[bug #30809] Documention for "6.8 Defining Multi-Line Variables" indicates to use "define VARIABLE ="

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URL:
  <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?30809>

                 Summary: Documention for "6.8 Defining Multi-Line Variables"
indicates to use "define VARIABLE ="
                 Project: make
            Submitted by: None
            Submitted on: Thu 19 Aug 2010 03:53:35 AM UTC
                Severity: 3 - Normal
              Item Group: Documentation
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
       Component Version: 3.81
        Operating System: POSIX-Based
           Fixed Release: None
           Triage Status: None

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Details:

I was attempting to learn how to use multi-line variables for functions, when
I ran into a problem. The same function written as a single line (with ';'
between the commands) would work, but when written as a multi-line variable
using 'define' it would not.

I was following the example given at
http://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/make.html#Multi_002dLine

Which indicated to do something like
define variable = 
echo line1
echo line2
endef

However this would only work if I removed the '='.

I wanted to point this out in case the documentation was in error in
indicating to use a '='. 




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