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From: rossc@metro.oz (Ross Cartlidge)
Newsgroups: comp.bugs.4bsd
Subject: Re: m4 doesn't see macros after sharp signs
Message-ID: <387@metro.oz>
Date: Sun, 17-May-87 00:17:14 EDT
Article-I.D.: metro.387
Posted: Sun May 17 00:17:14 1987
Date-Received: Tue, 19-May-87 01:19:30 EDT
References: <3780@oddjob.UChicago.EDU>
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In article <3780@oddjob.UChicago.EDU> matt@oddjob.uchicago.edu (I am not a Grook) writes:
>Description:
>	Any macros that come after a sharp-sign (#) are not
>	expanded.
>Repeat-By:

By default everything from a # to the end of line is treated as
a m4 comment as is left unprocessed.
See "changecom" in m4(1) SysV.