Re: [PATCH] m4 example bug

[Paul Eggert]

Thanks for reporting that.  I installed the following somewhat
more-ambitious patch.

2004-01-06  Paul Eggert  <address@hidden>

        * doc/autoconf.texi (One Macro Call): Fix an incorrect
        example, and add more examples.  Reported by Eric Sunshine.

--- autoconf.texi.~1.789.~      Mon Jan  5 15:19:04 2004
+++ autoconf.texi       Tue Jan  6 13:08:47 2004
@@ -7504,8 +7504,8 @@ define([car], [$1])
 @noindent
 The two pairs of quotes above are not part of the arguments of
 @code{define}; rather, they are understood by the top level when it
-tries to find the arguments of @code{define}.  Therefore, it is
-equivalent to write:
+tries to find the arguments of @code{define}.  Therefore, assuming
address@hidden is not already defined, it is equivalent to write:
 
 @example
 define(car, $1)
@@ -7548,7 +7548,7 @@ car([#])
 @result{}#
 @end example
 
-The reader will easily understand the following examples:
+Here are more examples:
 
 @example
 car(foo, bar)
@@ -7559,9 +7559,19 @@ car((foo, bar))
 @result{}(foo, bar)
 car([(foo], [bar)])
 @result{}(foo
-car([], [])
+define([a], [b])car(a)
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+car([a])
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+car([[a]])
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+car([[[a]]])
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+car([])
 @result{}
-car([[]], [[]])
+car([[]])
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+car([[[]]])
 @result{}[]
 @end example