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Re: Handling of single-quoted comma [was: m4_defn overhead]
From: |
Ralf Wildenhues |
Subject: |
Re: Handling of single-quoted comma [was: m4_defn overhead] |
Date: |
Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:55:42 +0200 |
User-agent: |
Mutt/1.5.16 (2007-10-11) |
Hi Eric,
* Eric Blake wrote on Fri, Oct 19, 2007 at 02:44:05PM CEST:
[...]
> @@ -17369,7 +17375,8 @@ Since it is not expanded, it should not be double
> quoted.
>
> The @code{AS_HELP_STRING} macro is particularly helpful when the
> @var{left-hand-side} and/or @var{right-hand-side} are composed of macro
> -arguments, as shown in the following example.
> +arguments, as shown in the following example. Be aware that
> address@hidden may not contain unbalanced quotes or parenthesis.
s/parenthesis/parentheses/
> @@ -19938,7 +19945,8 @@ isolation.
> This macro starts a group of related tests, all to be executed in the
> same subshell. It accepts a single argument, which holds a few words
> (no more than about 30 or 40 characters) quickly describing the purpose
> -of the test group being started.
> +of the test group being started. @var{test-group-name} must not contain
> +unbalanced quotes or parenthesis.
Likewise.
> --- a/lib/m4sugar/m4sugar.m4
> +++ b/lib/m4sugar/m4sugar.m4
> @@ -675,6 +675,10 @@ m4_define([m4_echo], address@hidden)
> # m4_expand([active, active2])
> # => ACT,IVE, ACT, IVE
> #
> +# Unfortunately, due to limitations in m4, ARG must contain balanced quotes
> +# (use quadrigraphs) and balanced parenthesis (use creative shell comments
Likewise.
> +# when writing shell case statements).
> +#
Cheers,
Ralf
- Re: m4_defn overhead, (continued)
- Re: m4_defn overhead, Eric Blake, 2007/10/11
- Re: m4_defn overhead, Ralf Wildenhues, 2007/10/12
- Re: m4_defn overhead, Eric Blake, 2007/10/12
- Handling of single-quoted comma [was: m4_defn overhead], Eric Blake, 2007/10/15
- Re: Handling of single-quoted comma [was: m4_defn overhead], Ralf Wildenhues, 2007/10/16
- Re: Handling of single-quoted comma [was: m4_defn overhead], Eric Blake, 2007/10/16
- Re: Handling of single-quoted comma [was: m4_defn overhead], Eric Blake, 2007/10/19
- Re: Handling of single-quoted comma [was: m4_defn overhead],
Ralf Wildenhues <=
- Re: Handling of single-quoted comma [was: m4_defn overhead], Eric Blake, 2007/10/19
- Re: Handling of single-quoted comma [was: m4_defn overhead], Eric Blake, 2007/10/23
- Re: Handling of single-quoted comma [was: m4_defn overhead], Paolo Bonzini, 2007/10/24