Re: Handling of single-quoted comma [was: m4_defn overhead]

[Ralf Wildenhues]

Hi Eric,

* Eric Blake wrote on Fri, Oct 19, 2007 at 02:44:05PM CEST:
[...]
> @@ -17369,7 +17375,8 @@ Since it is not expanded, it should not be double 
> quoted.
>  
>  The @code{AS_HELP_STRING} macro is particularly helpful when the
>  @var{left-hand-side} and/or @var{right-hand-side} are composed of macro
> -arguments, as shown in the following example.
> +arguments, as shown in the following example.  Be aware that
> address@hidden may not contain unbalanced quotes or parenthesis.

s/parenthesis/parentheses/

> @@ -19938,7 +19945,8 @@ isolation.
>  This macro starts a group of related tests, all to be executed in the
>  same subshell.  It accepts a single argument, which holds a few words
>  (no more than about 30 or 40 characters) quickly describing the purpose
> -of the test group being started.
> +of the test group being started.  @var{test-group-name} must not contain
> +unbalanced quotes or parenthesis.

Likewise.

> --- a/lib/m4sugar/m4sugar.m4
> +++ b/lib/m4sugar/m4sugar.m4
> @@ -675,6 +675,10 @@ m4_define([m4_echo], address@hidden)
>  #   m4_expand([active, active2])
>  #   => ACT,IVE, ACT, IVE
>  #
> +# Unfortunately, due to limitations in m4, ARG must contain balanced quotes
> +# (use quadrigraphs) and balanced parenthesis (use creative shell comments

Likewise.

> +# when writing shell case statements).
> +#

Cheers,
Ralf