://random.gridbug.de/algol68.vim_README).

Janis
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In article <106131k$2489k$1@dont-email.me>,
Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> wrote:

There's a 15 years old Vim syntax file for the Algol 68 language
available (algol68.vim, release 0.2). Unfortunately there's a couple
of elementary functions missing. Since I suppose it's not maintained
any more after that long time I've done some basic additions myself
and created an (unofficial) release 0.3.

In case there's some more dinosaurs (like myself) around who want it,
you can find it currently here: http://random.gridbug.de/algol68.vim
(see also: http://random.gridbug.de/algol68.vim_README).

I'm curious - does this mean you are actually doing A68 programming?

What compiler (or interpreter) are you using? Is it publicly available?
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On 26.07.2025 02:01, Kenny McCormack wrote:

In article <106131k$2489k$1@dont-email.me>,
Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> wrote:

[...]

I'm curious - does this mean you are actually doing A68 programming?

Yes, but not professionally, only for "recreational purposes".

What compiler (or interpreter) are you using? Is it publicly available?

It's Marcel van der Veer's Genie "compiler-interpreter" (as he
calls it). The software is high quality. It's still maintained
(although it seems to not need much maintenance). And, yes,
it's publicly available (including a 700 page documentation).[*]

Janis

[*] https://jmvdveer.home.xs4all.nl/en.algol-68-genie.html

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On 26/07/2025 10:45, Janis Papanagnou wrote:

On 26.07.2025 02:01, Kenny McCormack wrote:

I'm curious - does this mean you are actually doing A68 programming?

Yes, but not professionally, only for "recreational purposes".

Likewise. I'm long retired, so have no "professional" reason
to write programs, but the joy of A68G re-kindled my interest. The
compiler is fast enough to make A68G usable as a scripting language
[programs of 500 lines or so compile in around 1/30 of a second on
my machine, and they run around 2000 times faster than they used to
on our university mainframe in the 1970s].

What compiler (or interpreter) are you using? Is it publicly available?

It's Marcel van der Veer's Genie "compiler-interpreter" (as he
calls it). The software is high quality. It's still maintained
(although it seems to not need much maintenance). And, yes,
it's publicly available (including a 700 page documentation).[*]
Janis
[*] https://jmvdveer.home.xs4all.nl/en.algol-68-genie.html

I can endorse JP's comments. In addition, I've always found
Marcel to be very responsive in dealing with problems/infelicities.
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I've noticed yet a lot more functions in the Genie compiler-interpreter
that are not part of the algol68.vim syntax file. I decided to add them
as soon as I stumble across them and continue expanding the syntax file
step by step (without further notice). The updated files are accessible
through the links below, the implicit version numbers are counted as
0.3, 0.3a, 0.3b; see the README-file for the additions. Only the latest
version will be made available @gridbug and supersede any previous one.

Janis


On 26.07.2025 01:12, Janis Papanagnou wrote:

There's a 15 years old Vim syntax file for the Algol 68 language
available (algol68.vim, release 0.2). Unfortunately there's a couple
of elementary functions missing. Since I suppose it's not maintained
any more after that long time I've done some basic additions myself
and created an (unofficial) release 0.3.

In case there's some more dinosaurs (like myself) around who want it,
you can find it currently here: http://random.gridbug.de/algol68.vim
(see also: http://random.gridbug.de/algol68.vim_README).

Janis

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Notice: The two files (current version 0.3d) have been relocated to:
http://algol68.gridbug.de/...


On 02.08.2025 03:13, Janis Papanagnou wrote:

I've noticed yet a lot more functions in the Genie compiler-interpreter
that are not part of the algol68.vim syntax file. I decided to add them
as soon as I stumble across them and continue expanding the syntax file
step by step (without further notice). The updated files are accessible through the links below, the implicit version numbers are counted as
0.3, 0.3a, 0.3b; see the README-file for the additions. Only the latest version will be made available @gridbug and supersede any previous one.

Janis

On 26.07.2025 01:12, Janis Papanagnou wrote:

There's a 15 years old Vim syntax file for the Algol 68 language
available (algol68.vim, release 0.2). Unfortunately there's a couple
of elementary functions missing. Since I suppose it's not maintained
any more after that long time I've done some basic additions myself
and created an (unofficial) release 0.3.

In case there's some more dinosaurs (like myself) around who want it,
you can find it currently here: http://random.gridbug.de/algol68.vim
(see also: http://random.gridbug.de/algol68.vim_README).

Janis

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There's a new version of the Vim syntax file for Algol 68 available
(release 0.3j).

http://algol68.gridbug.de/algol68.vim http://algol68.gridbug.de/algol68.vim_README

I mention _this version_ specifically because the long existing and
annoying prefix-highlighting bug of the original legacy version 0.2
has been fixed in 0.3j (in addition to yet more added keywords that
are supported by the Genie interpreter).

(Further updates will again be done continuously without notice.)

Janis

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Meanwhile I've done a thorough rewrite of the original Vim syntax file! Keywords have been cleaned up, fixed or removed, and many more keywords
that are supported by the Genie interpreter have been added, based on
what the source files from the current Genie release (algol68g-3.10.10, 2026-02-03) have defined (since not all Genie features are documented).
The match mechanism has been introduced to appear now almost everywhere
to significantly reduce the syntax file size and persistently solve the sub-string highlighting issue that was inherited from the old original
version.

This version carries the implicit version number 0.3x and could now
become the base for an official version 0.4 for the Vim repositories.

Currently you can find it [only] here:
http://algol68.gridbug.de/algol68.vim http://algol68.gridbug.de/algol68.vim_README

Future updates will consider new functions that make their way into
the Genie interpreter - that is, if I'm getting aware of any changes
(in the past they haven't been specifically announced). And there's
still a set of functions from a supported external math library that I
also intend to add soon.

I've visually inspected the syntax highlighting on a few dozen source
files and it appears to work fine. But since Algol 68 and specifically
the Genie system supports a plethora of features I cannot guarantee
that everything is there and works perfectly. So if you happen to find
any issues I'd appreciate hints (per email or newsgroup post).

Thanks.

Janis

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