$ make --version GNU Make 4.3 Built for x86_64-pc-linux-gnu Copyright (C) 1988-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html> This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. $ cat Makefile foo: \ true false $ make \ true false make: *** [Makefile:3: foo] Error 1
The error is actually on line 4. More continuation lines push the reported location of the error farther and farther from the actual location. Britton
