Re: Trouble with m4 on linux

[Lawrence Velázquez]

> On Jul 29, 2020, at 9:02 PM, Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com> 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" <wintermute24x7@icloud.com>
> Subject: Trouble with m4 on linux
> Date: July 17, 2020 at 8:57:22 PM EDT
> To: bug-m4@gnu.org
> 
> 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?

vq