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GNU m4

GNU version of UNIX m4 macro language processor
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GNU m4

Summary

GNU m4 is a general-purpose macro processor[1]. It draws 32 Wikipedia views per month (general_purpose_macro_processor category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • GNU m4's instance of is recorded as general-purpose macro processor[3].
  • GNU m4's instance of is recorded as GNU package[4].
  • GNU m4's instance of is recorded as free software[5].
  • GNU m4's maintained by is recorded as Eric Blake[6].
  • GNU m4's copyright license is recorded as Q27016754[7].
  • GNU m4's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later[8].
  • GNU m4's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[9].
  • GNU m4's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[10].
  • GNU m4's operating system is recorded as BSD[11].
  • GNU m4's operating system is recorded as GNU/Hurd[12].
  • GNU m4's operating system is recorded as macOS[13].
  • GNU m4's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[14].
  • GNU m4's software version identifier is recorded as 1.4.17[15].
  • GNU m4's software version identifier is recorded as 1.4.18[16].
  • GNU m4's software version identifier is recorded as 1.4.19[17].
  • GNU m4's software version identifier is recorded as 1.4.20[18].
  • GNU m4's software version identifier is recorded as 1.4.21[19].
  • GNU m4 is part of GNU toolchain[20].
  • GNU m4 is part of GNU Project[21].
  • GNU m4's official website is recorded as https://www.gnu.org/software/m4/m4.html[22].
  • GNU m4's source code repository URL is recorded as https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/m4.git[23].
  • GNU m4's source code repository URL is recorded as https://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=m4.git[24].
  • GNU m4's source code repository URL is recorded as https://ftpmirror.gnu.org/m4/[25].
  • GNU m4's copyright holder is recorded as Q48413[26].
  • GNU m4's implementation of is recorded as m4[27].

Body

Publication

Part of include GNU toolchain[20], a toolchain[28] and GNU Project[21], an open-source project[29], founded in 1983[30].

Why It Matters

GNU m4 draws 32 Wikipedia views per month (general_purpose_macro_processor category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Related Entities

BSD Eric Blake free software GNU/Hurd GNU Project m4 macOS Unix-like operating system

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Autotools : a practitioner's guide to GNU Autoconf, Automake, and Libtool. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . openhub.net. openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . m4-announce. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · Genium · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1990-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Maintained by → Eric Blake
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P571]]: 1990"
  2. 6d ago · Genium · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright status → copyrighted
    License → —
    Copyright license → Q27016754, GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later
    Part of → —
    + 66 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P170]]: [[Q141045935]]"
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