[bug #59154] Multiline environment variables handled poorly

[Kyle Rose]

Follow-up Comment #11, bug #59154 (project make):

[comment #9 comment #9:]
> I don't think this would require Make to parse double quotes.
> 
> My guess is it would mean passing along expanded variables to the shell
without parsing the variable contents for newlines.
> 
> If I have time, maybe I'll have a look at whether my guess is right.

This absolutely will break tons of makefiles, including my company's 20 year
old build automation suite and the Linux kernel makefile, for the reason Paul
stated. I recommend resolving WONTFIX.


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