Re: `m4' - what is it, can Win32 get it?

[Soren Andersen <soren at spmfoiler dot removethat dot wonderstorm dot com>]

Mumit Khan <khan@xraylith.wisc.edu> wrote in <81ufup$mfm$1@news.doit.wisc.edu>:

>From: khan@xraylith.wisc.edu (Mumit Khan)
>Newsgroups: gnu.gcc.help
>Subject: Re: `m4' - what is it, can Win32 get it?
>
>In article <81ud4f$ae5$2@nntp4.atl.mindspring.net>,
>Soren Andersen  <soren@spmfoiler.removethat.wonderstorm.com> wrote:
>>Believe it or not, a considerable amount of time was thrown into
>>searching the W3 for `m4' after repeatedly reading that it was needed
>>in docs for `configure' and particularly for 'autoconf'.
>>
>>What the heck IS m4 and where is it hiding; do I really need it to
>>program with gcc on WinNT and if so, how can I get it?

>m4 is a macro processor that comes with just about every Unix system out
>there. For WinNT, Cygwin comes with GNU m4

OK, thank you. Again ... I will mention that i looked for m4 on my local 
system, was convinced I didn't have it (i do) ... well, knowing that I do have 
it, will have to look for another reason why autoconf fails or isn't part of my 
setup ...

   Best,
     soren andersen


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