adding completion file for zsh

adding completion file for zsh

[Andrei A. Voropaev]

Hi!

Please direct me to some document that describes in plain words how to
add new completion file for use by zsh.

I have obtained _darcs from darcs website (yes I know newer version of
zsh has it bundled) and wanted to add it to the zsh 4.2.1 that I use. So
I've copied it to /usr/share/zsh/site-functions/

I know that zsh has found the file. First time I've messed up the
permissions so zsh complained that it can't open it :) But I still don't
have the completion. Yes, I have completion for all kinds of stuff and
where I use new zsh I also have it working for darcs.

Do I need something else to do? Or the file I got is simply incompatible
with 4.2.1 completion system?

Sorry, probably I could have figured out myself by digging in
documentation, but I really hope for quick answer here :)

Thank you

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Re: adding completion file for zsh

[Artur Penttinen]

>Hi!
>
>Please direct me to some document that describes in plain words how to
>add new completion file for use by zsh.
>
>I have obtained _darcs from darcs website (yes I know newer version of
>zsh has it bundled) and wanted to add it to the zsh 4.2.1 that I use. So
>I've copied it to /usr/share/zsh/site-functions/
>
>I know that zsh has found the file. First time I've messed up the
>permissions so zsh complained that it can't open it :) But I still don't
>have the completion. Yes, I have completion for all kinds of stuff and
>where I use new zsh I also have it working for darcs.
>
>Do I need something else to do? Or the file I got is simply incompatible
>with 4.2.1 completion system?
>
>Sorry, probably I could have figured out myself by digging in
>documentation, but I really hope for quick answer here :)

  http://www.linux-mag.com/2002-07/power_01.html

-- 
wbw, artur

Re: adding completion file for zsh

[Andrei A. Voropaev]

On Fri, Oct 28, 2005 at 12:09:07PM +0400, Artur Penttinen wrote:
> >Hi!
> >
> >Please direct me to some document that describes in plain words how to
> >add new completion file for use by zsh.
> >
> >I have obtained _darcs from darcs website (yes I know newer version of
> >zsh has it bundled) and wanted to add it to the zsh 4.2.1 that I use. So
> >I've copied it to /usr/share/zsh/site-functions/
[...]
> 
>   http://www.linux-mag.com/2002-07/power_01.html

Hm. Interestingly enough, when I put the function into
/usr/share/zsh/site-functions/ then it does not get used. When I put it
into /usr/share/zsh/4.2.1/functions, then it becomes available.

When I do echo $FPATH both of the directories are present there. Why
completion system doesn't see the file in site-functions?

-- 
Minds, like parachutes, function best when open

Re: adding completion file for zsh

[Peter Stephenson]

"Andrei A. Voropaev" wrote:
> Hm. Interestingly enough, when I put the function into
> /usr/share/zsh/site-functions/ then it does not get used. When I put it
> into /usr/share/zsh/4.2.1/functions, then it becomes available.
> 
> When I do echo $FPATH both of the directories are present there. Why
> completion system doesn't see the file in site-functions?

Is the owner of site-functions different, or does it have general
write permissions?  I haven't checked the details, but compinit does
some basic checking of this.

pws


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Re: adding completion file for zsh

[Andrei A. Voropaev]

On Fri, Oct 28, 2005 at 11:38:15AM +0100, Peter Stephenson wrote:
> "Andrei A. Voropaev" wrote:
> > Hm. Interestingly enough, when I put the function into
> > /usr/share/zsh/site-functions/ then it does not get used. When I put it
> > into /usr/share/zsh/4.2.1/functions, then it becomes available.
> > 
> > When I do echo $FPATH both of the directories are present there. Why
> > completion system doesn't see the file in site-functions?
> 
> Is the owner of site-functions different, or does it have general
> write permissions?  I haven't checked the details, but compinit does
> some basic checking of this.

In my case site-functions is owned by root:root and permissions are 0755
exactly the same as permissions for 4.2.1/functions. Maybe the file in
site-functions has to have executable permission?

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