Re: [Nano-devel] patch: syntax: nix language

[Joachim Schiele]

On 09.11.2016 12:49, Benno Schulenberg wrote:
> 
> On Sat, Nov 5, 2016, at 15:58, Paul Seitz wrote:
>> here is a patch for syntaxhighlighting of the nix language (adding
>> nix.nanorc). The nix language is used by NixOS (http://nixos.org/) and
>> the nix package manager.
> 
> Thanks.  However, this a very specific syntax, only interesting
> for users of the NixOS, not useful for any other users of nano.
> So I think it would be a better idea if NixOS patched this syntax
> definition into their recipe for building nano.

you can use nix on any linux platform.

> Also, the following is not general enough, it works only on terminals
> with a dark background, not on ones with a light background:
> 
> +#Remove Color from these:
> +icolor white "description ="
> +icolor white " url ="
> +icolor white "homepage ="

good point