Package: m4 (1.4.8-2)

a macro processing language

GNU `m4' is an implementation of the traditional UNIX macro processor. It is mostly SVR4 compatible, although it has some extensions (for example, handling more than 9 positional parameters to macros). `m4' also has builtin functions for including files, running shell commands, doing arithmetic, etc. Autoconf needs GNU `m4' for generating `configure' scripts, but not for running them.

Tags: Software Development: Interpreter, User Interface: Command Line, Role: Program, Scope: Utility, Application Suite: GNU