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# Set the quotes, whatever the current quoting system.
changequote()
changequote([, ])
# Some old m4's don't support m4exit. But they provide
# equivalent functionality by core dumping because of the
# long macros we define.
ifdef([__gnu__], ,
[errprint(M4sugar requires GNU M4. Install it before installing M4sugar or
set the M4 environment variable to its absolute file name.)
m4exit(2)])
## ------------------------------- ##
## 1. Simulate --prefix-builtins. ##
## ------------------------------- ##
# m4_define
# m4_defn
# m4_undefine
define([m4_define], defn([define]))
define([m4_defn], defn([defn]))
define([m4_undefine], defn([undefine]))
m4_undefine([define])
m4_undefine([defn])
m4_undefine([undefine])
# m4_copy(SRC, DST)
# -----------------
# Define DST as the definition of SRC.
# What's the difference between:
# 1. m4_copy([from], [to])
# 2. m4_define([to], [from($@)])
# Well, obviously 1 is more expensive in space. Maybe 2 is more expensive
# in time, but because of the space cost of 1, it's not that obvious.
# Nevertheless, one huge difference is the handling of `$0'. If `from'
# uses `$0', then with 1, `to''s `$0' is `to', while it is `from' in 2.
# The user would certainly prefer to see `to'.
m4_define([m4_copy],
[m4_define([$2], m4_defn([$1]))])
# m4_rename(SRC, DST)
# -------------------
# Rename the macro SRC to DST.
m4_define([m4_rename],
[m4_copy([$1], [$2])m4_undefine([$1])])
# m4_rename_m4(MACRO-NAME)
# ------------------------
# Rename MACRO-NAME to m4_MACRO-NAME.
m4_define([m4_rename_m4],
[m4_rename([$1], [m4_$1])])
# m4_copy_unm4(m4_MACRO-NAME)
# ---------------------------
# Copy m4_MACRO-NAME to MACRO-NAME.
m4_define([m4_copy_unm4],
[m4_copy([$1], m4_bpatsubst([$1], [^m4_\(.*\)], [[\1]]))])
# Some m4 internals have names colliding with tokens we might use.
# Rename them a` la `m4 --prefix-builtins'. Conditionals first, since
# some subsequent renames are conditional.
m4_rename_m4([ifdef])
m4_rename([ifelse], [m4_if])
m4_rename_m4([builtin])
m4_rename_m4([changecom])
m4_rename_m4([changequote])
m4_ifdef([changeword],dnl conditionally available in 1.4.x
[m4_undefine([changeword])])
m4_rename_m4([debugfile])
m4_rename_m4([debugmode])
m4_rename_m4([decr])
m4_undefine([divert])
m4_rename_m4([divnum])
m4_rename_m4([dumpdef])
m4_rename_m4([errprint])
m4_rename_m4([esyscmd])
m4_rename_m4([eval])
m4_rename_m4([format])
m4_undefine([include])
m4_rename_m4([incr])
m4_rename_m4([index])
m4_rename_m4([indir])
m4_rename_m4([len])
m4_rename([m4exit], [m4_exit])
m4_undefine([m4wrap])
m4_ifdef([mkstemp],dnl added in M4 1.4.8
[m4_rename_m4([mkstemp])
m4_copy([m4_mkstemp], [m4_maketemp])
m4_undefine([maketemp])],
[m4_rename_m4([maketemp])
m4_copy([m4_maketemp], [m4_mkstemp])])
m4_rename([patsubst], [m4_bpatsubst])
m4_rename_m4([popdef])
m4_rename_m4([pushdef])
m4_rename([regexp], [m4_bregexp])
m4_rename_m4([shift])
m4_undefine([sinclude])
m4_rename_m4([substr])
m4_ifdef([symbols],dnl present only in alpha-quality 1.4o
[m4_rename_m4([symbols])])
m4_rename_m4([syscmd])
m4_rename_m4([sysval])
m4_rename_m4([traceoff])
m4_rename_m4([traceon])
m4_rename_m4([translit])
m4_undefine([undivert])
## ------------------- ##
## 2. Error messages. ##
## ------------------- ##
# m4_location
# -----------
m4_define([m4_location],
[__file__:__line__])
# m4_errprintn(MSG)
# -----------------
# Same as `errprint', but with the missing end of line.
m4_define([m4_errprintn],
[m4_errprint([$1
])])
# m4_warning(MSG)
# ---------------
# Warn the user.
m4_define([m4_warning],
[m4_errprintn(m4_location[: warning: $1])])
# m4_fatal(MSG, [EXIT-STATUS])
# ----------------------------
# Fatal the user. :)
m4_define([m4_fatal],
[m4_errprintn(m4_location[: error: $1])dnl
m4_expansion_stack_dump()dnl
m4_exit(m4_if([$2],, 1, [$2]))])
# m4_assert(EXPRESSION, [EXIT-STATUS = 1])
# ----------------------------------------
# This macro ensures that EXPRESSION evaluates to true, and exits if
# EXPRESSION evaluates to false.
m4_define([m4_assert],
[m4_if(m4_eval([$1]), 0,
[m4_fatal([assert failed: $1], [$2])])])
## ------------- ##
## 3. Warnings. ##
## ------------- ##
# _m4_warn(CATEGORY, MESSAGE, STACK-TRACE)
# ----------------------------------------
# Report a MESSAGE to the user if the CATEGORY of warnings is enabled.
# This is for traces only.
# The STACK-TRACE is a \n-separated list of "LOCATION: MESSAGE".
#
# Within m4, the macro is a no-op. This macro really matters
# when autom4te post-processes the trace output.
m4_define([_m4_warn], [])
# m4_warn(CATEGORY, MESSAGE)
# --------------------------
# Report a MESSAGE to the user if the CATEGORY of warnings is enabled.
m4_define([m4_warn],
[_m4_warn([$1], [$2],
m4_ifdef([m4_expansion_stack],
[_m4_defn([m4_expansion_stack])
m4_location[: the top level]]))dnl
])
## ------------------- ##
## 4. File inclusion. ##
## ------------------- ##
# We also want to neutralize include (and sinclude for symmetry),
# but we want to extend them slightly: warn when a file is included
# several times. This is, in general, a dangerous operation, because
# too many people forget to quote the first argument of m4_define.
#
# For instance in the following case:
# m4_define(foo, [bar])
# then a second reading will turn into
# m4_define(bar, [bar])
# which is certainly not what was meant.
# m4_include_unique(FILE)
# -----------------------
# Declare that the FILE was loading; and warn if it has already
# been included.
m4_define([m4_include_unique],
[m4_ifdef([m4_include($1)],
[m4_warn([syntax], [file `$1' included several times])])dnl
m4_define([m4_include($1)])])
# m4_include(FILE)
# ----------------
# Like the builtin include, but warns against multiple inclusions.
m4_define([m4_include],
[m4_include_unique([$1])dnl
m4_builtin([include], [$1])])
# m4_sinclude(FILE)
# -----------------
# Like the builtin sinclude, but warns against multiple inclusions.
m4_define([m4_sinclude],
[m4_include_unique([$1])dnl
m4_builtin([sinclude], [$1])])
## ------------------------------------ ##
## 5. Additional branching constructs. ##
## ------------------------------------ ##
# Both `m4_ifval' and `m4_ifset' tests against the empty string. The
# difference is that `m4_ifset' is specialized on macros.
#
# In case of arguments of macros, eg. $1, it makes little difference.
# In the case of a macro `FOO', you don't want to check `m4_ifval(FOO,
# TRUE)', because if `FOO' expands with commas, there is a shifting of
# the arguments. So you want to run `m4_ifval([FOO])', but then you just
# compare the *string* `FOO' against `', which, of course fails.
#
# So you want the variation `m4_ifset' that expects a macro name as $1.
# If this macro is both defined and defined to a non empty value, then
# it runs TRUE, etc.
# m4_ifval(COND, [IF-TRUE], [IF-FALSE])
# -------------------------------------
# If COND is not the empty string, expand IF-TRUE, otherwise IF-FALSE.
# Comparable to m4_ifdef.
m4_define([m4_ifval],
[m4_if([$1], [], [$3], [$2])])
# m4_n(TEXT)
# ----------
# If TEXT is not empty, return TEXT and a new line, otherwise nothing.
m4_define([m4_n],
[m4_if([$1],
[], [],
[$1
])])
# m4_ifvaln(COND, [IF-TRUE], [IF-FALSE])
# --------------------------------------
# Same as `m4_ifval', but add an extra newline to IF-TRUE or IF-FALSE
# unless that argument is empty.
m4_define([m4_ifvaln],
[m4_if([$1],
[], [m4_n([$3])],
[m4_n([$2])])])
# m4_ifset(MACRO, [IF-TRUE], [IF-FALSE])
# --------------------------------------
# If MACRO has no definition, or of its definition is the empty string,
# expand IF-FALSE, otherwise IF-TRUE.
m4_define([m4_ifset],
[m4_ifdef([$1],
[m4_ifval(_m4_defn([$1]), [$2], [$3])],
[$3])])
# m4_ifndef(NAME, [IF-NOT-DEFINED], [IF-DEFINED])
# -----------------------------------------------
m4_define([m4_ifndef],
[m4_ifdef([$1], [$3], [$2])])
# m4_case(SWITCH, VAL1, IF-VAL1, VAL2, IF-VAL2, ..., DEFAULT)
# -----------------------------------------------------------
# m4 equivalent of
# switch (SWITCH)
# {
# case VAL1:
# IF-VAL1;
# break;
# case VAL2:
# IF-VAL2;
# break;
# ...
# default:
# DEFAULT;
# break;
# }.
# All the values are optional, and the macro is robust to active
# symbols properly quoted.
#
# Please keep foreach.m4 in sync with any adjustments made here.
m4_define([m4_case],
[m4_if([$#], 0, [],
[$#], 1, [],
[$#], 2, [$2],
[$1], [$2], [$3],
[$0([$1], m4_shift3($@))])])
# m4_bmatch(SWITCH, RE1, VAL1, RE2, VAL2, ..., DEFAULT)
# -----------------------------------------------------
# m4 equivalent of
#
# if (SWITCH =~ RE1)
# VAL1;
# elif (SWITCH =~ RE2)
# VAL2;
# elif ...
# ...
# else
# DEFAULT
#
# All the values are optional, and the macro is robust to active symbols
# properly quoted.
#
# Please keep foreach.m4 in sync with any adjustments made here.
m4_define([m4_bmatch],
[m4_if([$#], 0, [m4_fatal([$0: too few arguments: $#])],
[$#], 1, [m4_fatal([$0: too few arguments: $#: $1])],
[$#], 2, [$2],
[m4_if(m4_bregexp([$1], [$2]), -1, [$0([$1], m4_shift3($@))],
[$3])])])
# m4_car(LIST)
# m4_cdr(LIST)
# ------------
# Manipulate m4 lists.
m4_define([m4_car], [[$1]])
m4_define([m4_cdr],
[m4_if([$#], 0, [m4_fatal([$0: cannot be called without arguments])],
[$#], 1, [],
[m4_dquote(m4_shift($@))])])
# _m4_cdr(LIST)
# -------------
# Like m4_cdr, except include a leading comma unless only one element
# remains. Why? Because comparing a large list against [] is more
# expensive in expansion time than comparing the number of arguments; so
# _m4_cdr can be used to reduce the number of arguments when it is time
# to end recursion.
m4_define([_m4_cdr],
[m4_if([$#], 1, [],
[, m4_dquote(m4_shift($@))])])
# m4_cond(TEST1, VAL1, IF-VAL1, TEST2, VAL2, IF-VAL2, ..., [DEFAULT])
# -------------------------------------------------------------------
# Similar to m4_if, except that each TEST is expanded when encountered.
# If the expansion of TESTn matches the string VALn, the result is IF-VALn.
# The result is DEFAULT if no tests passed. This macro allows
# short-circuiting of expensive tests, where it pays to arrange quick
# filter tests to run first.
#
# For an example, consider a previous implementation of _AS_QUOTE_IFELSE:
#
# m4_if(m4_index([$1], [\]), [-1], [$2],
# m4_eval(m4_index([$1], [\\]) >= 0), [1], [$2],
# m4_eval(m4_index([$1], [\$]) >= 0), [1], [$2],
# m4_eval(m4_index([$1], [\`]) >= 0), [1], [$3],
# m4_eval(m4_index([$1], [\"]) >= 0), [1], [$3],
# [$2])
#
# Here, m4_index is computed 5 times, and m4_eval 4, even if $1 contains
# no backslash. It is more efficient to do:
#
# m4_cond([m4_index([$1], [\])], [-1], [$2],
# [m4_eval(m4_index([$1], [\\]) >= 0)], [1], [$2],
# [m4_eval(m4_index([$1], [\$]) >= 0)], [1], [$2],
# [m4_eval(m4_index([$1], [\`]) >= 0)], [1], [$3],
# [m4_eval(m4_index([$1], [\"]) >= 0)], [1], [$3],
# [$2])
#
# In the common case of $1 with no backslash, only one m4_index expansion
# occurs, and m4_eval is avoided altogether.
#
# Please keep foreach.m4 in sync with any adjustments made here.
m4_define([m4_cond],
[m4_if([$#], [0], [m4_fatal([$0: cannot be called without arguments])],
[$#], [1], [$1],
m4_eval([$# % 3]), [2], [m4_fatal([$0: missing an argument])],
[_$0($@)])])
m4_define([_m4_cond],
[m4_if(($1), [($2)], [$3],
[$#], [3], [],
[$#], [4], [$4],
[$0(m4_shift3($@))])])
## ---------------------------------------- ##
## 6. Enhanced version of some primitives. ##
## ---------------------------------------- ##
# m4_bpatsubsts(STRING, RE1, SUBST1, RE2, SUBST2, ...)
# ----------------------------------------------------
# m4 equivalent of
#
# $_ = STRING;
# s/RE1/SUBST1/g;
# s/RE2/SUBST2/g;
# ...
#
# All the values are optional, and the macro is robust to active symbols
# properly quoted.
#
# I would have liked to name this macro `m4_bpatsubst', unfortunately,
# due to quotation problems, I need to double quote $1 below, therefore
# the anchors are broken :( I can't let users be trapped by that.
#
# Recall that m4_shift3 always results in an argument. Hence, we need
# to distinguish between a final deletion vs. ending recursion.
#
# Please keep foreach.m4 in sync with any adjustments made here.
m4_define([m4_bpatsubsts],
[m4_if([$#], 0, [m4_fatal([$0: too few arguments: $#])],
[$#], 1, [m4_fatal([$0: too few arguments: $#: $1])],
[$#], 2, [m4_unquote(m4_builtin([patsubst], [[$1]], [$2]))],
[$#], 3, [m4_unquote(m4_builtin([patsubst], [[$1]], [$2], [$3]))],
[_$0($@m4_if(m4_eval($# & 1), 0, [,]))])])
m4_define([_m4_bpatsubsts],
[m4_if([$#], 2, [$1],
[$0(m4_builtin([patsubst], [[$1]], [$2], [$3]),
m4_shift3($@))])])
# m4_define_default(MACRO, VALUE)
# -------------------------------
# If MACRO is undefined, set it to VALUE.
m4_define([m4_define_default],
[m4_ifndef([$1], [m4_define($@)])])
# m4_default(EXP1, EXP2)
# ----------------------
# Returns EXP1 if non empty, otherwise EXP2.
#
# This macro is called on hot paths, so inline the contents of m4_ifval,
# for one less round of expansion.
m4_define([m4_default],
[m4_if([$1], [], [$2], [$1])])
# m4_defn(NAME)
# -------------
# Like the original, except guarantee a warning when using something which is
# undefined (unlike M4 1.4.x). This replacement is not a full-featured
# replacement: if any of the defined macros contain unbalanced quoting, but
# when pasted together result in a well-quoted string, then only native m4
# support is able to get it correct. But that's where quadrigraphs come in
# handy, if you really need unbalanced quotes inside your macros.
#
# This macro is called frequently, so minimize the amount of additional
# expansions by skipping m4_ifndef. Better yet, if __m4_version__ exists,
# (added in M4 1.6), then let m4 do the job for us (see m4_init).
#
# _m4_defn is for internal use only - it bypasses the wrapper, so it
# must only be used on one argument at a time, and only on macros
# known to be defined. Make sure this still works if the user renames
# m4_defn but not _m4_defn.
m4_copy([m4_defn], [_m4_defn])
m4_define([m4_defn],
[m4_if([$#], [0], [[$0]],
[$#], [1], [m4_ifdef([$1], [_m4_defn([$1])],
[m4_fatal([$0: undefined macro: $1])])],
[m4_foreach([_m4_macro], [$@], [$0(_m4_defn([_m4_macro]))])])])
# _m4_dumpdefs_up(NAME)
# ---------------------
m4_define([_m4_dumpdefs_up],
[m4_ifdef([$1],
[m4_pushdef([_m4_dumpdefs], _m4_defn([$1]))dnl
m4_dumpdef([$1])dnl
_m4_popdef([$1])dnl
_m4_dumpdefs_up([$1])])])
# _m4_dumpdefs_down(NAME)
# -----------------------
m4_define([_m4_dumpdefs_down],
[m4_ifdef([_m4_dumpdefs],
[m4_pushdef([$1], _m4_defn([_m4_dumpdefs]))dnl
_m4_popdef([_m4_dumpdefs])dnl
_m4_dumpdefs_down([$1])])])
# m4_dumpdefs(NAME)
# -----------------
# Similar to `m4_dumpdef(NAME)', but if NAME was m4_pushdef'ed, display its
# value stack (most recent displayed first).
m4_define([m4_dumpdefs],
[_m4_dumpdefs_up([$1])dnl
_m4_dumpdefs_down([$1])])
# m4_popdef(NAME)
# ---------------
# Like the original, except guarantee a warning when using something which is
# undefined (unlike M4 1.4.x).
#
# This macro is called frequently, so minimize the amount of additional
# expansions by skipping m4_ifndef. Better yet, if __m4_version__ exists,
# (added in M4 1.6), then let m4 do the job for us (see m4_init).
#
# _m4_popdef is for internal use only - it bypasses the wrapper, so it
# must only be used on macros known to be defined. Make sure this
# still works if the user renames m4_popdef but not _m4_popdef.
m4_copy([m4_popdef], [_m4_popdef])
m4_define([m4_popdef],
[m4_if([$#], [0], [[$0]],
[$#], [1], [m4_ifdef([$1], [_m4_popdef([$1])],
[m4_fatal([$0: undefined macro: $1])])],
[m4_foreach([_m4_macro], [$@], [$0(_m4_defn([_m4_macro]))])])])
# m4_shiftn(N, ...)
# -----------------
# Returns ... shifted N times. Useful for recursive "varargs" constructs.
#
# Autoconf does not use this macro, because it is inherently slower than
# calling the common cases of m4_shift2 or m4_shift3 directly. But it
# might as well be fast for other clients, such as Libtool. One way to
# do this is to expand $@ only once in _m4_shiftn (otherwise, for long
# lists, the expansion of m4_if takes twice as much memory as what the
# list itself occupies, only to throw away the unused branch). The end
# result is strictly equivalent to
# m4_if([$1], 1, [m4_shift(,m4_shift(m4_shift($@)))],
# [_m4_shiftn(m4_decr([$1]), m4_shift(m4_shift($@)))])
# but with the final `m4_shift(m4_shift($@)))' shared between the two
# paths. The first leg uses a no-op m4_shift(,$@) to balance out the ().
#
# Please keep foreach.m4 in sync with any adjustments made here.
m4_define([m4_shiftn],
[m4_assert(0 < $1 && $1 < $#)_$0($@)])
m4_define([_m4_shiftn],
[m4_if([$1], 1, [m4_shift(],
[$0(m4_decr([$1])]), m4_shift(m4_shift($@)))])
# m4_shift2(...)
# m4_shift3(...)
# -----------------
# Returns ... shifted twice, and three times. Faster than m4_shiftn.
m4_define([m4_shift2], [m4_shift(m4_shift($@))])
m4_define([m4_shift3], [m4_shift(m4_shift(m4_shift($@)))])
# _m4_shift2(...)
# _m4_shift3(...)
# ---------------
# Like m4_shift2 or m4_shift3, except include a leading comma unless shifting
# consumes all arguments. Why? Because in recursion, it is nice to
# distinguish between 1 element left and 0 elements left, based on how many
# arguments this shift expands to.
m4_define([_m4_shift2],
[m4_if([$#], [2], [],
[, m4_shift(m4_shift($@))])])
m4_define([_m4_shift3],
[m4_if([$#], [3], [],
[, m4_shift(m4_shift(m4_shift($@)))])])
# m4_undefine(NAME)
# -----------------
# Like the original, except guarantee a warning when using something which is
# undefined (unlike M4 1.4.x).
#
# This macro is called frequently, so minimize the amount of additional
# expansions by skipping m4_ifndef. Better yet, if __m4_version__ exists,
# (added in M4 1.6), then let m4 do the job for us (see m4_init).
#
# _m4_undefine is for internal use only - it bypasses the wrapper, so
# it must only be used on macros known to be defined. Make sure this
# still works if the user renames m4_undefine but not _m4_undefine.
m4_copy([m4_undefine], [_m4_undefine])
m4_define([m4_undefine],
[m4_if([$#], [0], [[$0]],
[$#], [1], [m4_ifdef([$1], [_m4_undefine([$1])],
[m4_fatal([$0: undefined macro: $1])])],
[m4_foreach([_m4_macro], [$@], [$0(_m4_defn([_m4_macro]))])])])
# _m4_wrap(PRE, POST)
# -------------------
# Helper macro for m4_wrap and m4_wrap_lifo. Allows nested calls to
# m4_wrap within wrapped text. Use _m4_defn and _m4_popdef for speed.
m4_define([_m4_wrap],
[m4_ifdef([$0_text],
[m4_define([$0_text], [$1]_m4_defn([$0_text])[$2])],
[m4_builtin([m4wrap], [m4_unquote(
_m4_defn([$0_text])_m4_popdef([$0_text]))])m4_define([$0_text], [$1$2])])])
# m4_wrap(TEXT)
# -------------
# Append TEXT to the list of hooks to be executed at the end of input.
# Whereas the order of the original may be LIFO in the underlying m4,
# this version is always FIFO.
m4_define([m4_wrap],
[_m4_wrap([], [$1[]])])
# m4_wrap_lifo(TEXT)
# ------------------
# Prepend TEXT to the list of hooks to be executed at the end of input.
# Whereas the order of m4_wrap may be FIFO in the underlying m4, this
# version is always LIFO.
m4_define([m4_wrap_lifo],
[_m4_wrap([$1[]])])
## ------------------------- ##
## 7. Quoting manipulation. ##
## ------------------------- ##
# m4_apply(MACRO, LIST)
# ---------------------
# Invoke MACRO, with arguments provided from the quoted list of
# comma-separated quoted arguments. If LIST is empty, invoke MACRO
# without arguments. The expansion will not be concatenated with
# subsequent text.
m4_define([m4_apply],
[m4_if([$2], [], [$1], [$1($2)])[]])
# _m4_apply(MACRO, LIST)
# ----------------------
# Like m4_apply, except do nothing if LIST is empty.
m4_define([_m4_apply],
[m4_if([$2], [], [], [$1($2)[]])])
# m4_count(ARGS)
# --------------
# Return a count of how many ARGS are present.
m4_define([m4_count], [$#])
# m4_do(STRING, ...)
# ------------------
# This macro invokes all its arguments (in sequence, of course). It is
# useful for making your macros more structured and readable by dropping
# unnecessary dnl's and have the macros indented properly. No concatenation
# occurs after a STRING; use m4_unquote(m4_join(,STRING)) for that.
#
# Please keep foreach.m4 in sync with any adjustments made here.
m4_define([m4_do],
[m4_if([$#], 0, [],
[$#], 1, [$1[]],
[$1[]$0(m4_shift($@))])])
# m4_dquote(ARGS)
# ---------------
# Return ARGS as a quoted list of quoted arguments.
m4_define([m4_dquote], [[$@]])
# m4_dquote_elt(ARGS)
# -------------------
# Return ARGS as an unquoted list of double-quoted arguments.
#
# Please keep foreach.m4 in sync with any adjustments made here.
m4_define([m4_dquote_elt],
[m4_if([$#], [0], [],
[$#], [1], [[[$1]]],
[[[$1]],$0(m4_shift($@))])])
# m4_echo(ARGS)
# -------------
# Return the ARGS, with the same level of quoting. Whitespace after
# unquoted commas are consumed.
m4_define([m4_echo], [$@])
# m4_expand(ARG)
# --------------
# Return the expansion of ARG as a single string. Unlike m4_quote($1), this
# correctly preserves whitespace following single-quoted commas that appeared
# within ARG.
#
# m4_define([active], [ACT, IVE])
# m4_define([active2], [[ACT, IVE]])
# m4_quote(active, active2)
# => ACT,IVE,ACT, IVE
# m4_expand([active, active2])
# => ACT, IVE, ACT, IVE
#
# Unfortunately, due to limitations in m4, ARG must expand to something
# with balanced quotes (use quadrigraphs to get around this). The input
# is not likely to have unbalanced -=<{(/)}>=- quotes, and it is possible
# to have unbalanced (), provided it was specified with proper [] quotes.
#
# Exploit that extra () will group unquoted commas and the following
# whitespace, then convert () to []. m4_bpatsubst can't handle newlines
# inside $1, and m4_substr strips quoting. So we (ab)use m4_changequote.
m4_define([m4_expand], [_$0(-=<{($1)}>=-)])
m4_define([_m4_expand],
[m4_changequote([-=<{(], [)}>=-])$1m4_changequote([, ])])
# m4_ignore(ARGS)
# ---------------
# Expands to nothing. Useful for conditionally ignoring an arbitrary
# number of arguments (see _m4_list_cmp for an example).
m4_define([m4_ignore])
# m4_make_list(ARGS)
# ------------------
# Similar to m4_dquote, this creates a quoted list of quoted ARGS. This
# version is less efficient than m4_dquote, but separates each argument
# with a comma and newline, rather than just comma, for readability.
# When developing an m4sugar algorithm, you could temporarily use
# m4_pushdef([m4_dquote],m4_defn([m4_make_list]))
# around your code to make debugging easier.
m4_define([m4_make_list], [m4_join([,
], m4_dquote_elt($@))])
# m4_noquote(STRING)
# ------------------
# Return the result of ignoring all quotes in STRING and invoking the
# macros it contains. Amongst other things, this is useful for enabling
# macro invocations inside strings with [] blocks (for instance regexps
# and help-strings). On the other hand, since all quotes are disabled,
# any macro expanded during this time that relies on nested [] quoting
# will likely crash and burn. This macro is seldom useful; consider
# m4_unquote or m4_expand instead.
m4_define([m4_noquote],
[m4_changequote([-=<{(],[)}>=-])$1-=<{()}>=-m4_changequote([,])])
# m4_quote(ARGS)
# --------------
# Return ARGS as a single argument. Any whitespace after unquoted commas
# is stripped. There is always output, even when there were no arguments.
#
# It is important to realize the difference between `m4_quote(exp)' and
# `[exp]': in the first case you obtain the quoted *result* of the
# expansion of EXP, while in the latter you just obtain the string
# `exp'.
m4_define([m4_quote], [[$*]])
# _m4_quote(ARGS)
# ---------------
# Like m4_quote, except that when there are no arguments, there is no
# output. For conditional scenarios (such as passing _m4_quote as the
# macro name in m4_mapall), this feature can be used to distinguish between
# one argument of the empty string vs. no arguments. However, in the
# normal case with arguments present, this is less efficient than m4_quote.
m4_define([_m4_quote],
[m4_if([$#], [0], [], [[$*]])])
# m4_reverse(ARGS)
# ----------------
# Output ARGS in reverse order.
#
# Please keep foreach.m4 in sync with any adjustments made here.
m4_define([m4_reverse],
[m4_if([$#], [0], [], [$#], [1], [[$1]],
[$0(m4_shift($@)), [$1]])])
# m4_unquote(ARGS)
# ----------------
# Remove one layer of quotes from each ARG, performing one level of
# expansion. For one argument, m4_unquote([arg]) is more efficient than
# m4_do([arg]), but for multiple arguments, the difference is that
# m4_unquote separates arguments with commas while m4_do concatenates.
# Follow this macro with [] if concatenation with subsequent text is
# undesired.
m4_define([m4_unquote], [$*])
## -------------------------- ##
## 8. Implementing m4 loops. ##
## -------------------------- ##
# m4_for(VARIABLE, FIRST, LAST, [STEP = +/-1], EXPRESSION)
# --------------------------------------------------------
# Expand EXPRESSION defining VARIABLE to FROM, FROM + 1, ..., TO with
# increments of STEP. Both limits are included, and bounds are
# checked for consistency. The algorithm is robust to indirect
# VARIABLE names. Changing VARIABLE inside EXPRESSION will not impact
# the number of iterations.
#
# Uses _m4_defn for speed, and avoid dnl in the macro body.
m4_define([m4_for],
[m4_pushdef([$1], m4_eval([$2]))]dnl
[m4_cond([m4_eval(([$3]) > ([$2]))], 1,
[m4_pushdef([_m4_step], m4_eval(m4_default([$4],
1)))m4_assert(_m4_step > 0)_$0([$1], _m4_defn([$1]),
m4_eval((([$3]) - ([$2])) / _m4_step * _m4_step + ([$2])),
_m4_step, [$5])],
[m4_eval(([$3]) < ([$2]))], 1,
[m4_pushdef([_m4_step], m4_eval(m4_default([$4],
-1)))m4_assert(_m4_step < 0)_$0([$1], _m4_defn([$1]),
m4_eval((([$2]) - ([$3])) / -(_m4_step) * _m4_step + ([$2])),
_m4_step, [$5])],
[m4_pushdef([_m4_step])$5])[]]dnl
[m4_popdef([_m4_step], [$1])])
# _m4_for(VARIABLE, COUNT, LAST, STEP, EXPRESSION)
# ------------------------------------------------
# Core of the loop, no consistency checks, all arguments are plain
# numbers. Define VARIABLE to COUNT, expand EXPRESSION, then alter
# COUNT by STEP and iterate if COUNT is not LAST.
m4_define([_m4_for],
[m4_define([$1], [$2])$5[]m4_if([$2], [$3], [],
[$0([$1], m4_eval([$2 + $4]), [$3], [$4], [$5])])])
# Implementing `foreach' loops in m4 is much more tricky than it may
# seem. For example, the old M4 1.4.4 manual had an incorrect example,
# which looked like this (when translated to m4sugar):
#
# | # foreach(VAR, (LIST), STMT)
# | m4_define([foreach],
# | [m4_pushdef([$1])_foreach([$1], [$2], [$3])m4_popdef([$1])])
# | m4_define([_arg1], [$1])
# | m4_define([_foreach],
# | [m4_if([$2], [()], ,
# | [m4_define([$1], _arg1$2)$3[]_foreach([$1], (m4_shift$2), [$3])])])
#
# But then if you run
#
# | m4_define(a, 1)
# | m4_define(b, 2)
# | m4_define(c, 3)
# | foreach([f], [([a], [(b], [c)])], [echo f
# | ])
#
# it gives
#
# => echo 1
# => echo (2,3)
#
# which is not what is expected.
#
# Of course the problem is that many quotes are missing. So you add
# plenty of quotes at random places, until you reach the expected
# result. Alternatively, if you are a quoting wizard, you directly
# reach the following implementation (but if you really did, then
# apply to the maintenance of m4sugar!).
#
# | # foreach(VAR, (LIST), STMT)
# | m4_define([foreach], [m4_pushdef([$1])_foreach($@)m4_popdef([$1])])
# | m4_define([_arg1], [[$1]])
# | m4_define([_foreach],
# | [m4_if($2, [()], ,
# | [m4_define([$1], [_arg1$2])$3[]_foreach([$1], [(m4_shift$2)], [$3])])])
#
# which this time answers
#
# => echo a
# => echo (b
# => echo c)
#
# Bingo!
#
# Well, not quite.
#
# With a better look, you realize that the parens are more a pain than
# a help: since anyway you need to quote properly the list, you end up
# with always using an outermost pair of parens and an outermost pair
# of quotes. Rejecting the parens both eases the implementation, and
# simplifies the use:
#
# | # foreach(VAR, (LIST), STMT)
# | m4_define([foreach], [m4_pushdef([$1])_foreach($@)m4_popdef([$1])])
# | m4_define([_arg1], [$1])
# | m4_define([_foreach],
# | [m4_if($2, [], ,
# | [m4_define([$1], [_arg1($2)])$3[]_foreach([$1], [m4_shift($2)], [$3])])])
#
#
# Now, just replace the `$2' with `m4_quote($2)' in the outer `m4_if'
# to improve robustness, and you come up with a nice implementation
# that doesn't require extra parentheses in the user's LIST.
#
# But wait - now the algorithm is quadratic, because every recursion of
# the algorithm keeps the entire LIST and merely adds another m4_shift to
# the quoted text. If the user has a lot of elements in LIST, you can
# bring the system to its knees with the memory m4 then requires, or trip
# the m4 --nesting-limit recursion factor. The only way to avoid
# quadratic growth is ensure m4_shift is expanded prior to the recursion.
# Hence the design below.
#
# The M4 manual now includes a chapter devoted to this issue, with
# the lessons learned from m4sugar. And still, this design is only
# optimal for M4 1.6; see foreach.m4 for yet more comments on why
# M4 1.4.x uses yet another implementation.
# m4_foreach(VARIABLE, LIST, EXPRESSION)
# --------------------------------------
#
# Expand EXPRESSION assigning each value of the LIST to VARIABLE.
# LIST should have the form `item_1, item_2, ..., item_n', i.e. the
# whole list must *quoted*. Quote members too if you don't want them
# to be expanded.
#
# This macro is robust to active symbols:
# | m4_define(active, [ACT, IVE])
# | m4_foreach(Var, [active, active], [-Var-])
# => -ACT--IVE--ACT--IVE-
#
# | m4_foreach(Var, [[active], [active]], [-Var-])
# => -ACT, IVE--ACT, IVE-
#
# | m4_foreach(Var, [[[active]], [[active]]], [-Var-])
# => -active--active-
#
# This macro is called frequently, so avoid extra expansions such as
# m4_ifval and dnl. Also, since $2 might be quite large, try to use it
# as little as possible in _m4_foreach; each extra use requires that much
# more memory for expansion. So, rather than directly compare $2 against
# [] and use m4_car/m4_cdr for recursion, we instead unbox the list (which
# requires swapping the argument order in the helper), insert an ignored
# third argument, and use m4_shift3 to detect when recursion is complete.
#
# Please keep foreach.m4 in sync with any adjustments made here.
m4_define([m4_foreach],
[m4_if([$2], [], [],
[m4_pushdef([$1])_$0([$1], [$3], [], $2)m4_popdef([$1])])])
m4_define([_m4_foreach],
[m4_if([$#], [3], [],
[m4_define([$1], [$4])$2[]$0([$1], [$2], m4_shift3($@))])])
# m4_foreach_w(VARIABLE, LIST, EXPRESSION)
# ----------------------------------------
#
# Like m4_foreach, but the list is whitespace separated.
#
# This macro is robust to active symbols:
# m4_foreach_w([Var], [ active
# b act\
# ive ], [-Var-])end
# => -active--b--active-end
#
m4_define([m4_foreach_w],
[m4_foreach([$1], m4_split(m4_normalize([$2]), [ ]), [$3])])
# m4_map(MACRO, LIST)
# m4_mapall(MACRO, LIST)
# ----------------------
# Invoke MACRO($1), MACRO($2) etc. where $1, $2... are the elements of
# LIST. $1, $2... must in turn be lists, appropriate for m4_apply.
# If LIST contains an empty sublist, m4_map skips the expansion of
# MACRO, while m4_mapall expands MACRO with no arguments.
#
# Since LIST may be quite large, we want to minimize how often it
# appears in the expansion. Rather than use m4_car/m4_cdr iteration,
# we unbox the list, ignore the second argument, and use m4_shift2 to
# detect the end of recursion. The mismatch in () is intentional; see
# _m4_map. For m4_map, an empty list behaves like an empty sublist
# and gets ignored; for m4_mapall, we must special-case the empty
# list.
#
# Please keep foreach.m4 in sync with any adjustments made here.
m4_define([m4_map],
[_m4_map([_m4_apply([$1]], [], $2)])
m4_define([m4_mapall],
[m4_if([$2], [], [],
[_m4_map([m4_apply([$1]], [], $2)])])
# m4_map_sep(MACRO, SEPARATOR, LIST)
# m4_mapall_sep(MACRO, SEPARATOR, LIST)
# -------------------------------------
# Invoke MACRO($1), SEPARATOR, MACRO($2), ..., MACRO($N) where $1,
# $2... $N are the elements of LIST, and are in turn lists appropriate
# for m4_apply. SEPARATOR is expanded, in order to allow the creation
# of a list of arguments by using a single-quoted comma as the
# separator. For each empty sublist, m4_map_sep skips the expansion
# of MACRO and SEPARATOR, while m4_mapall_sep expands MACRO with no
# arguments.
#
# For m4_mapall_sep, merely expand the first iteration without the
# separator, then include separator as part of subsequent recursion;
# but avoid extra expansion of LIST's side-effects via a helper macro.
# For m4_map_sep, things are trickier - we don't know if the first
# list element is an empty sublist, so we must define a self-modifying
# helper macro and use that as the separator instead.
m4_define([m4_map_sep],
[m4_pushdef([m4_Sep], [m4_define([m4_Sep], _m4_defn([m4_unquote]))])]dnl
[_m4_map([_m4_apply([m4_Sep([$2])[]$1]], [], $3)m4_popdef([m4_Sep])])
m4_define([m4_mapall_sep],
[m4_if([$3], [], [], [_$0([$1], [$2], $3)])])
m4_define([_m4_mapall_sep],
[m4_apply([$1], [$3])_m4_map([m4_apply([$2[]$1]], m4_shift2($@))])
# _m4_map(PREFIX, IGNORED, SUBLIST, ...)
# --------------------------------------
# Common implementation for all four m4_map variants. The mismatch in
# the number of () is intentional. PREFIX must supply a form of
# m4_apply, the open `(', and the MACRO to be applied. Each iteration
# then appends `,', the current SUBLIST and the closing `)', then
# recurses to the next SUBLIST. IGNORED is an aid to ending recursion
# efficiently.
#
# Please keep foreach.m4 in sync with any adjustments made here.
m4_define([_m4_map],
[m4_if([$#], [2], [],
[$1, [$3])$0([$1], m4_shift2($@))])])
# m4_transform(EXPRESSION, ARG...)
# --------------------------------
# Expand EXPRESSION([ARG]) for each argument. More efficient than
# m4_foreach([var], [ARG...], [EXPRESSION(m4_defn([var]))])
#
# Please keep foreach.m4 in sync with any adjustments made here.
m4_define([m4_transform],
[m4_if([$#], [0], [m4_fatal([$0: too few arguments: $#])],
[$#], [1], [],
[$#], [2], [$1([$2])[]],
[$1([$2])[]$0([$1], m4_shift2($@))])])
# m4_transform_pair(EXPRESSION, [END-EXPR = EXPRESSION], ARG...)
# --------------------------------------------------------------
# Perform a pairwise grouping of consecutive ARGs, by expanding
# EXPRESSION([ARG1], [ARG2]). If there are an odd number of ARGs, the
# final argument is expanded with END-EXPR([ARGn]).
#
# For example:
# m4_define([show], [($*)m4_newline])dnl
# m4_transform_pair([show], [], [a], [b], [c], [d], [e])dnl
# => (a,b)
# => (c,d)
# => (e)
#
# Please keep foreach.m4 in sync with any adjustments made here.
m4_define([m4_transform_pair],
[m4_if([$#], [0], [m4_fatal([$0: too few arguments: $#])],
[$#], [1], [m4_fatal([$0: too few arguments: $#: $1])],
[$#], [2], [],
[$#], [3], [m4_default([$2], [$1])([$3])[]],
[$#], [4], [$1([$3], [$4])[]],
[$1([$3], [$4])[]$0([$1], [$2], m4_shift(m4_shift3($@)))])])
## --------------------------- ##
## 9. More diversion support. ##
## --------------------------- ##
# _m4_divert(DIVERSION-NAME or NUMBER)
# ------------------------------------
# If DIVERSION-NAME is the name of a diversion, return its number,
# otherwise if it is a NUMBER return it.
m4_define([_m4_divert],
[m4_ifdef([_m4_divert($1)],
[m4_indir([_m4_divert($1)])],
[$1])])
# KILL is only used to suppress output.
m4_define([_m4_divert(KILL)], -1)
# The empty diversion name is a synonym for 0.
m4_define([_m4_divert()], 0)
# _m4_divert_n_stack
# ------------------
# Print m4_divert_stack with newline prepended, if it's nonempty.
m4_define([_m4_divert_n_stack],
[m4_ifdef([m4_divert_stack], [
_m4_defn([m4_divert_stack])])])
# m4_divert(DIVERSION-NAME)
# -------------------------
# Change the diversion stream to DIVERSION-NAME.
m4_define([m4_divert],
[m4_define([m4_divert_stack], m4_location[: $0: $1]_m4_divert_n_stack)]dnl
[m4_builtin([divert], _m4_divert([$1]))])
# m4_divert_push(DIVERSION-NAME)
# ------------------------------
# Change the diversion stream to DIVERSION-NAME, while stacking old values.
m4_define([m4_divert_push],
[m4_pushdef([m4_divert_stack], m4_location[: $0: $1]_m4_divert_n_stack)]dnl
[m4_pushdef([_m4_divert_diversion], [$1])]dnl
[m4_builtin([divert], _m4_divert([$1]))])
# m4_divert_pop([DIVERSION-NAME])
# -------------------------------
# Change the diversion stream to its previous value, unstacking it.
# If specified, verify we left DIVERSION-NAME.
# When we pop the last value from the stack, we divert to -1.
m4_define([m4_divert_pop],
[m4_ifndef([_m4_divert_diversion],
[m4_fatal([too many m4_divert_pop])])]dnl
[m4_if([$1], [], [],
[$1], _m4_defn([_m4_divert_diversion]), [],
[m4_fatal([$0($1): diversion mismatch: ]_m4_divert_n_stack)])]dnl
[_m4_popdef([m4_divert_stack], [_m4_divert_diversion])]dnl
[m4_builtin([divert],
m4_ifdef([_m4_divert_diversion],
[_m4_divert(_m4_defn([_m4_divert_diversion]))],
-1))])
# m4_divert_text(DIVERSION-NAME, CONTENT)
# ---------------------------------------
# Output CONTENT into DIVERSION-NAME (which may be a number actually).
# An end of line is appended for free to CONTENT.
m4_define([m4_divert_text],
[m4_divert_push([$1])$2
m4_divert_pop([$1])])
# m4_divert_once(DIVERSION-NAME, CONTENT)
# ---------------------------------------
# Output CONTENT into DIVERSION-NAME once, if not already there.
# An end of line is appended for free to CONTENT.
m4_define([m4_divert_once],
[m4_expand_once([m4_divert_text([$1], [$2])])])
# m4_undivert(DIVERSION-NAME)
# ---------------------------
# Undivert DIVERSION-NAME. Unlike the M4 version, this only takes a single
# diversion identifier, and should not be used to undivert files.
m4_define([m4_undivert],
[m4_builtin([undivert], _m4_divert([$1]))])
## --------------------------------------------- ##
## 10. Defining macros with bells and whistles. ##
## --------------------------------------------- ##
# `m4_defun' is basically `m4_define' but it equips the macro with the
# needed machinery for `m4_require'. A macro must be m4_defun'd if
# either it is m4_require'd, or it m4_require's.
#
# Two things deserve attention and are detailed below:
# 1. Implementation of m4_require
# 2. Keeping track of the expansion stack
#
# 1. Implementation of m4_require
# ===============================
#
# Of course m4_defun AC_PROVIDE's the macro, so that a macro which has
# been expanded is not expanded again when m4_require'd, but the
# difficult part is the proper expansion of macros when they are
# m4_require'd.
#
# The implementation is based on two ideas, (i) using diversions to
# prepare the expansion of the macro and its dependencies (by Franc,ois
# Pinard), and (ii) expand the most recently m4_require'd macros _after_
# the previous macros (by Axel Thimm).
#
#
# The first idea: why use diversions?
# -----------------------------------
#
# When a macro requires another, the other macro is expanded in new
# diversion, GROW. When the outer macro is fully expanded, we first
# undivert the most nested diversions (GROW - 1...), and finally
# undivert GROW. To understand why we need several diversions,
# consider the following example:
#
# | m4_defun([TEST1], [Test...REQUIRE([TEST2])1])
# | m4_defun([TEST2], [Test...REQUIRE([TEST3])2])
# | m4_defun([TEST3], [Test...3])
#
# Because m4_require is not required to be first in the outer macros, we
# must keep the expansions of the various levels of m4_require separated.
# Right before executing the epilogue of TEST1, we have:
#
# GROW - 2: Test...3
# GROW - 1: Test...2
# GROW: Test...1
# BODY:
#
# Finally the epilogue of TEST1 undiverts GROW - 2, GROW - 1, and
# GROW into the regular flow, BODY.
#
# GROW - 2:
# GROW - 1:
# GROW:
# BODY: Test...3; Test...2; Test...1
#
# (The semicolons are here for clarification, but of course are not
# emitted.) This is what Autoconf 2.0 (I think) to 2.13 (I'm sure)
# implement.
#
#
# The second idea: first required first out
# -----------------------------------------
#
# The natural implementation of the idea above is buggy and produces
# very surprising results in some situations. Let's consider the
# following example to explain the bug:
#
# | m4_defun([TEST1], [REQUIRE([TEST2a])REQUIRE([TEST2b])])
# | m4_defun([TEST2a], [])
# | m4_defun([TEST2b], [REQUIRE([TEST3])])
# | m4_defun([TEST3], [REQUIRE([TEST2a])])
# |
# | AC_INIT
# | TEST1
#
# The dependencies between the macros are:
#
# 3 --- 2b
# / \ is m4_require'd by
# / \ left -------------------- right
# 2a ------------ 1
#
# If you strictly apply the rules given in the previous section you get:
#
# GROW - 2: TEST3
# GROW - 1: TEST2a; TEST2b
# GROW: TEST1
# BODY:
#
# (TEST2a, although required by TEST3 is not expanded in GROW - 3
# because is has already been expanded before in GROW - 1, so it has
# been AC_PROVIDE'd, so it is not expanded again) so when you undivert
# the stack of diversions, you get:
#
# GROW - 2:
# GROW - 1:
# GROW:
# BODY: TEST3; TEST2a; TEST2b; TEST1
#
# i.e., TEST2a is expanded after TEST3 although the latter required the
# former.
#
# Starting from 2.50, we use an implementation provided by Axel Thimm.
# The idea is simple: the order in which macros are emitted must be the
# same as the one in which macros are expanded. (The bug above can
# indeed be described as: a macro has been AC_PROVIDE'd before its
# dependent, but it is emitted after: the lack of correlation between
# emission and expansion order is guilty).
#
# How to do that? You keep the stack of diversions to elaborate the
# macros, but each time a macro is fully expanded, emit it immediately.
#
# In the example above, when TEST2a is expanded, but it's epilogue is
# not run yet, you have:
#
# GROW - 2:
# GROW - 1: TEST2a
# GROW: Elaboration of TEST1
# BODY:
#
# The epilogue of TEST2a emits it immediately:
#
# GROW - 2:
# GROW - 1:
# GROW: Elaboration of TEST1
# BODY: TEST2a
#
# TEST2b then requires TEST3, so right before the epilogue of TEST3, you
# have:
#
# GROW - 2: TEST3
# GROW - 1: Elaboration of TEST2b
# GROW: Elaboration of TEST1
# BODY: TEST2a
#
# The epilogue of TEST3 emits it:
#
# GROW - 2:
# GROW - 1: Elaboration of TEST2b
# GROW: Elaboration of TEST1
# BODY: TEST2a; TEST3
#
# TEST2b is now completely expanded, and emitted:
#
# GROW - 2:
# GROW - 1:
# GROW: Elaboration of TEST1
# BODY: TEST2a; TEST3; TEST2b
#
# and finally, TEST1 is finished and emitted:
#
# GROW - 2:
# GROW - 1:
# GROW:
# BODY: TEST2a; TEST3; TEST2b: TEST1
#
# The idea is simple, but the implementation is a bit evolved. If you
# are like me, you will want to see the actual functioning of this
# implementation to be convinced. The next section gives the full
# details.
#
#
# The Axel Thimm implementation at work
# -------------------------------------
#
# We consider the macros above, and this configure.ac:
#
# AC_INIT
# TEST1
#
# You should keep the definitions of _m4_defun_pro, _m4_defun_epi, and
# m4_require at hand to follow the steps.
#
# This implements tries not to assume that the current diversion is
# BODY, so as soon as a macro (m4_defun'd) is expanded, we first
# record the current diversion under the name _m4_divert_dump (denoted
# DUMP below for short). This introduces an important difference with
# the previous versions of Autoconf: you cannot use m4_require if you
# are not inside an m4_defun'd macro, and especially, you cannot
# m4_require directly from the top level.
#
# We have not tried to simulate the old behavior (better yet, we
# diagnose it), because it is too dangerous: a macro m4_require'd from
# the top level is expanded before the body of `configure', i.e., before
# any other test was run. I let you imagine the result of requiring
# AC_STDC_HEADERS for instance, before AC_PROG_CC was actually run....
#
# After AC_INIT was run, the current diversion is BODY.
# * AC_INIT was run
# DUMP: undefined
# diversion stack: BODY |-
#
# * TEST1 is expanded
# The prologue of TEST1 sets _m4_divert_dump, which is the diversion
# where the current elaboration will be dumped, to the current
# diversion. It also m4_divert_push to GROW, where the full
# expansion of TEST1 and its dependencies will be elaborated.
# DUMP: BODY
# BODY: empty
# diversions: GROW, BODY |-
#
# * TEST1 requires TEST2a
# _m4_require_call m4_divert_pushes another temporary diversion,
# GROW - 1, and expands TEST2a in there.
# DUMP: BODY
# BODY: empty
# GROW - 1: TEST2a
# diversions: GROW - 1, GROW, BODY |-
# Than the content of the temporary diversion is moved to DUMP and the
# temporary diversion is popped.
# DUMP: BODY
# BODY: TEST2a
# diversions: GROW, BODY |-
#
# * TEST1 requires TEST2b
# Again, _m4_require_call pushes GROW - 1 and heads to expand TEST2b.
# DUMP: BODY
# BODY: TEST2a
# diversions: GROW - 1, GROW, BODY |-
#
# * TEST2b requires TEST3
# _m4_require_call pushes GROW - 2 and expands TEST3 here.
# (TEST3 requires TEST2a, but TEST2a has already been m4_provide'd, so
# nothing happens.)
# DUMP: BODY
# BODY: TEST2a
# GROW - 2: TEST3
# diversions: GROW - 2, GROW - 1, GROW, BODY |-
# Than the diversion is appended to DUMP, and popped.
# DUMP: BODY
# BODY: TEST2a; TEST3
# diversions: GROW - 1, GROW, BODY |-
#
# * TEST1 requires TEST2b (contd.)
# The content of TEST2b is expanded...
# DUMP: BODY
# BODY: TEST2a; TEST3
# GROW - 1: TEST2b,
# diversions: GROW - 1, GROW, BODY |-
# ... and moved to DUMP.
# DUMP: BODY
# BODY: TEST2a; TEST3; TEST2b
# diversions: GROW, BODY |-
#
# * TEST1 is expanded: epilogue
# TEST1's own content is in GROW...
# DUMP: BODY
# BODY: TEST2a; TEST3; TEST2b
# GROW: TEST1
# diversions: BODY |-
# ... and it's epilogue moves it to DUMP and then undefines DUMP.
# DUMP: undefined
# BODY: TEST2a; TEST3; TEST2b; TEST1
# diversions: BODY |-
#
#
# 2. Keeping track of the expansion stack
# =======================================
#
# When M4 expansion goes wrong it is often extremely hard to find the
# path amongst macros that drove to the failure. What is needed is
# the stack of macro `calls'. One could imagine that GNU M4 would
# maintain a stack of macro expansions, unfortunately it doesn't, so
# we do it by hand. This is of course extremely costly, but the help
# this stack provides is worth it. Nevertheless to limit the
# performance penalty this is implemented only for m4_defun'd macros,
# not for define'd macros.
#
# The scheme is simplistic: each time we enter an m4_defun'd macros,
# we prepend its name in m4_expansion_stack, and when we exit the
# macro, we remove it (thanks to pushdef/popdef).
#
# In addition, we want to detect circular m4_require dependencies.
# Each time we expand a macro FOO we define _m4_expanding(FOO); and
# m4_require(BAR) simply checks whether _m4_expanding(BAR) is defined.
# m4_expansion_stack_push(TEXT)
# -----------------------------
m4_define([m4_expansion_stack_push],
[m4_pushdef([m4_expansion_stack],
[$1]m4_ifdef([m4_expansion_stack], [
_m4_defn([m4_expansion_stack])]))])
# m4_expansion_stack_pop
# ----------------------
m4_define([m4_expansion_stack_pop],
[m4_popdef([m4_expansion_stack])])
# m4_expansion_stack_dump
# -----------------------
# Dump the expansion stack.
m4_define([m4_expansion_stack_dump],
[m4_ifdef([m4_expansion_stack],
[m4_errprintn(_m4_defn([m4_expansion_stack]))])dnl
m4_errprintn(m4_location[: the top level])])
# _m4_divert(GROW)
# ----------------
# This diversion is used by the m4_defun/m4_require machinery. It is
# important to keep room before GROW because for each nested
# AC_REQUIRE we use an additional diversion (i.e., two m4_require's
# will use GROW - 2. More than 3 levels has never seemed to be
# needed.)
#
# ...
# - GROW - 2
# m4_require'd code, 2 level deep
# - GROW - 1
# m4_require'd code, 1 level deep
# - GROW
# m4_defun'd macros are elaborated here.
m4_define([_m4_divert(GROW)], 10000)
# _m4_defun_pro(MACRO-NAME)
# -------------------------
# The prologue for Autoconf macros.
#
# This is called frequently, so minimize the number of macro invocations
# by avoiding dnl and m4_defn overhead.
m4_define([_m4_defun_pro],
m4_do([[m4_ifdef([m4_expansion_stack], [], [_m4_defun_pro_outer[]])]],
[[m4_expansion_stack_push(_m4_defn(
[m4_location($1)])[: $1 is expanded from...])]],
[[m4_pushdef([_m4_expanding($1)])]]))
m4_define([_m4_defun_pro_outer],
[m4_copy([_m4_divert_diversion], [_m4_divert_dump])m4_divert_push([GROW])])
# _m4_defun_epi(MACRO-NAME)
# -------------------------
# The Epilogue for Autoconf macros. MACRO-NAME only helps tracing
# the PRO/EPI pairs.
#
# This is called frequently, so minimize the number of macro invocations
# by avoiding dnl and m4_popdef overhead.
m4_define([_m4_defun_epi],
m4_do([[_m4_popdef([_m4_expanding($1)])]],
[[m4_expansion_stack_pop()]],
[[m4_ifdef([m4_expansion_stack], [], [_m4_defun_epi_outer[]])]],
[[m4_provide([$1])]]))
m4_define([_m4_defun_epi_outer],
[_m4_undefine([_m4_divert_dump])m4_divert_pop([GROW])m4_undivert([GROW])])
# m4_defun(NAME, EXPANSION)
# -------------------------
# Define a macro which automatically provides itself. Add machinery
# so the macro automatically switches expansion to the diversion
# stack if it is not already using it. In this case, once finished,
# it will bring back all the code accumulated in the diversion stack.
# This, combined with m4_require, achieves the topological ordering of
# macros. We don't use this macro to define some frequently called
# macros that are not involved in ordering constraints, to save m4
# processing.
m4_define([m4_defun],
[m4_define([m4_location($1)], m4_location)dnl
m4_define([$1],
[_m4_defun_pro([$1])$2[]_m4_defun_epi([$1])])])
# m4_defun_once(NAME, EXPANSION)
# ------------------------------
# As m4_defun, but issues the EXPANSION only once, and warns if used
# several times.
m4_define([m4_defun_once],
[m4_define([m4_location($1)], m4_location)dnl
m4_define([$1],
[m4_provide_if([$1],
[m4_warn([syntax], [$1 invoked multiple times])],
[_m4_defun_pro([$1])$2[]_m4_defun_epi([$1])])])])
# m4_pattern_forbid(ERE, [WHY])
# -----------------------------
# Declare that no token matching the forbidden extended regular
# expression ERE should be seen in the output unless...
m4_define([m4_pattern_forbid], [])
# m4_pattern_allow(ERE)
# ---------------------
# ... that token also matches the allowed extended regular expression ERE.
# Both used via traces.
m4_define([m4_pattern_allow], [])
## --------------------------------- ##
## 11. Dependencies between macros. ##
## --------------------------------- ##
# m4_before(THIS-MACRO-NAME, CALLED-MACRO-NAME)
# ---------------------------------------------
# Issue a warning if CALLED-MACRO-NAME was called before THIS-MACRO-NAME.
m4_define([m4_before],
[m4_provide_if([$2],
[m4_warn([syntax], [$2 was called before $1])])])
# m4_require(NAME-TO-CHECK, [BODY-TO-EXPAND = NAME-TO-CHECK])
# -----------------------------------------------------------
# If NAME-TO-CHECK has never been expanded (actually, if it is not
# m4_provide'd), expand BODY-TO-EXPAND *before* the current macro
# expansion. Once expanded, emit it in _m4_divert_dump. Keep track
# of the m4_require chain in m4_expansion_stack.
#
# The normal cases are:
#
# - NAME-TO-CHECK == BODY-TO-EXPAND
# Which you can use for regular macros with or without arguments, e.g.,
# m4_require([AC_PROG_CC], [AC_PROG_CC])
# m4_require([AC_CHECK_HEADERS(limits.h)], [AC_CHECK_HEADERS(limits.h)])
# which is just the same as
# m4_require([AC_PROG_CC])
# m4_require([AC_CHECK_HEADERS(limits.h)])
#
# - BODY-TO-EXPAND == m4_indir([NAME-TO-CHECK])
# In the case of macros with irregular names. For instance:
# m4_require([AC_LANG_COMPILER(C)], [indir([AC_LANG_COMPILER(C)])])
# which means `if the macro named `AC_LANG_COMPILER(C)' (the parens are
# part of the name, it is not an argument) has not been run, then
# call it.'
# Had you used
# m4_require([AC_LANG_COMPILER(C)], [AC_LANG_COMPILER(C)])
# then m4_require would have tried to expand `AC_LANG_COMPILER(C)', i.e.,
# call the macro `AC_LANG_COMPILER' with `C' as argument.
#
# You could argue that `AC_LANG_COMPILER', when it receives an argument
# such as `C' should dispatch the call to `AC_LANG_COMPILER(C)'. But this
# `extension' prevents `AC_LANG_COMPILER' from having actual arguments that
# it passes to `AC_LANG_COMPILER(C)'.
#
# This is called frequently, so minimize the number of macro invocations
# by avoiding dnl and other overhead on the common path.
m4_define([m4_require],
m4_do([[m4_ifdef([_m4_expanding($1)],
[m4_fatal([$0: circular dependency of $1])])]],
[[m4_ifdef([_m4_divert_dump], [],
[m4_fatal([$0($1): cannot be used outside of an ]dnl
m4_bmatch([$0], [^AC_], [[AC_DEFUN]], [[m4_defun]])['d macro])])]],
[[m4_provide_if([$1],
[],
[_m4_require_call([$1], [$2])])]]))
# _m4_require_call(NAME-TO-CHECK, [BODY-TO-EXPAND = NAME-TO-CHECK])
# -----------------------------------------------------------------
# If m4_require decides to expand the body, it calls this macro.
#
# This is called frequently, so minimize the number of macro invocations
# by avoiding dnl and other overhead on the common path.
m4_define([_m4_require_call],
m4_do([[m4_define([_m4_divert_grow], m4_decr(_m4_divert_grow))]],
[[m4_divert_push(_m4_divert_grow)]],
[[m4_default([$2], [$1])
m4_provide_if([$1],
[],
[m4_warn([syntax],
[$1 is m4_require'd but not m4_defun'd])])]],
[[m4_divert(_m4_defn([_m4_divert_dump]))]],
[[m4_undivert(_m4_divert_grow)]],
[[m4_divert_pop(_m4_divert_grow)]],
[[m4_define([_m4_divert_grow], m4_incr(_m4_divert_grow))]]))
# _m4_divert_grow
# ---------------
# The counter for _m4_require_call.
m4_define([_m4_divert_grow], _m4_divert([GROW]))
# m4_expand_once(TEXT, [WITNESS = TEXT])
# --------------------------------------
# If TEXT has never been expanded, expand it *here*. Use WITNESS as
# as a memory that TEXT has already been expanded.
m4_define([m4_expand_once],
[m4_provide_if(m4_ifval([$2], [[$2]], [[$1]]),
[],
[m4_provide(m4_ifval([$2], [[$2]], [[$1]]))[]$1])])
# m4_provide(MACRO-NAME)
# ----------------------
m4_define([m4_provide],
[m4_define([m4_provide($1)])])
# m4_provide_if(MACRO-NAME, IF-PROVIDED, IF-NOT-PROVIDED)
# -------------------------------------------------------
# If MACRO-NAME is provided do IF-PROVIDED, else IF-NOT-PROVIDED.
# The purpose of this macro is to provide the user with a means to
# check macros which are provided without letting her know how the
# information is coded.
m4_define([m4_provide_if],
[m4_ifdef([m4_provide($1)],
[$2], [$3])])
## --------------------- ##
## 12. Text processing. ##
## --------------------- ##
# m4_cr_letters
# m4_cr_LETTERS
# m4_cr_Letters
# -------------
m4_define([m4_cr_letters], [abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz])
m4_define([m4_cr_LETTERS], [ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ])
m4_define([m4_cr_Letters],
m4_defn([m4_cr_letters])dnl
m4_defn([m4_cr_LETTERS])dnl
)
# m4_cr_digits
# ------------
m4_define([m4_cr_digits], [0123456789])
# m4_cr_alnum
# -----------
m4_define([m4_cr_alnum],
m4_defn([m4_cr_Letters])dnl
m4_defn([m4_cr_digits])dnl
)
# m4_cr_symbols1
# m4_cr_symbols2
# -------------------------------
m4_define([m4_cr_symbols1],
m4_defn([m4_cr_Letters])dnl
_)
m4_define([m4_cr_symbols2],
m4_defn([m4_cr_symbols1])dnl
m4_defn([m4_cr_digits])dnl
)
# m4_cr_all
# ---------
# The character range representing everything, with `-' as the last
# character, since it is special to m4_translit. Use with care, because
# it contains characters special to M4 (fortunately, both ASCII and EBCDIC
# have [] in order, so m4_defn([m4_cr_all]) remains a valid string). It
# also contains characters special to terminals, so it should never be
# displayed in an error message. Also, attempts to map [ and ] to other
# characters via m4_translit must deal with the fact that m4_translit does
# not add quotes to the output.
#
# It is mainly useful in generating inverted character range maps, for use
# in places where m4_translit is faster than an equivalent m4_bpatsubst;
# the regex `[^a-z]' is equivalent to:
# m4_translit(m4_dquote(m4_defn([m4_cr_all])), [a-z])
m4_define([m4_cr_all],
m4_translit(m4_dquote(m4_format(m4_dquote(m4_for(
,1,255,,[[%c]]))m4_for([i],1,255,,[,i]))), [-])-)
# _m4_define_cr_not(CATEGORY)
# ---------------------------
# Define m4_cr_not_CATEGORY as the inverse of m4_cr_CATEGORY.
m4_define([_m4_define_cr_not],
[m4_define([m4_cr_not_$1],
m4_translit(m4_dquote(m4_defn([m4_cr_all])),
m4_defn([m4_cr_$1])))])
# m4_cr_not_letters
# m4_cr_not_LETTERS
# m4_cr_not_Letters
# m4_cr_not_digits
# m4_cr_not_alnum
# m4_cr_not_symbols1
# m4_cr_not_symbols2
# ------------------
# Inverse character sets
_m4_define_cr_not([letters])
_m4_define_cr_not([LETTERS])
_m4_define_cr_not([Letters])
_m4_define_cr_not([digits])
_m4_define_cr_not([alnum])
_m4_define_cr_not([symbols1])
_m4_define_cr_not([symbols2])
# m4_newline
# ----------
# Expands to a newline. Exists for formatting reasons.
m4_define([m4_newline], [
])
# m4_re_escape(STRING)
# --------------------
# Escape RE active characters in STRING.
m4_define([m4_re_escape],
[m4_bpatsubst([$1],
[[][*+.?\^$]], [\\\&])])
# m4_re_string
# ------------
# Regexp for `[a-zA-Z_0-9]*'
# m4_dquote provides literal [] for the character class.
m4_define([m4_re_string],
m4_dquote(m4_defn([m4_cr_symbols2]))dnl
[*]dnl
)
# m4_re_word
# ----------
# Regexp for `[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z_0-9]*'
m4_define([m4_re_word],
m4_dquote(m4_defn([m4_cr_symbols1]))dnl
m4_defn([m4_re_string])dnl
)
# m4_tolower(STRING)
# m4_toupper(STRING)
# ------------------
# These macros convert STRING to lowercase or uppercase.
#
# Rather than expand the m4_defn each time, we inline them up front.
m4_define([m4_tolower],
[m4_translit([$1], ]m4_dquote(m4_defn([m4_cr_LETTERS]))[,
]m4_dquote(m4_defn([m4_cr_letters]))[)])
m4_define([m4_toupper],
[m4_translit([$1], ]m4_dquote(m4_defn([m4_cr_letters]))[,
]m4_dquote(m4_defn([m4_cr_LETTERS]))[)])
# m4_split(STRING, [REGEXP])
# --------------------------
#
# Split STRING into an m4 list of quoted elements. The elements are
# quoted with [ and ]. Beginning spaces and end spaces *are kept*.
# Use m4_strip to remove them.
#
# REGEXP specifies where to split. Default is [\t ]+.
#
# If STRING is empty, the result is an empty list.
#
# Pay attention to the m4_changequotes. When m4 reads the definition of
# m4_split, it still has quotes set to [ and ]. Luckily, these are matched
# in the macro body, so the definition is stored correctly. Use the same
# alternate quotes as m4_noquote; it must be unlikely to appear in $1.
#
# Also, notice that $1 is quoted twice, since we want the result to
# be quoted. Then you should understand that the argument of
# patsubst is -=<{(STRING)}>=- (i.e., with additional -=<{( and )}>=-).
#
# This macro is safe on active symbols, i.e.:
# m4_define(active, ACTIVE)
# m4_split([active active ])end
# => [active], [active], []end
#
# Optimize on regex of ` ' (space), since m4_foreach_w already guarantees
# that the list contains single space separators, and a common case is
# splitting a single-element list. This macro is called frequently,
# so avoid unnecessary dnl inside the definition.
m4_define([m4_split],
[m4_if([$1], [], [],
[$2], [ ], [m4_if(m4_index([$1], [ ]), [-1], [[[$1]]], [_$0($@)])],
[$2], [], [_$0([$1], [[ ]+])],
[_$0($@)])])
m4_define([_m4_split],
[m4_changequote([-=<{(],[)}>=-])]dnl
[[m4_bpatsubst(-=<{(-=<{($1)}>=-)}>=-, -=<{($2)}>=-,
-=<{(], [)}>=-)]m4_changequote([, ])])
# m4_flatten(STRING)
# ------------------
# If STRING contains end of lines, replace them with spaces. If there
# are backslashed end of lines, remove them. This macro is safe with
# active symbols.
# m4_define(active, ACTIVE)
# m4_flatten([active
# act\
# ive])end
# => active activeend
#
# In m4, m4_bpatsubst is expensive, so first check for a newline.
m4_define([m4_flatten],
[m4_if(m4_index([$1], [
]), [-1], [[$1]],
[m4_translit(m4_bpatsubst([[[$1]]], [\\
]), [
], [ ])])])
# m4_strip(STRING)
# ----------------
# Expands into STRING with tabs and spaces singled out into a single
# space, and removing leading and trailing spaces.
#
# This macro is robust to active symbols.
# m4_define(active, ACTIVE)
# m4_strip([ active