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+"============================================================================
+"File:        xslt.vim
+"Description: Syntax checking plugin for syntastic.vim
+"Maintainer:  Sebastian Kusnier <sebastian at kusnier dot net>
+"License:     This program is free software. It comes without any warranty,
+"             to the extent permitted by applicable law. You can redistribute
+"             it and/or modify it under the terms of the Do What The Fuck You
+"             Want To Public License, Version 2, as published by Sam Hocevar.
+"             See http://sam.zoy.org/wtfpl/COPYING for more details.
+"
+"============================================================================
+if exists("loaded_xslt_syntax_checker")
+    finish
+endif
+let loaded_xslt_syntax_checker = 1
+
+"bail if the user doesnt have tidy or grep installed
+if !executable("xmllint")
+    finish
+endif
+
+function! SyntaxCheckers_xslt_GetLocList()
+
+    let makeprg="xmllint --xinclude --noout --postvalid %"
+    let errorformat='%E%f:%l:\ error\ :\ %m,
+        \%-G%f:%l:\ validity\ error\ :\ Validation\ failed:\ no\ DTD\ found\ %m,
+        \%W%f:%l:\ warning\ :\ %m,
+        \%W%f:%l:\ validity\ warning\ :\ %m,
+        \%E%f:%l:\ validity\ error\ :\ %m,
+        \%E%f:%l:\ parser\ error\ :\ %m,
+        \%E%f:%l:\ namespace\ error\ :\ %m,
+        \%E%f:%l:\ %m,
+        \%-Z%p^,
+        \%-G%.%#'
+    let loclist = SyntasticMake({ 'makeprg': makeprg, 'errorformat': errorformat })
+
+    return loclist
+endfunction