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GNU `m4' is an implementation of the traditional UNIX macro
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processor. It is mostly SVR4 compatible, although it has some
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extensions (for example, handling more than 9 positional parameters to
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macros). `m4' also has builtin functions for including files, running
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shell commands, doing arithmetic, etc. Autoconf needs GNU `m4' for
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generating `configure' scripts, but not for running them.
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GNU `m4' was originally written by Rene Seindal, with subsequent
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changes by Franc,ois Pinard and other volunteers on the Internet. All
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names and email addresses can be found in the file `THANKS' from the
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GNU `m4' distribution.
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This is release 1.3. It is now to be considered stable, future
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releases are only meant to fix bugs, increase speed, or improve
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documentation. However...
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An experimental feature, which would improve `m4' usefulness, allows
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for changing the syntax for what is a "word" in `m4'. You should use:
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./configure --enable-changeword
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if you want this feature compiled in. The current implementation slows
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down `m4' considerably and is hardly acceptable. So, it might go away,
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do not count on it yet.
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