Paul Eggert wrote: >>From: "David A. Holland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 01:28:51 +0100 (BST) >> >>(1) it's a canonical example of the principle that software is almost >>inevitably written using tools that are just not quite adequate for >>the job. autoconf is written in m4. This is a big liability. > > > You say poTAYto, I say poTAHto.
It's not quite that trivial an issue. m4 quoting is a bit of a bear. (Although I'm not sure the situation would really be improved in other languages. Has anyone thought through what the usability issues are with m4, and how they might be addressed?) - Dan
