SUPPER stropping highlighting on vscode/codium

[Pietro Monteiro]

On Wed, May 6, 2026, at 5:47 AM, Jose E. Marchesi wrote:
>> On Tue, May 5, 2026, at 4:18 AM, Jose E. Marchesi wrote:
>>>> The code is here: https://codeberg.org/sleepy4727/supper-algol-68
>>>
>>> Nice!
>>>
>>> I pinged marc in the #gcc channel, to see if that could be used in
>>> Compiler Explorer to highlight the Algol 68 code there.  I seem to
>>> recall they use the same or a similar format..
>>
>> Cool, now we need a small logo for the languages dropdown on CE.
>>
>>>> Publishing vscode extensions seems to be a pain so I added the .vsix package to the repo.
>>>> You can download it and install it, or run it from the repo, or `npm
>>>> install -g @vscode/vsce` and re-package it.
>>>>
>>>> It does very basic syntax highlight using regular expressions. I also
>>>> added a few snippets just for fun.
>>>> I tested it on vscodium and i appreciate feedback from vscode/codium users.
>>>
>>> Should I link the codeberg above from algol68-lang.org?
>>
>> Yes, Hopefully this helps more people use the language.
>
> This is now done.

Thanks. I'll add a screenshot to the readme soonish.

The syntax highlighting is also live in compiler explorer: https://godbolt.org/z/84bPbbexa

Multiline and nested comments are broken, but thanks to the help of Iain Buclaw,
maintainer of the D frontend, I posted a fix for it. Hopefully it will be live soon.

pietro