>>> "Bob" == Bob Rossi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Anyways, I ran into an m4 question that might be answered here. I have
> this
> m4_define([b4_yystate],[b4_push_if([(pv->yystate)],yystate)])
> and when I try to use b4_yystate() in this context
> ]b4_yyn()[ = yypact]b4_yystate()[;
You don't need the parens.
]b4_yyn[ = yypact]b4_yystate[;
> it works fine. However, I need the C array brackets in the output so
> however I try to write the line
> ]b4_yyn()[ = yypact[]b4_yystate()[];
> or countless other variations, I just can't get it.
The scanner provides some "bigraphs": you can use @{ and @} to stand
for [ and ] whatever is the current quotation level. They are
converted last, m4 never sees them as [ and ].
> look like
> yypack[yystate];
[EMAIL PROTECTED]@}
you might also want to
m4_define([b4_yypack],
[EMAIL PROTECTED]@}])
and
b4_yypack([b4_yystate])
