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+" Vim syntastic plugin
+" Language:     Rust
+" Maintainer:   Innerand  <innerand@nxa.at>
+"
+" Adapted version of the rustc plugin by Andrew Gallant
+"
+" See for details on how to add an external Syntastic checker:
+" https://github.com/scrooloose/syntastic/wiki/Syntax-Checker-Guide#external
+"
+
+if exists("g:loaded_syntastic_rust_cargo_checker")
+    finish
+endif
+let g:loaded_syntastic_rust_cargo_checker = 1
+
+let s:save_cpo = &cpo
+set cpo&vim
+
+function! SyntaxCheckers_rust_cargo_GetLocList() dict
+    let makeprg = self.makeprgBuild({
+             \ 'args': 'check',
+             \ 'fname': '' })
+
+    " Old errorformat (before nightly 2016/08/10)
+    let errorformat  =
+        \ '%E%f:%l:%c: %\d%#:%\d%# %.%\{-}error:%.%\{-} %m,'   .
+        \ '%W%f:%l:%c: %\d%#:%\d%# %.%\{-}warning:%.%\{-} %m,' .
+        \ '%C%f:%l %m'
+
+    " New errorformat (after nightly 2016/08/10)
+    let errorformat  .=
+        \ ',' .
+        \ '%-G,' .
+        \ '%-Gerror: aborting %.%#,' .
+        \ '%-Gerror: Could not compile %.%#,' .
+        \ '%Eerror: %m,' .
+        \ '%Eerror[E%n]: %m,' .
+        \ '%-Gwarning: the option `Z` is unstable %.%#,' .
+        \ '%Wwarning: %m,' .
+        \ '%Inote: %m,' .
+        \ '%C %#--> %f:%l:%c'
+
+    return SyntasticMake({
+        \ 'makeprg': makeprg,
+        \ 'errorformat': errorformat })
+endfunction
+
+call g:SyntasticRegistry.CreateAndRegisterChecker({
+    \ 'filetype': 'rust',
+    \ 'name': 'cargo'})
+
+let &cpo = s:save_cpo
+unlet s:save_cpo