macro expansion in makeinfo

[Vladimir Volovich]

Hi,

with makeinfo 4.0, i run

makeinfo --macro-expand=- < test.texi

where test.texi contains these lines:
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@macro ovar{varname}
@address@hidden@r{]}
@end macro

@ovar{Testvar}

@defmac TEST (@ovar{bug-report}, @ovar{tarname})
Test
@end defmac
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The resulting output of makeinfo is:
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@address@hidden@r{]}

@defmac TEST (@ovar{bug-report}, @ovar{tarname})
Test
@end defmac
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i.e., the @ovar was expanded when it appeared on its own, but was not
expanded when used in an argument of @defmac.

As a result, texi2dvi does not work - it complains that @ovar is not
defined.

is this a bug or a feature? how can i force expansion of all macros?

Best,
v.