[Mageia-dev] Small project for a Python programmer

Sun Oct 28 21:23:12 CET 2012

OK here's the challenge.
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+When we view rpm specs in svn using viewvc like this :-
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+http://svnweb.mageia.org/packages/cauldron/acidrip/current/SPECS/acidrip.spec?view=markup
+
+...the highlighting is incorrect, because viewvc uses pygments to 
+generate the language highlighting and it sadly has no lexer for rpm 
+spec files.
+
+In many cases the highlighting is totally wrong like this:-
+
+http://svnweb.mageia.org/packages/cauldron/abiword/current/SPECS/abiword.spec?revision=304568&view=markup
+
+...as viewvc makes an incorrect assumption about the lexer needed, based 
+on a parse of the first line. It's horrible.
+
+What is needed is a lexer for rpm spec files.
+
+This would not be too difficult for an experienced Python programmer as 
+the building blocks are all in place within pygments :-
+
+http://pygments.org/docs/lexerdevelopment/
+
+If you view any spec file using the kate editor, you will see the style 
+of highlighting that is needed.
+
+Not only would this benefit Mageia, but all projects using rpm and viewvc.
+
+So that's the challenge - anyone up for it?  :)
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+