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+#! /bin/sh
+# Copyright (C) 1998-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+# any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+# Test for error for bad syntax.
+
+. ./defs || Exit 1
+
+cat > Makefile.am << 'END'
+foo = q \
+
+bin_SCRIPTS = foo.sh
+END
+
+$ACLOCAL
+AUTOMAKE_fails -Wnone
+grep '^Makefile\.am:2:.*blank line following trailing backslash' stderr
+
+: