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Re: FYI: Splitting and testing AC_SHELL_DIRNAME


From: Akim Demaille
Subject: Re: FYI: Splitting and testing AC_SHELL_DIRNAME
Date: 26 Oct 2000 10:28:08 +0200
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| On Oct 25, 2000, Akim Demaille <address@hidden> wrote:
| > I will also separate base.m4 into shell.m4 and m4sugar.m4.  If someone
| > fears problem because of equal names, please suggest better names.
| 
| M4SH (to be read MASH).  There are some interesting entries for that
| word in Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913):
| 
| Mash \Mash\, n. [Akin to G. meisch, maisch, meische, maische, mash,
|    wash, and prob. to AS. miscian to mix. See {Mix}.] 1. A mass of mixed
|    ingredients reduced to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure [...]
| 
| Nice, huh?  Some other interesting entries:
| 
|    2. A mixture of meal or bran and water fed to animals.
|    
|    3. A mess; trouble. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
| 
| :-) :-)

Fine with me!



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