[8741] in Athena Bugs
vax 7.3p: m4
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (tom palka)
Tue Dec 10 10:57:06 1991
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 91 10:56:53 -0500
To: bugs@Athena.MIT.EDU
Cc:
From: tom palka <tompalka@mit.edu>
Reply-To: tom palka <tompalka@mit.edu>
System name: copilot
Type and version: CVAXSTAR 7.3P
Display type: SM
What were you trying to do?
I was trying to run a file through it.
What's wrong:
m4 does not accept any command line arguments other that filenames.
That is consistent with the manual page (dated 1985), but pretty
useless.
What should have happened:
I have a configuration file that I run through m4 depending on what
platform I log in, and I like to type:
m4 -D`machtype` ~/.nawmrc.m4 > ~/.nawmrc
I should be able to specify -Darg on the command line, as I can on the
rios and on the decmips.
Please describe any relevant documentation references:
m4(1)
