# The following commands are possible; the file extension for the source file
# in brackets.
#
-# - m4 (.m4): pipe $2.m4 through m4 then write it to $2
-# - awk (.in): pipe $2.in through awk then write it to $2
-# - cat ($3): copy $2$3 to $2
+# - m4 (.m4): pipe $2.m4 through m4 then write it to $2
+# - awk (.in): pipe $2.in through awk then write it to $2
+# - perl (.in): pipe $2.in through perl then write it to $2
+# - cat ($3): copy $2$3 to $2
generate() {
# Get command and target file.
command="$1"
# extension.
if [ x"$command" = xm4 ]; then
extension=.m4
- elif [ x"$command" = xawk ]; then
+ elif [ x"$command" = xawk -o x"$command" = xperl ]; then
extension=.in
elif [ x"$command" = xcat ]; then
extension="$1" # is $3 in reality, $1 because of shifting