GNU bug report logs - #79604
GNUmakefile mode highlight quirks inside define-endef

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: mikpom <mikpom <at> mikpom.ru>

Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2025 09:33:01 UTC

Severity: normal

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From: mikpom <mikpom <at> mikpom.ru>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: GNUmakefile mode highlight quirks inside define-endef
Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2025 16:32:35 +0700

Greetings!

Got this disturbing quirks in Makefiles when colon occurs within define
directive. Simple Makefile to reproduce follows

a : 
	$(RECIPE) > a

define RECIPE=
echo Hello : world
endef


Here `echo Hello` is highlighted as a Makefile target. It is
understandable as well as difficulties of dealing with multiline
statements using regexps. Are there any possible workarounds/fixes ?

Kind regards,
-Mikhail
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