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diff --git a/doc/examples/forloop2.m4 b/doc/examples/forloop2.m4 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b7154e86 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/examples/forloop2.m4 @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +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 |