First stab at a Vim syntax highlighter for Rust

src/etc/rust.vim

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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:     Rust
+" Maintainer:   Patrick Walton <pcwalton@mozilla.com>
+" Last Change:  2010 Oct 13
+
+" Quit when a syntax file was already loaded
+if !exists("main_syntax")
+  if version < 600
+    syntax clear
+  elseif exists("b:current_syntax")
+    finish
+  endif
+  " we define it here so that included files can test for it
+  let main_syntax='rust'
+endif
+
+syn keyword   rustKeyword     use meta syntax mutable native mod import export
+syn keyword   rustKeyword     let auto io state unsafe auth with bind type true
+syn keyword   rustKeyword     false any int uint float char bool u8 u16 u32 u64
+syn keyword   rustKeyword     f32 i8 i16 i32 i64 f64 rec tup tag vec str fn
+syn keyword   rustKeyword     iter obj as drop task port chan flush spawn if
+syn keyword   rustKeyword     else alt case in do while break cont fail log
+syn keyword   rustKeyword     note claim check prove for each ret put be
+
+syn region	  rustString		  start=+L\="+ skip=+\\\\\|\\"+ end=+"+
+
+syn region    rustComment     start="/\*" end="\*/"
+syn region    rustComment     start="//" skip="\\$" end="$" keepend
+
+hi def link rustString        String
+hi def link rustKeyword       Keyword
+hi def link rustComment       Comment
+
+let b:current_syntax = "rust"
+