GNU `m4' is an implementation of the traditional UNIX macro processor. It is mostly SVR4 compatible, although it has some extensions (for example, handling more than 9 positional parameters to macros).
GNU `m4' is an implementation of the traditional UNIX macro processor. It is mostly SVR4 compatible, although it has some extensions (for example, handling more than 9 positional parameters to macros). `m4' also has builtin functions for including files, running
shell commands, doing arithmetic, etc. Autoconf needs GNU `m4' for generating `configure' scripts, but not for running them.
Project information
- Licence:
- GNU GPL v3
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main series is the current focus of development.
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m4 source package in Xenial
Version 1.4.17-5 uploaded -
m4 source package in Trusty
Version 1.4.17-2ubuntu1 uploaded -
m4 source package in Sid
Version 1.4.19-4 uploaded -
m4 source package in Precise
Version 1.4.16-2ubuntu1 uploaded -
m4 source package in Oneiric based series for Ubuntu LEB
Version 1.4.16-1 uploaded