Hi Gabriele, On Wed, 18 Nov 2020 09:36:30 +0100 Gabriele <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 18/11/2020 9.14, Shlomi Fish wrote: > > I can recommend *against* using m4, which although part of the POSIX > > standard, is limited and vile in both syntax and behaviour. I have a page > > on my site with a roundup of similar text-processing tools and links > > including preprocessors, and template systems: > > > > https://www.shlomifish.org/open-source/resources/text-processing-tools/ > > Well as we're at it I can strongly recommend against GPP, which I see > listed first on that page. > > I haven't had experience with the linked logological.org version though, > it's not entirely impossible that they improved it a lot. > Thanks for the information. I should also note that the distinction between template systems and preprocessors is often blurred, similarly to the distinction between text editors and IDEs. I used to list m4 first in that section, but someone thought I somehow recommend or endorse it due to that. > Of course this has still nothing to do with what the thread author wanted > Right, I've only replied due to https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/386:_Duty_Calls . -- Shlomi Fish https://www.shlomifish.org/ https://youtu.be/GoEn1YfYTBM - Tiffany Alvord - “Fall Together” Every successful open source project will eventually spawn a sub‐project. — https://www.shlomifish.org/humour/fortunes/osp_rules.html Please reply to list if it's a mailing list post - https://shlom.in/reply . -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/20201119112958.0671447b%40telaviv1.shlomifish.org.
