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<sect1 id="ch06-m4" xreflabel="M4">
<title>Installing M4-&m4-version;</title>
<?dbhtml filename="m4.html" dir="chapter06"?>

<para>The M4 package contains a macro processor.</para>

<screen>&buildtime; &m4-time;
&diskspace; &m4-compsize;</screen>

&aa-m4-down;
&aa-m4-dep;

<sect2><title>&nbsp;</title><para>&nbsp;</para></sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Installation of M4</title>

<para>Prepare M4 for compilation:</para>

<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr</userinput></screen>

<para>Compile the package:</para>

<screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen>

<para>This package has a test suite available which can perform a number of
checks to ensure it built correctly.  Should you choose to run it, the 
following command will do so:</para>

<screen><userinput>make check</userinput></screen>

<para>And install the package:</para>

<screen><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>

</sect2>

&aa-m4-shortdesc;
&aa-m4-desc;

</sect1>