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I've looked at m4 before, and want to love it, but it just seems a bit too clumsy to use. And unfortunately, IIRC, unlike sed it's not ubiquitously available.
by downerending 7y ago
I've looked at m4 before, and want to love it, but it just seems a bit too clumsy to use. And unfortunately, IIRC, unlike sed it's not ubiquitously available.
Not really crazy about Jinja2 either, but at this point it seems like it has a lot more mindshare and maintenance.
- froh 7y agoM4 as part of posix should be as widely available as sed, no?
- downerending 7y agoIn principle, yes. In practice, it seems like it's often not installed on the random hosts I encounter. This isn't a fatal flaw, but it is a small advantage in favor of sed and awk and probably even perl, which are essentially ubiquitous these days.