michael@0: VAR = val1 	 \
michael@0:   	  val2  
michael@0: 
michael@0: VAR2 = val1space\
michael@0: val2
michael@0: 
michael@0: VAR3 = val3 \\\
michael@0: 	cont3
michael@0: 
michael@0: all: otarget test.target
michael@0: 	test "$(VAR)" = "val1 val2  "
michael@0: 	test "$(VAR2)" = "val1space val2"
michael@0: 	test '$(VAR3)' = 'val3 \ cont3'
michael@0: 	test "hello \
michael@0: 	  world" = "hello   world"
michael@0: 	test "hello" = \
michael@0: "hello"
michael@0: 	@echo TEST-PASS
michael@0: 
michael@0: otarget: ; test "hello\
michael@0: 	world" = "helloworld"
michael@0: 
michael@0: test.target: %.target: ; test "hello\
michael@0: 	world" = "helloworld"