Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1998 18:06:04 +0100 From: Dom Mitchell <dom@phmit.demon.co.uk> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: bin/7457: unix macro in m4(1) bust Message-ID: <E0z2Id2-00023k-00@voodoo.pandhm.co.uk>
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>Number: 7457 >Category: bin >Synopsis: unix macro in m4(1) bust >Confidential: yes >Severity: serious >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Fri Jul 31 10:10:00 PDT 1998 >Last-Modified: >Originator: Dom Mitchell >Organization: Palmer & Harvey McLane Ltd. >Release: FreeBSD 2.2.7-STABLE i386 >Environment: FreeBSD voodoo.pandhm.co.uk 2.2.7-STABLE FreeBSD 2.2.7-STABLE #0: Fri Jul 24 02:15:59 BST 1998 root@voodoo.pandhm.co.uk:/usr/src/sys/compile/VOODOO i386 >Description: I'm trying to use the word `unix' in an m4 file that I'm writing, and I've found that the using the word "unix" fails badly, causing a syntax error. >How-To-Repeat: % echo unix | m4 m4: eval: major botch % It should behave like the other builtins and return NULL: % echo define | m4 % >Fix: None right now, I have to go home before I get shouted at by my S.O. :-) >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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