Package: m4 (1.4.19-4)

macro processing language

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.

Tags: Software Development: Interpreter, Implemented in: C, User Interface: interface::commandline, role::program, Scope: Utility, Application Suite: GNU

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