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Revision as of 11:37, 12 April 2011
m4
http://www.gnu.org/software/m4/m4.html
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.
Documentation
User reference manual available from http://www.gnu.org/software/m4/manual/m4.html
This is a GNU package
Download
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version 1.4.15
(stable)
released on 31 August 2010
Categories
Licensing
| License | Verified by | Verified on | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPLv3orlater | Kelly Hopkins | 31 August 2010 | |
| GPLv2orlater | Kelly Hopkins | 31 August 2010 |
Leaders and contributors
| Contact(s) | Role |
|---|---|
| See the M4 THANKS file for a complete list: | Contributor |
 Akim Demaille | Maintainer |
|
Eric Blake | Maintainer |
|
Gary V. Vaughan | Maintainer |
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Rene Seindal | Maintainer |
Resources and communication
| Audience | Resource type | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Help | Newsgroup | gnu.announce |
| Developer | VCS Repository Webview | http://git.sv.gnu.org/cgit/m4.git |
| Bug Tracking | mailto:bug-m4@gnu.org | |
| Help | mailto:m4-announce@gnu.org | |
| Developer | mailto:m4-discuss@gnu.org |
Software prerequisites
This entry (in part or in whole) was last reviewed on 4 March 2010.
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