upgrade m4 1.4.6

[m.di.gennaro.bari@…]

Dear everybody,

I need to upgrade my m4 version, so i followed the normal procedure: "port search m4", then "sudo port install m4 @1.4.16" The installation proceeds fine but, after it finishes, the m4 version is still unchanged.

$ which m4

/usr/bin/m4
$

$ m4 --v

GNU M4 1.4.6
Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Written by Rene' Seindal.
$

I tried to perform "port upgrade m4" but still nothing. Thanks for the help

[cooljeanius (Eric Gallager)]

$ which m4

/usr/bin/m4

Well that's your issue right there. MacPorts's m4 port puts an executable named gm4 in your path by default so as not to conflict with the system m4. If you really want to use it without the g prefix, there is an un-prefixed symlink to the executable in ${prefix}/libexec/gnubin, which you can add to your path if you want.

[m.di.gennaro.bari@…]

I can't find any gm4. how do i know where the port are installed by default?

[larryv (Lawrence Velázquez)]

The list of files installed by m4:

port contents m4

[mf2k (Frank Schima)]

In the future, please use WikiFormatting and Cc the port maintainers (port info --maintainers m4).

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Replying to m.di.gennaro.bari@…:

"sudo port install m4 @1.4.16"

MacPorts doesn't work like that. You can't specify what version to install. You'll always get the single version we have available, not any other version.

Please re-open if there's an issue here; so far it doesn't seem like it.