Re: Trace Format files on AIX

[Kevin Rodgers]

Perry Smith wrote:
> Two questions, first the easy one:
>
> Does anyone have a 'font-lock-mode' for the trace format files that AIX 
> uses?
>
> Assuming the answer to that is no... Where should I start?

C-h f define-generic-mode
C-h f define-derived-mode

> I would like two basic things when I edit a trace format file.  One 
> would be to highlight and color various parts of the file like C mode 
> does in font-lock-mode.  But more importantly is a syntax check.  I have 
> a package called nxml that does this for xml things.  I'm not sure if 
> the two concepts are connected or not (I think not actually).

--
Kevin