Re: Trouble with m4 on linux

> On Jul 29, 2020, at 9:02 PM, Eric Blake <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> On 7/29/20 7:30 PM, M.R.P. zensky wrote:
>> Hello I am trying to define a simple macro with m4 but get error messages. Does m4 need other software or options set to function?
> 
> Sorry, my mind reading skills are on the fritz today ;)
> 
> Please show what you typed, and the exact message you got.  Otherwise, we're completely guessing as to what you did and why it triggered some unspecified error.  In all likelihood, the problem is not a bug in m4 but a misunderstanding on your part about how to use it.

Is it the same problem described on bug-m4 the other day?

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-m4/2020-07/msg00007.html

> From: "M.R.P. zensky" <[email protected]>
> Subject: Trouble with m4 on linux
> Date: July 17, 2020 at 8:57:22 PM EDT
> To: [email protected]
> 
> Hello I am on linux. M4 is installed. I try to define a macro in M4 by typing M4 —define (test,Hello)  I just get the message “bash: syntax error near unexpected token `(`   Do I need to install or setup some other program than m4 for it to work? What am I doing wrong?

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