Re: moving from m4

[Denis Barbier <nospam@thanx>]

On Thu, 27 May 1999, Xose Manoel Ramos wrote:

[...]
> This is WML Version 1.6.4 (23-03-1998)

I know WML since wml-1.6.7 so i don't know whether your problems are
related to this version. Of course, i could check the ChangeLog, but you
can too ;)
  http://www.engelschall.com/sw/wml/distrib/wml-SNAP/ChangeLog

[...]
> Well, in my current version, something strange happens. When I use
> the macros you wrote me, it leaves the code full of `m4_dnl'.
> 
> The problem comes from:
> 
>     m4_quotes()m4_dnl
>     m4_noquotes()m4_dnl
> 
> Something strange happens that make `gm4' to proper understand this
> macros. It leaves this result:
> 
>     m4_dnl
>     m4_dnl
> 
> Probably it is related with such macros (m4_quotes) and
> (m4_noquotes). They are not builtin macros. Where are they defined?

In wml-1.6.8, they are defined in the wml perl script. You can find a
new definition at
http://www.engelschall.com/sw/wml/distrib/wml-SNAP/wml_include/sys/bootgm4.src

But please, don't mix versions, or you could have strange results.

Denis

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