# nbowler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx / 2014-07-16 14:33:34 -0400: > On 2014-07-16 17:17 +0200, Roman Neuhauser wrote: > > (this is a resend with a proper subject, sorry) > > > > i had some trouble figuring out how to get the include macro inside > > another (parameterized) macro. > [...] > > this fails in configure.ac (autoconf 2.69): > > > > m4_define([nodot], [[\([_0-9a-zA-Z]+\)]]) > > m4_define([reversion], [^nodot\.nodot\.nodot$]) > > m4_define([getver], [regexp($1, reversion, $2)]) > > m4_define([readver], [getver(m4_include($1), [\&])]) > > m4_define([ver], readver([VERSION])) > > > > messages: > > > > aclocal: error: configure.ac:7: file '$1' does not exist > > autoreconf: aclocal failed with exit status: 1 > > Autoconf/m4 have no problem with using m4_include in this manner > (although you have some quoting issues). Nick, can you help me with those quoting issues a bit? i'm getting really confused here. one thing i'm really curious about: why do i have to double-quote the nodot value? if i don't, ver is empty no matter if i quote the $1, $2 in getver or not. -- roman _______________________________________________ Autoconf mailing list Autoconf@xxxxxxx https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf
