> On Jul 29, 2020, at 9:02 PM, Eric Blake <ebl...@redhat.com> wrote: > > On 7/29/20 7:30 PM, M.R.P. zensky wrote: >> Hello I am trying to define a simple macro with m4 but get error messages. >> Does m4 need other software or options set to function? > > Sorry, my mind reading skills are on the fritz today ;) > > Please show what you typed, and the exact message you got. Otherwise, we're > completely guessing as to what you did and why it triggered some unspecified > error. In all likelihood, the problem is not a bug in m4 but a > misunderstanding on your part about how to use it.
Is it the same problem described on bug-m4 the other day? https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-m4/2020-07/msg00007.html > From: "M.R.P. zensky" <wintermute2...@icloud.com> > Subject: Trouble with m4 on linux > Date: July 17, 2020 at 8:57:22 PM EDT > To: bug...@gnu.org > > Hello I am on linux. M4 is installed. I try to define a macro in M4 by typing > M4 —define (test,Hello) I just get the message “bash: syntax error near > unexpected token `(` Do I need to install or setup some other program than > m4 for it to work? What am I doing wrong? vq
