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| M4 |
| Computer languages | C + |
|---|---|
| Documentation note | User reference manual available from http://www.gnu.org/software/m4/manual/m4.html |
| Full description | An implementation of the traditional UNIX … An implementation of the traditional UNIX macro processor in that it copies its input to the output, expanding macros as it goes. Macros are either built-in or user-defined and can take any number of arguments. M4 also has built-in functions for including named files, running shell commands, doing integer arithmetic, manipulating text in various ways, and recursions. It can also be used as either a front-end to a compiler or as a macro processor in its own right. It is often used to generate HTML as it can give a consistent look to pages. If GNU `m4' is meant to serve GNU `autoconf', beware that `m4' should be fully installed *prior to* configuring `autoconf' itself. *prior to* configuring `autoconf' itself. |
| Homepage URL | http://www.gnu.org/software/m4/m4.html + |
| Interface | command-line + |
| Is GNU | true + |
| Keywords | HTML + , Unix + , macros + , m4 + |
| Last review by | Janet Casey + |
| Last review date | 4 March 2010 + |
| License | GPLv3orlater + , GPLv2orlater + |
| License verified by | Kelly Hopkins + |
| License verified date | 31 August 2010 + |
| Name | m4 + |
| Real name | Akim Demaille + , Eric Blake + , Gary V. Vaughan + , Rene Seindal + , See the M4 THANKS file for a complete list: + |
| Resource URL | http://git.sv.gnu.org/cgit/m4.git + , mailto:bug-m4@gnu.org + , mailto:m4-announce@gnu.org + , mailto:m4-discuss@gnu.org + , gnu.announce + |
| Resource audience | Developer + , Bug Tracking + , Help + |
| Resource kind | VCS Repository Webview + , E-mail + , Newsgroup + |
| Revisionid | 13,789 + |
| Revisiontimestamp | 13 March 2012 14:02:17 + |
| Revisionuser | Jgay + |
| Role | Maintainer + , Contributor + |
| Short description | Macro processor + |
| Submitted by | Database conversion + |
| Submitted date | 1 April 2011 + |
| Text-creation | word-processing + |
| Use | text-creation + |
| User level | intermediate + |
| Version date | 31 August 2010 + |
| Version download | http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/m4/m4-1.4.15.tar.xz + |
| Version identifier | 1.4.15 + |
| Version status | stable + |
| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. | 25 May 2012 03:05:43 + |
| Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | Entry + |
| EmailThis property is a special property in this wiki. | akim@epita.fr + , eblake@redhat.com + , gvv@techie.com + , rene@seindal.dk + |
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