Changes to m4/doc/m4.texinfo,v [branch-1_4]

[Eric Blake]

CVSROOT:        /sources/m4
Module name:    m4
Branch:         branch-1_4
Changes by:     Eric Blake <ericb>      06/10/13 12:59:17

Index: doc/m4.texinfo
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RCS file: /sources/m4/m4/doc/m4.texinfo,v
retrieving revision 1.1.1.1.2.83
retrieving revision 1.1.1.1.2.84
diff -u -b -r1.1.1.1.2.83 -r1.1.1.1.2.84
--- doc/m4.texinfo      12 Oct 2006 14:10:35 -0000      1.1.1.1.2.83
+++ doc/m4.texinfo      13 Oct 2006 12:59:17 -0000      1.1.1.1.2.84
@@ -1768,6 +1768,27 @@
 @result{}
 @end example
 
+When handed the result of @code{defn} (@pxref{Defn}) as one of its
+arguments, @code{indir} defers to the invoked @var{name} for whether a
+token representing a builtin is recognized or flattened to the empty
+string.
+
address@hidden
+indir(defn(`defn'), `divnum')
address@hidden:stdin:1: Warning: indir: invalid macro name ignored
address@hidden
+indir(`define', defn(`defn'), `divnum')
address@hidden:stdin:2: Warning: define: invalid macro name ignored
address@hidden
+indir(`define', `foo', defn(`divnum'))
address@hidden
+foo
address@hidden
+indir(`divert', defn(`foo'))
address@hidden:stdin:5: empty string treated as 0 in builtin `divert'
address@hidden
address@hidden example
+
 @node Builtin
 @section Indirect call of builtins
 
@@ -1798,6 +1819,10 @@
 @result{}hidden
 foo
 @result{}foo
+builtin(`define', `foo', defn(`divnum'))
address@hidden
+foo
address@hidden
 builtin(`define', `foo', `BAR')
 @result{}
 foo