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Changes to m4/doc/m4.texinfo,v [branch-1_4]
From: |
Eric Blake |
Subject: |
Changes to m4/doc/m4.texinfo,v [branch-1_4] |
Date: |
Fri, 30 Jun 2006 03:38:50 +0000 |
CVSROOT: /sources/m4
Module name: m4
Branch: branch-1_4
Changes by: Eric Blake <ericb> 06/06/30 03:38:49
Index: doc/m4.texinfo
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RCS file: /sources/m4/m4/doc/m4.texinfo,v
retrieving revision 1.1.1.1.2.26
retrieving revision 1.1.1.1.2.27
diff -u -b -r1.1.1.1.2.26 -r1.1.1.1.2.27
--- doc/m4.texinfo 27 Jun 2006 13:31:44 -0000 1.1.1.1.2.26
+++ doc/m4.texinfo 30 Jun 2006 03:38:49 -0000 1.1.1.1.2.27
@@ -2968,6 +2968,10 @@
@result{}
format(`The string "%s" uses %d characters', foo, len(foo))
@result{}The string "The brown fox jumped over the lazy dog" uses 38 characters
+format(`%.0f', `56789.9876')
address@hidden
+len(format(`%-*X', `300', `1'))
address@hidden
@end example
Using the @code{forloop} macro defined in @xref{Loops}, this
@@ -2997,6 +3001,10 @@
@samp{l}. For more details on the functioning of @code{printf}, see the
C Library Manual.
+For now, unrecognized specifiers are silently ignored, but it is
+anticipated that a future release of GNU @code{m4} will support more
+specifiers, and give warnings when problems are encountered.
+
The macro @code{format} is recognized only with parameters.
@node Arithmetic, UNIX commands, Text handling, Top
- Changes to m4/doc/m4.texinfo,v [branch-1_4], Eric Blake, 2006/06/15
- Changes to m4/doc/m4.texinfo,v [branch-1_4], Eric Blake, 2006/06/18
- Changes to m4/doc/m4.texinfo,v [branch-1_4], Eric Blake, 2006/06/22
- Changes to m4/doc/m4.texinfo,v [branch-1_4], Eric Blake, 2006/06/22
- Changes to m4/doc/m4.texinfo,v [branch-1_4], Eric Blake, 2006/06/23
- Changes to m4/doc/m4.texinfo,v [branch-1_4], Eric Blake, 2006/06/27
- Changes to m4/doc/m4.texinfo,v [branch-1_4], Eric Blake, 2006/06/27
- Changes to m4/doc/m4.texinfo,v [branch-1_4],
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- Changes to m4/doc/m4.texinfo,v [branch-1_4], Eric Blake, 2006/06/30
- Changes to m4/doc/m4.texinfo,v [branch-1_4], Eric Blake, 2006/06/30