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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: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 16:53:00 +0000

CVSROOT:        /sources/m4
Module name:    m4
Branch:         branch-1_4
Changes by:     Eric Blake <ericb>      06/07/17 16:53:00

Index: doc/m4.texinfo
===================================================================
RCS file: /sources/m4/m4/doc/m4.texinfo,v
retrieving revision 1.1.1.1.2.46
retrieving revision 1.1.1.1.2.47
diff -u -b -r1.1.1.1.2.46 -r1.1.1.1.2.47
--- doc/m4.texinfo      15 Jul 2006 22:08:58 -0000      1.1.1.1.2.46
+++ doc/m4.texinfo      17 Jul 2006 16:53:00 -0000      1.1.1.1.2.47
@@ -1636,7 +1636,7 @@
 @end deffn
 
 This can be used even if @var{name} has been given another definition
-that has covered the original, or been undefined so that no @var{name}
+that has covered the original, or been undefined so that no macro
 maps to the builtin.
 
 @example
@@ -1662,54 +1662,9 @@
 @result{}foo
 @end example
 
-Note that this can be used to invoke builtins that normally require
-parameters without actually providing them; but it will provoke a
-warning, and usually result in a void expansion.
-
address@hidden
-builtin
address@hidden
-builtin()
address@hidden:2: m4: undefined builtin `'
address@hidden
-builtin(`builtin')
address@hidden:3: m4: Warning: too few arguments to builtin `builtin'
address@hidden
-builtin(`builtin',)
address@hidden:4: m4: undefined builtin `'
address@hidden
address@hidden example
-
-This can be used even if @var{name} has been given another definition
-that has covered the original, or been undefined so that no @var{name}
-maps to the builtin.
-
address@hidden
-pushdef(`define', `hidden')
address@hidden
-undefine(`undefine')
address@hidden
-define(`foo', `bar')
address@hidden
-foo
address@hidden
-builtin(`define', `foo', `BAR')
address@hidden
-foo
address@hidden
-undefine(`foo')
address@hidden(foo)
-foo
address@hidden
-builtin(`undefine', `foo')
address@hidden
-foo
address@hidden
address@hidden example
-
-Note that this can be used to invoke builtins that normally require
-parameters without actually providing them; but it will provoke a
-warning, and usually result in a void expansion.
+Note that this can be used to invoke builtins without arguments, even
+when they normally require parameters to be recognized; but it will
+provoke a warning, and result in a void expansion.
 
 @example
 builtin




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