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m4

GNU macro processor

About m4

GNU macro processor

This project links 15 native package records across 10 recorded operating-system releases. Compare the retained versions and architectures below, then open the package for your own release.

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Project pictures and package coverage

Alpine Linux 3.21: 2 package records; Alpine Linux 3.22: 2 package records; Alpine Linux 3.23: 2 package records; Debian 12 (Bookworm): 2 package records; Debian 13 (Trixie): 2 package records; Fedora 43: 1 package records; Fedora 44: 1 package records; openSUSE Leap 15.6: 1 package records; openSUSE Leap 16.0: 1 package records; openSUSE Tumbleweed: 1 package records. Catalog coverage diagram, not an application screenshot.m4: recorded package coverageAlpine Linux 3.212 recordsAlpine Linux 3.222 recordsAlpine Linux 3.232 recordsDebian 12 (Bookworm)2 recordsDebian 13 (Trixie)2 recordsFedora 431 recordsFedora 441 recordsopenSUSE Leap 15.61 records
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Project identity

Project
m4
Publisher
Not authoritatively mapped
Native package records
15
Operating systems
alpine-linux-3-21, alpine-linux-3-22, alpine-linux-3-23, debian-12, debian-13, fedora-43, fedora-44, opensuse-leap-15-6, opensuse-leap-16-0, opensuse-tumbleweed
License expression
GPL-3.0-or-later
Metadata completeness
70/100 (not a software quality rating)
Homepage
Visit upstream site
Source repository
Not reported

Source-reported description

The fullest retained description is shown with its source. Distribution packaging descriptions may include downstream details.

A GNU implementation of the traditional UNIX macro processor. M4 is useful for writing text files which can be logically parsed, and is used by many programs as part of their build process. M4 has built-in functions for including files, running shell commands, doing arithmetic, etc. The autoconf program needs m4 for generating configure scripts, but not for running configure scripts. Install m4 if you need a macro processor.

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Packages by operating system

Compare recorded versions, then open a package for dependency, file, checksum, and repository evidence. Version strings are distribution-specific, not a ranking of newer software.

Alpine Linux 3.21

  1. m4

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source m4

    1.4.19-r3

    GNU macro processor

    aarch64x86_64v3.21
  2. m4-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source m4

    1.4.19-r3

    GNU macro processor (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.21

Alpine Linux 3.22

  1. m4

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source m4

    1.4.19-r4

    GNU macro processor

    aarch64x86_64v3.22
  2. m4-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source m4

    1.4.19-r4

    GNU macro processor (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.22

Alpine Linux 3.23

  1. m4

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source m4

    1.4.20-r0

    GNU macro processor

    aarch64x86_64v3.23
  2. m4-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source m4

    1.4.20-r0

    GNU macro processor (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.23

Debian 12 (Bookworm)

  1. m4

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / interpreters

    1.4.19-3

    macro processing language

    amd64arm64bookworm
  2. m4-doc

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / doc / source m4

    1.4.19-3

    Documentation for GNU m4

    allbookworm

Debian 13 (Trixie)

  1. m4

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / interpreters

    1.4.19-8

    macro processing language

    amd64arm64trixie
  2. m4-doc

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / doc / source m4

    1.4.19-8

    Documentation for GNU m4

    alltrixie

Fedora 43

  1. m4

    Fedora 43 / Unspecified / source m4

    1.4.21-1.fc43

    GNU macro processor

    aarch64x86_6443

Fedora 44

  1. m4

    Fedora 44 / Unspecified / source m4

    1.4.21-1.fc44

    GNU macro processor

    aarch64x86_6444

openSUSE Leap 15.6

  1. m4

    openSUSE Leap 15.6 / Development/Languages/Other / source m4

    1.4.18-4.3.1

    GNU m4

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-15.6

openSUSE Leap 16.0

  1. m4

    openSUSE Leap 16.0 / Development/Languages/Other / source m4

    1.4.18-160000.2.2

    GNU m4

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-16.0

openSUSE Tumbleweed

  1. m4

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / Development/Languages/Other / source m4

    1.4.21-1.4

    GNU m4

    x86_64tumbleweed

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