Re: M4 output file (-o)generation

2013-09-12 Thread Eric Blake
On 09/11/2013 11:02 PM, Raman K wrote: > Hi, > i am working on m4 in windows ,please let me know how to generate the > output files in m4 latest version without redirection '>'. Sorry, but right now, output to a specific file is only possible via redirection. -- Eric Blake eblake redhat

Re: Command line options corresponding to changequote and changecom

2013-09-12 Thread Eric Blake
On 09/11/2013 05:58 AM, Niels Möller wrote: > Hi, > > I think it would be nice if GNU m4 had some command line options > corresponding to changecom and changequote (there's already an option, > -w, for the experimental changeword feature). Actually, it's -W; and since changeword will eventually b

Re: Command line options corresponding to changequote and changecom

2013-09-12 Thread Niels Möller
Eric Blake writes: >On 09/11/2013 05:58 AM, Niels Möller wrote: >> Or generalizing this, a way to pass an arbitrary input fragment directly >> on the command line would be nice too. Say, >> >> m4 -e "changecom(`;')" file.s > > In earlier versions of m4, 'm4 -e' did what 'm4 -i' does in other