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$description = "The following test creates a makefile to test comments\n"
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."and comment continuation to the next line using a \n"
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."backslash within makefiles.";
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$details = "To test comments within a makefile, a semi-colon was placed \n"
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."after a comment was started. This should not be reported as\n"
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."an error since it is within a comment. We then continue the \n"
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."comment to the next line using a backslash. To test whether\n"
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."the comment really continued, we place an echo command with some\n"
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."text on the line which should never execute since it should be \n"
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."within a comment\n";
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open(MAKEFILE,"> $makefile");
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# The Contents of the MAKEFILE ...
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print MAKEFILE <<\EOF;
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# Test comment vs semicolon parsing and line continuation
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target: # this ; is just a comment \
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@echo This is within a comment.
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@echo There should be no errors for this makefile.
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# END of Contents of MAKEFILE
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&run_make_with_options($makefile,"",&get_logfile);
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# Create the answer to what should be produced by this Makefile
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$answer = "There should be no errors for this makefile.\n";
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&compare_output($answer,&get_logfile(1))