[bug #20995] \ along multiple lines lines for '...' doesn't work

[anonymous]

URL:
  <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?20995>

                 Summary: \ along multiple lines lines for '...' doesn't work

                 Project: make
            Submitted by: None
            Submitted on: Friday 09/07/2007 at 12:53 UTC
                Severity: 3 - Normal
              Item Group: Bug
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
       Component Version: 3.81
        Operating System: None
           Fixed Release: None

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Details:

> cat Makefile 
test::
        echo "test1"
        echo "test2"
        echo "hallo \
        this is a broken line"
        echo 'hello \
        this is another broke line' 

3.80 (old behavior):
> make test
echo "test1"
test1
echo "test2"
test2
echo "hallo \
this is a broken line"
hallo  this is a broken line
echo 'hello \
this is another broke line' 
hello this is another broke line    ### !!!

3.81 (new behavior):
> make test
echo "test1"
test1
echo "test2"
test2
echo "hallo \
        this is a broken line"
hallo this is a broken line
echo 'hello \
        this is another broke line' 
hello \                             ### !!!
this is another broke line          ### !!!


This break execution of s.th. else than 'echo' (e.g. 'perl').

I guess it's a bug?

rgds!

Frank




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