Re: Recording what we decided *not* to do, and why

[Steve Simmons]

On Fri, Aug 04, 2000 at 12:07:00PM -0400, John Porter wrote:

> I don't mind cpp too much; but I'd really like something much
> more powerful than cpp.  Hmm -- cpp++??

m4.

IMHO perl6 should continue the rich tradition of stealing from the best
rather than re-inventing an only marginally better wheel.  m4 is better
than cpp, and was intended to be a general macro package.  Are there
versions available which are not strongly unfettered by license issues?