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From: seindal@skinfaxe.diku.dk (Rene' Seindal)
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Subject: Re: m4 as macro processor (was Re: #pragma macro)
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martin@mwtech.UUCP (Martin Weitzel) writes:

> Before getting enthusiastic about "m4": Be prepared for some time
> to learn and to gather experience. It's sometimes hard to trace
> and understand how several nested macros get expanded, especially
> if arguments are involved.

The GNU m4 distribution from prep.ai.mit.edu contains a manual, that is
somewhat more detailed the normal reference manuals.

Rene' Seindal (seindal@diku.dk)