============  working code ================
> more pushdef_org.m4
x
pushdef(x,0)
x

> m4  pushdef_org.m4
x

0

============== faulty code ================
> more pushdef_backslash.m4
changesyntax(`@\')
x
\pushdef(x,0)
x

> m4 pushdef_backslash.m4

x

x

=============== tested on version 1.4o ===========
> m4 --version
GNU m4 1.4o


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