M4-1.4.20

The M4 package contains a macro processor.

Approximate build time: 0.4 SBU
Required disk space: 60 MB
SHA256 Checksum: e236ea3a1ccf5f6c270b1c4bb60726f371fa49459a8eaaebc90b216b328daf2b

Installation of M4

Prepare M4 for compilation:

./configure --prefix=/usr

Compile the package:

make

To test the results, issue:

make check

Install the package:

make install

Contents of M4

Installed program: m4

Short Descriptions

m4

Copies the given files while expanding the macros that they contain. These macros are either built-in or user-defined and can take any number of arguments. Besides performing macro expansion, m4 has built-in functions for including named files, running Unix commands, performing integer arithmetic, manipulating text, recursion, etc. The m4 program can be used either as a front end to a compiler or as a macro processor in its own right