Re: FVWM: FvwmM4 (was FvwmCpp)

From: Marco Mariani <m.mariani_at_imola.nettuno.it>
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 1996 15:33:27 -0100 (GMT-0100)

On Tue, 20 Aug 1996, michael shiplett wrote:

> mm> .fvwm2rc:85: unterminated string or character constant
> [...]
> mm> .fvwm2rc:77: unterminated `#if' conditional
>
> I suppose the cynical (and possibly unhelpful) answer is to use
> FvwmM4 instead.

It's not cynical, and it's helpful. I have Yet Another Language to learn,
then master, then get bored of.

> m4 is not very difficult to pick up since cpp is based
> on m4.

The most difficult thing is using info (or emacs) to browse through the
info file. I hate those hyperthings.

> Just make sure to use -m4-prefix to avoid problems with `include'.

Does the -m4-squote option works? I've not been able to use it, and the
example in the man page doesn't work.

stdin:11: m4: Warning: Excess arguments to built-in `m4_define' ignored
stdin:25: m4: Cannot open {/root/.fvwm2rc}: No such file or directory
[FVWM][executeModule]: <<ERROR>> No such module /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fvwm2 changequote({,

shalott:~# m4 --version
GNU m4 1.4



Is there a way to refer to $HOME within FvwmM4 or Fvwm ?

I'd like to include(`~/.fvwm-whatever'), because I often launch X from a
directory that is not $HOME.


All The Best,
 Marco

Excuse the waste of bandwidth, please send flames to my alternate address
(bill_at_microsoft.com).

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Received on Sat Aug 24 1996 - 14:11:20 BST

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