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Tree-sitter integration for better syntax highlighting
jtyr Mar 14, 2026
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Adding missing Makefile.in and fixing installation
jtyr Mar 14, 2026
ecb2827
Auto-generate Makefile
jtyr Mar 15, 2026
f7737c5
Separating TS syntax handling
jtyr Mar 15, 2026
f00ca28
Moving to separate struct
jtyr Mar 15, 2026
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Extracting to separate m4 file
jtyr Mar 15, 2026
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Removing TS-unrelated fixes
jtyr Mar 15, 2026
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Example of adding an extra language
jtyr Mar 15, 2026
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More languages
jtyr Mar 19, 2026
67616c9
Syntax matching
jtyr Mar 31, 2026
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Fixing HCL and Terraform syntax; updating grammars bundle version
jtyr Apr 2, 2026
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Reverting LICENSE symlink and removing block file fix
jtyr Apr 2, 2026
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Use staticly built objects from grammars repo
jtyr Apr 11, 2026
edbb4db
Implementing code review comments
jtyr Apr 15, 2026
7a12b37
New distribution model
jtyr Apr 17, 2026
94c23e5
Use different fg/bg separator
jtyr Apr 18, 2026
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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions .gitignore
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Expand Up @@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ TAGS
doc/devel/
doc/html/
.deps
.dirstamp
libtool
make.log
make.clang
Expand All @@ -57,3 +58,4 @@ tests/src/editor/test-data.txt
src/vfs/extfs/helpers/usqfs
tests/src/vfs/extfs/helpers-list/data/config.sh
mc-version.h
/ts-grammars-shared/
1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions acinclude.m4
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Expand Up @@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ m4_include([m4.include/mc-with-x.m4])
m4_include([m4.include/mc-use-termcap.m4])
m4_include([m4.include/mc-with-screen.m4])
m4_include([m4.include/mc-with-internal-edit.m4])
m4_include([m4.include/mc-with-tree-sitter.m4])
m4_include([m4.include/mc-subshell.m4])
m4_include([m4.include/mc-background.m4])
m4_include([m4.include/mc-ext2fs-attr.m4])
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Expand Up @@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ dnl that ar cannot be found and linking via libtool will fail at a later stage
AC_CHECK_TOOLS([AR], [ar gar])

AC_PROG_CC
AC_PROG_CXX
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Do we really need C++ compiler?

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Yes, this is needed for the SQL grammar which has a C++ scanner.


# AC_PROG_CC doesn't try enabling C99 in autoconf 2.69 and below, but
# AC_PROG_CC_C99 is deprecated in newer ones. In autoconf 2.70+ both
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AC_SUBST(LDFLAGS)
AC_SUBST(LIBS)

dnl ############################################################################
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Please move this to the separate m4-file.

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I have moved that to a separate m4 file.

dnl Syntax highlighting system selection
dnl ############################################################################

mc_WITH_TREE_SITTER

AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_NLS, [test x"$USE_NLS" = xyes])
AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_MAINTAINER_MODE, [test x"$USE_MAINTAINER_MODE" = xyes])
AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_SCREEN_SLANG, [test x"$with_screen" = xslang])
AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_INTERNAL_EDIT, [test x"$use_internal_edit" = xyes ])
AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_ASPELL, [test x"$enable_aspell" = xyes ])
AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_TREE_SITTER, [test x"$with_tree_sitter" = xyes])
AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_DIFF, [test -n "$use_diff"])
AM_CONDITIONAL(CONS_SAVER, [test -n "$cons_saver"])
dnl Clarify do we really need GModule
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lib/widget/Makefile

misc/syntax/Makefile
misc/syntax-ts/Makefile

doc/Makefile

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DIST_SUBDIRS = hints man hlp
SUBDIRS = hints man hlp

EXTRA_DIST = FAQ HACKING INSTALL
EXTRA_DIST = FAQ HACKING INSTALL TREE-SITTER
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