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+divert(`-1')
+# forloop(var, from, to, stmt) - improved version:
+# works even if VAR is not a strict macro name
+# performs sanity check that FROM is larger than TO
+# allows complex numerical expressions in TO and FROM
+define(`forloop', `ifelse(eval(`($2) <= ($3)'), `1',
+ `pushdef(`$1')_$0(`$1', eval(`$2'),
+ eval(`$3'), `$4')popdef(`$1')')')
+define(`_forloop',
+ `define(`$1', `$2')$4`'ifelse(`$2', `$3', `',
+ `$0(`$1', incr(`$2'), `$3', `$4')')')
+divert`'dnl