syntax highlight (.tmLanguage) in Sublime Text 3 for packages

Question

I work on this plugin

Syntax highlight does not work with Sublime Text 3 when plugin is installed using package control.

Error loading syntax file "Sublime Text 3/Installed Packages/robot.tmLanguage": Unable to open Sublime Text 3/Installed Packages/robot.tmLanguage

The plugin is under Installed Packcages/Robot Framework Assistant.sublime-package, the file 'robot.tmLanguage' in inside Robot Framework Assistant.sublime-package archive.

Here is how I set paths https://github.com/andriyko/sublime-robot-framework-assistant/blob/master/rfassistant/init.py

My question is similar to this thread, but in my case the plugin is installed as archive(.sublime-package) not folder with with files.

1. I am not sure that my path settings mentioned above are correct in python3.

2. How can I refer to tmLanguage file that is inside .sublime-package file?

3. Where should I put that file? It is totally confusing why does it work on Sublime Text 2 and Sublime Text 3(when installed into dir from github) but does not work when installed via Package Control.

So, how do I set path to tmLanguage file and where should I store it. Just want to clarify, that it works fine when plugin is installed from github zip file(because I put it's content into RobotFrameworkAssistant folder under Packages directory). It does not work when plugin is installed via Package Control.

Answer 1

Quick summary of my manual solution of adding custom .tmLanguage files based on others' suggestions:

1. Put the myLang.tmLanguage file into a folder with your desired syntax name.
2. Zip the folder so that it's named myLang.zip
3. Rename the zip archive to myLang.sublime-package
4. Put the myLang.sublime-package into the Sublime 3 packages folder. It will now appear in the sublime syntax highlighting menu.

Based on ST3 docs, I can't seem to find an alternative to this manual method right now, but it will work.

Package control will likely do everything you need behind the scene