dnl @ ../doc/m4.texi:4827: 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(`abc ', `bar ') dnl @result{} dnl This example wants to recognize changeword, dnl, and `abc\n'. dnl First, we check that our regexp will match. regexp(`changeword', `[cd][a-z]*\|abc[ ]') dnl @result{}0 regexp(`abc ', `[cd][a-z]*\|abc[ ]') dnl @result{}0 regexp(`a', `[cd][a-z]*\|abc[ ]') dnl @result{}-1 abc dnl @result{}abc changeword(`[cd][a-z]*\|abc[ ]') dnl @result{} dnl Even though `abc\n' matches, we forgot to allow `ab'. abc dnl @result{}abc changeword(`[cd][a-z]*\|ab?c?[ ]?') dnl @result{} dnl Now we can call `abc\n'. abc dnl @result{}bar