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author | zuntum <zuntum@pkgsrc.org> | 2001-11-01 00:57:41 +0000 |
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committer | zuntum <zuntum@pkgsrc.org> | 2001-11-01 00:57:41 +0000 |
commit | c72c1cf5f95cbe537b005028f1743cddb16ef203 (patch) | |
tree | 93b6296152ccfbaa88b43de043b2d69ce6e63fc5 /devel/m4/DESCR | |
parent | 37637e483f1bf6574e9306aebbd013bb63d888d6 (diff) | |
download | pkgsrc-c72c1cf5f95cbe537b005028f1743cddb16ef203.tar.gz |
Move pkg/ files into package's toplevel directory
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diff --git a/devel/m4/DESCR b/devel/m4/DESCR new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..27905ee9d0a --- /dev/null +++ b/devel/m4/DESCR @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ + 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. + + GNU `m4' was originally written by Rene Seindal, with subsequent +changes by Franc,ois Pinard and other volunteers on the Internet. All +names and email addresses can be found in the file `THANKS' from the +GNU `m4' distribution. + + This is release 1.4. It is now to be considered stable, future +releases are only meant to fix bugs, increase speed, or improve +documentation. However... + + An experimental feature, which would improve `m4' usefulness, allows +for changing the syntax for what is a "word" in `m4'. You should use: + ./configure --enable-changeword + +if you want this feature compiled in. The current implementation slows +down `m4' considerably and is hardly acceptable. So, it might go away, +do not count on it yet. |