diff -r 000000000000 -r 6474c204b198 build/pymake/tests/comment-parsing.mk
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/build/pymake/tests/comment-parsing.mk	Wed Dec 31 06:09:35 2014 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# where do comments take effect?
+
+VAR = val1 # comment
+VAR2 = lit2\#hash
+VAR2_1 = lit2.1\\\#hash
+VAR3 = val3
+VAR4 = lit4\\#backslash
+VAR4_1 = lit4\\\\#backslash
+VAR5 = lit5\char
+VAR6 = lit6\\char
+VAR7 = lit7\\
+VAR8 = lit8\\\\
+VAR9 = lit9\\\\extra
+# This comment extends to the next line \
+VAR3 = ignored
+
+all:
+	test "$(VAR)" = "val1 "
+	test "$(VAR2)" = "lit2#hash"
+	test '$(VAR2_1)' = 'lit2.1\#hash'
+	test "$(VAR3)" = "val3"
+	test '$(VAR4)' = 'lit4\'
+	test '$(VAR4_1)' = 'lit4\\'
+	test '$(VAR5)' = 'lit5\char'
+	test '$(VAR6)' = 'lit6\\char'
+	test '$(VAR7)' = 'lit7\\'
+	test '$(VAR8)' = 'lit8\\\\'
+	test '$(VAR9)' = 'lit9\\\\extra'
+	@echo "TEST-PASS"