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 M4-&m4-version; M4 <para>The M4 package contains a macro processor.</para> <segmentedlist> <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle> <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle> <seglistitem> <seg>&m4-ch6-sbu;</seg> <seg>&m4-ch6-du;</seg> </seglistitem> </segmentedlist> </sect2> <sect2 role="installation"> <title>Installation of M4 Prepare M4 for compilation: ./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-threads Compile the package: make To test the results, issue: make check Install the package: make install Contents of M4 Installed program m4 Short Descriptions m4 copies the given files while expanding the macros that they contain. These macros are either built-in or user-defined and can take any number of arguments. Besides performing macro expansion, m4 has built-in functions for including named files, running Unix commands, performing integer arithmetic, manipulating text, recursion, etc. The m4 program can be used either as a front-end to a compiler or as a macro processor in its own right. m4