dnl @ ../doc/m4.texi:4700: Origin of test dnl @ expected status: 0 dnl @ extra options: dnl @ Copyright (C) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Free Software dnl @ Foundation, Inc. dnl @ This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation dnl @ gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it dnl @ with or without modifications, as long as this notice dnl @ is preserved. ifdef(`changeword', `', `errprint(` skipping: no changeword support ')m4exit(`77')')dnl define(`foo ', `bar ') dnl @result{} dnl This example wants to recognize changeword, dnl, and `foo\n'. dnl First, we check that our regexp will match. regexp(`changeword', `[cd][a-z]*\|foo[ ]') dnl @result{}0 regexp(`foo ', `[cd][a-z]*\|foo[ ]') dnl @result{}0 regexp(`f', `[cd][a-z]*\|foo[ ]') dnl @result{}-1 foo dnl @result{}foo changeword(`[cd][a-z]*\|foo[ ]') dnl @result{} dnl Even though `foo\n' matches, we forgot to allow `f'. foo dnl @result{}foo changeword(`[cd][a-z]*\|fo*[ ]?') dnl @result{} dnl Now we can call `foo\n'. foo dnl @result{}bar