cpp replaced by m4?

[Jerry Feldman]

On Mon, 2 Jul 2007 16:34:45 -0400 (EDT)
"Steven W. Orr" <steveo at syslang.net> wrote:

> I need a better cpp, something that allows me to defer evaluation, create 
> loops, etc.
> 
> Has anyone seen such a setup ready to go? m4 is obviously a candidate, but 
> I'd like to see if someone else has done the work to show how it can be 
> made to be a drop-in replacement (if at all possible).

cpp functionality is defined by the ISO C standard. M4 would be a
reasonable replacement as long as your code is going to be on Unix like
systems. AFAIK, it's not a drop in replacement  (it's been over 10
years since I last worked with m4).

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