every time i load vim (5.3, the latest .deb package) some of the contents of the /usr/share/vim/syntax/ directory are printed to stdout:
SpecialKey term=bold ctermfg=9 guifg=Cyan NonText term=bold ctermfg=9 gui=bold guifg=Blue Directory term=bold ctermfg=11 guifg=Cyan ErrorMsg term=standout ctermfg=15 ctermbg=4 guifg=White guibg=Red IncSearch term=reverse cterm=reverse gui=reverse Search term=reverse ctermfg=0 ctermbg=14 guifg=Black guibg=Yellow MoreMsg term=bold ctermfg=10 gui=bold guifg=SeaGreen ModeMsg term=bold cterm=bold gui=bold LineNr term=underline ctermfg=14 guifg=Yellow Question term=standout ctermfg=10 gui=bold guifg=Green StatusLine term=bold,reverse cterm=bold,reverse gui=bold,reverse [more like this] this is obviously quite irritating. is it likely to be something i've done or it a known bug? tia, -- alisdair mcdiarmid [i won't tear again i won't breathe in the shards of what is left]