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@@ -4585,6 +4585,12 @@ indicating which version of @code{flex} generated the scanner. For
example, for the 2.5.22 release, these defines would be 2, 5 and 22
respectively. If the version of @code{flex} being used is a beta
version, then the symbol @code{FLEX_BETA} is defined.
+
+@item
+The symbols @samp{[[} and @samp{]]} in the code sections of the input
+may conflict with the m4 delimiters. @xref{M4 Dependency}.
+
+
@end itemize
@cindex POSIX comp;compliance
@@ -8228,7 +8234,6 @@ As you can see, there really is no magic here. We just use
@node M4 Dependency, , Bison Bridge, Appendices
@section M4 Dependency
@cindex m4
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The macro processor @code{m4}@footnote{The use of m4 is subject to change in
future revisions of flex.} must be installed wherever flex is installed.
@code{flex} invokes @samp{m4}, found by searching the directories in the