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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	ISPC
+" Maintainer:	Andreas Wendleder <andreas.wendleder@gmail.com>
+" Last Change:	2011 Aug 3
+
+" Quit when a syntax file was already loaded
+if exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+" Read the C syntax to start with
+runtime! syntax/c.vim
+unlet b:current_syntax
+
+" New keywords
+syn keyword	ispcStatement	cbreak ccontinue creturn launch print reference soa sync task
+syn keyword	ispcConditional	cif
+syn keyword	ispcRepeat	cdo cfor cwhile
+syn keyword	ispcBuiltin	programCount programIndex	
+syn keyword	ispcType	export int8 int16 int32 int64
+
+" Default highlighting
+command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+HiLink ispcStatement	Statement
+HiLink ispcConditional	Conditional
+HiLink ispcRepeat	Repeat
+HiLink ispcBuiltin	Statement
+HiLink ispcType		Type
+delcommand HiLink
+
+let b:current_syntax = "ispc"
+