[bug #59395] gmake space handling is not compatible to POSIX

[Jörg Schilling]

URL:
  <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?59395>

                 Summary: gmake space handling is not compatible to POSIX
                 Project: make
            Submitted by: schily
            Submitted on: Sun 01 Nov 2020 07:41:16 PM UTC
                Severity: 3 - Normal
              Item Group: None
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
       Component Version: None
        Operating System: None
           Fixed Release: None
           Triage Status: None

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Details:

The following make file:

X=hallo\
\
\
end

all:
        echo "$X"

prints:

hallo end

while it should print:

hallo   end

like is happens when you use SunPro Make or smake.




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