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|Name=GNU M4
 
|Short description=Macro processor
 
|Short description=Macro processor
|Full description=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.
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|Full description='''M4''' is an implementation of the M4 macro language, which features some extensions over other implementations, some of which are required by [[GNU Autoconf]]. It is used as a macro processor, which means it processes text, expanding macros as it encounters them. It also has some built-in functions, for example to run shell commands or to do arithmetic.
|User level=intermediate
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|Homepage URL=https://www.gnu.org/s/m4/
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|User level=advanced
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|VCS checkout command=git clone git://git.sv.gnu.org/m4.git
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|Computer languages=C
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|Documentation note=User reference manual available from http://www.gnu.org/software/m4/manual/m4.html
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|Related projects=autoconf
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|Keywords=HTML,Unix,macros,m4
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|Version identifier=1.4.18
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|Version date=2016/12/31
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|Version status=stable
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|Version download=https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/m4/m4-1.4.18.tar.xz
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|Last review by=Genium
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|Last review date=2017/01/30
 
|Submitted by=Database conversion
 
|Submitted by=Database conversion
 
|Submitted date=2011-04-01
 
|Submitted date=2011-04-01
|Version identifier=1.4.14
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|Status=
|Version date=2010-02-25
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|Is GNU=Yes
|Version status=stable
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|GNU package identifier=m4
|Version download=http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/m4/m4-1.4.14.tar.bz2
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|License verified date=2010-08-31
|License verified date=2010-03-01
 
|Version comment=
 
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|Interface=command-line
 
 
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{{Project license
 
{{Project license
 
|License=GPLv3orlater
 
|License=GPLv3orlater
 
|License verified by=Kelly Hopkins
 
|License verified by=Kelly Hopkins
|License verified date=2010-03-01
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|License verified date=2010-08-31
 
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{{Project license
 
|License=GPLv2orlater
 
|License=GPLv2orlater
 
|License verified by=Kelly Hopkins
 
|License verified by=Kelly Hopkins
|License verified date=2010-03-01
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|License verified date=2010-08-31
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{{Person
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|Real name=Gary V. Vaughan
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|Role=Maintainer
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|Email=gary@gnu.org
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|Resource URL=
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{{Person
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|Real name=Eric Blake
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|Role=Maintainer
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|Email=ebb9@byu.net
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|Resource URL=
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{{Person
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|Real name=See the M4 AUTHORS file for a complete list:
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|Role=Contributor
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|Resource URL=
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|Resource audience=Developer
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|Resource kind=Homepage
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|Resource URL=https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/m4/
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|Resource audience=Developer
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|Resource kind=VCS Repository Webview
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|Resource URL=http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/m4.git
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|Resource kind=Download
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|Resource URL=http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/m4/
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|Resource audience=Bug Tracking
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|Resource kind=E-mail
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|Resource URL=mailto:bug-m4@gnu.org
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|Resource audience=Help
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|Resource kind=E-mail
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|Resource URL=mailto:m4-announce@gnu.org
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|Resource audience=Developer
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|Resource URL=mailto:m4-discuss@gnu.org
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|Resource kind=Newsgroup
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|Resource URL=gnu.announce
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|Resource audience=Guix
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|Resource audience=Debian
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|Resource URL=https://packages.debian.org/jessie/m4
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|Resource audience=Gentoo
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|Resource URL=https://packages.gentoo.org/packages/sys-devel/m4
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|Resource audience=FreeBSD
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|Resource kind=Homepage
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|Resource URL=https://www.freshports.org/devel/m4/
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|Resource audience=NetBSD
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|Resource kind=Homepage
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|Resource URL=http://pkgsrc.se/devel/m4
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|Resource audience=EmacsWiki
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|Resource URL=https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/AutoconfMode
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|Interface=command-line
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|Text-creation=word-processing
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Revision as of 05:41, 30 January 2017


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GNU M4

https://www.gnu.org/software/m4/
Macro processor.

M4 is an implementation of the M4 macro language, which features some extensions over other implementations, some of which are required by GNU Autoconf. It is used as a macro processor, which means it processes text, expanding macros as it encounters them. It also has some built-in functions, for example to run shell commands or to do arithmetic.





Licensing

License

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Kelly Hopkins

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Kelly Hopkins

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Leaders and contributors

Contact(s)Role
Eric Blake Maintainer
Gary V. Vaughan Maintainer


Resources and communication

AudienceResource typeURI
Generalhttps://savannah.gnu.org/people/
Savannah (Ref)https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/m4/
VCS Repository Webviewhttps://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/m4.git/
Mailing Listhttps://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/m4-commit/
Downloadhttps://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/m4/
Mailing Listhttps://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/m4-patches/
Debian (Ref)https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/m4
Downloadhttps://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/m4/
Mailing Listhttps://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-m4/
Mailing Listhttps://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/m4-discuss/
Mailing Listhttps://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-system-discuss/
Mailing Listhttps://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/m4-announce/
Generalhttps://translationproject.org/domain/m4.html


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