How to use VIM for CrossDev

[| VIM] is a really powerful Unix Text Editor.

In my mind, it is really adapted in order to edit CPC projects on UNIX. The aim of this page is to give some informations in order to be really productive with this tool.

VIM configuration

Z80 syntax highlight file

Here is my Z80 highlight file. I don't rembember where I found the original, but I adapted him in order to be adapted to the SJASMPlus syntax.

syn case ignore

set isk=a-z,A-Z,48-57,',.,_

syn sync fromstart

"Common Z80 Assembly instructions
syn keyword z80Inst adc add and bit call ccf cp cpd cpdr cpi cpir cpl
syn keyword z80Inst daa dec di djnz ei ex exx halt im in
syn keyword z80Inst inc ind ini indr inir jp jr ld ldd lddr ldi ldir
syn keyword z80Inst neg nop or otdr otir out outd outi push pop
syn keyword z80Inst res ret reti retn rl rla rlc rlca rld
syn keyword z80Inst rr rra rrc rrca rrd rst sbc scf set sl1 sla slia sll sra
syn keyword z80Inst srl sub xor

" sjasmplus inst
syn keyword z80Inst sli exa 

"Grab the condition too
syn match z80Inst "\s\+jp\s\+n\=[covz]\>" "Match Z C O V NZ NC NO NV
syn match z80Inst "\s\+jp\s\+p[elo]\=\>" "Match P PE PO PL
syn match z80Inst "\s\+jp\s\+mi\=\>" "Match M MI
syn match z80Inst "\s\+jp\s\+eq\>" "Match EQ
syn match z80Inst "\s\+jp\s\+[gn]e\>" "Match NE GE
syn match z80Inst "\s\+jp\s\+lt\>" "Match LT
syn match z80Inst "\s\+jp\s\+sn\=f\>" "Match SF SNF

syn match z80Inst "\s\+jr\s\+n\=[zc]\>" "Match Z C NZ NC
syn match z80Inst "\s\+jr\s\+eq\>" "Match EQ
syn match z80Inst "\s\+jr\s\+[gn]e\>" "Match NE GE
syn match z80Inst "\s\+jr\s\+lt\>" "Match LT

syn match z80Inst "\s\+call\s\+n\=[covz]\>" "Match Z C O V NZ NC NO NV
syn match z80Inst "\s\+call\s\+p[elo]\=\>" "Match P PE PO PL
syn match z80Inst "\s\+call\s\+mi\=\>" "Match M MI
syn match z80Inst "\s\+call\s\+eq\>" "Match EQ
syn match z80Inst "\s\+call\s\+[gn]e\>" "Match NE GE
syn match z80Inst "\s\+call\s\+lt\>" "Match LT
syn match z80Inst "\s\+call\s\+sn\=f\>" "Match SF SNF

syn match z80Inst "\s\+ret\s\+n\=[covz]\>" "Match Z C O V NZ NC NO NV
syn match z80Inst "\s\+ret\s\+p[elo]\=\>" "Match P PE PO PL
syn match z80Inst "\s\+ret\s\+mi\=\>" "Match M MI
syn match z80Inst "\s\+ret\s\+eq\>" "Match EQ
syn match z80Inst "\s\+ret\s\+[gn]e\>" "Match NE GE
syn match z80Inst "\s\+ret\s\+lt\>" "Match LT
syn match z80Inst "\s\+ret\s\+sn\=f\>" "Match SF SNF

" Registers
syn keyword z80Reg af af' bc de hl ix ixh ixl iy iyh iyl
syn keyword z80Reg sp a b c d e f h i l r
"sjasmplus
syn keyword z80Reg lx xl ly yl xh hx yh hy

" Directives
syn keyword z80PreProc .emptyfill .export .outname .asc .background .bank
syn keyword z80PreProc .byt .rombanksize .db .dbcos .dbrnd .dbsin .define .def
syn keyword z80PreProc .ds .dsb .dstruct .dsw .dw .dwcos .dwrnd .dwsin .else
syn keyword z80PreProc .ende .endif .endm .endme .endr .endro .ends .endst
syn keyword z80PreProc .enum .equ .fail .fclose .fopen .fread .fsize .if .ifdef
syn keyword z80PreProc .ifdefm .ifeq .ifexists .ifgr .ifgreq .ifle .ifleeq .ifndef
syn keyword z80PreProc .ifndefm .ifneq .incbin .incdir .include .input .macro
syn keyword z80PreProc .memorymap .org .orga .printt .printv .ramsection .redefine
syn keyword z80PreProc .redef .repeat .rept .rombankmap .rombanks .seed .section
syn keyword z80PreProc .slot .struct .unbackground .undefine .undef .word
syn keyword z80PreProc .shift .sym .symbol

syn keyword z80PreProc align data db ds dsb dsw dw fsize instanceof read skip slot swap
syn keyword z80PreProc defaultslot slotsize bankstotal banksize banks free force
syn keyword z80PreProc semifree size superfree


" sjasmplus directives
syn keyword z80PreProc DEVICE ABYTE ABYTEC ABYTEZ ALIGN ASSERT BINARY BLOCK BYTE
syn keyword z80PreProc DB DC DD DEFARRAY DEPHASE DEFB DEFD DEFDEVICE DEFINE
syn keyword z80PreProc DEFM DEFS DEFW DEVICE DISP DISPLAY DM DS DUP DW DWORD 
syn keyword z80PreProc DZ EMPTYTRD ENCODING END ENDLUA ENDMOD ENDT ENT EQU
syn keyword z80PreProc ENDMODULE EXPORT FIELD FPOS INCBIN INCHOB INCLUDE INCLUDELUA 
syn keyword z80PreProc INCTRD INSERT LABELSLIST LUA MAP MEMORYMAP MODULE ORG
syn keyword z80PreProc OUTPUT PAGE PHASE REPT SAVEBIN SAVEHOB SAVESNA SAVETRD SHELLEXEC 
syn keyword z80PreProc SIZE SLOT TEXTAREA UNPHASE WORD IF IFN IFDEF IFNDEF ELSE ENDIF
syn keyword z80PreProc MACRO ENDM D24 


" Strings
syn region z80String start=/"/ skip=/\\"/ end=/"/ oneline
syn region z80String start=/'/ end=/'/ oneline

" Labels
syn match z80Lbl "[A-Z_.?][A-Z_.?0-9]*:\="
syn region z80Lbl2 start="(" end=")" oneline contains=z80Number,z80Lbl,z80Lbl2,z80Other

" Operators
syn match z80Other "[~+\-*/%^&=!<>]"

" Numbers
syn match z80Number "\<\$\>"
syn match z80Number "\<[01]\+b\>"
syn match z80Number "\<\d\x*h\>"
syn match z80Number "\<\d\+\>"
syn match z80Number "\<%[01]\+\>"
syn match z80Number "\$[0-9a-fA-F]\+"

" Indirect register access
syn region z80Reg start=/(ix/ end=/)/ keepend oneline contains=z80Lbl,z80Number,z80Reg,z80Other
syn region z80Reg start=/(iy/ end=/)/ keepend oneline contains=z80Lbl,z80Number,z80Reg,z80Other
syn match z80Reg "(b\=c)"
syn match z80Reg "(de)"
syn match z80Reg "(hl)"
syn match z80Reg "(sp)"

" Comments
syn match z80Comment ";.*$"
syn match z80Comment "^\*$"
syn region z80Comment2 start="\<\.endasm\>" skip="\n" end="\<\.asm\>" keepend contains=z80Comment,z80Comment2 
syn region z80Comment start="\/\*" end="\*\/"

" Define the default highlighting.
" For version 5.7 and earlier: only when not done already
" For version 5.8 and later: only when an item doesn't have highlighting yet
if version >= 508 || !exists("did_z80_syntax_inits")
if version < 508
let did_z80_syntax_inits = 1
command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
else
command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
endif

HiLink z80Reg Constant
HiLink z80Lbl Identifier
HiLink z80Lbl2 Identifier
HiLink z80Comment Comment
HiLink z80Comment2 Comment
HiLink z80Inst Statement
HiLink z80Include Include
HiLink z80PreProc PreProc
HiLink z80Number Number
HiLink z80String String
HiLink z80Other Normal

delcommand HiLink
endif

let b:current_syntax = "z80"
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