diff -up make-3.82/job.c\~ make-3.82/job.c

--- make-3.82/job.c~	2010-08-12 14:57:15.000000000 +0200

+++ make-3.82/job.c	2010-08-12 14:58:23.000000000 +0200

@@ -2876,7 +2876,7 @@ construct_command_argv_internal (char *l

       }

     new_line = alloca (shell_len + 1 + sflags_len + 1

-                             + (line_len*2) + 1);

+                             + (line_len*4) + 1);

     ap = new_line;

     memcpy (ap, shell, shell_len);

     ap += shell_len;

@@ -2904,13 +2904,14 @@ construct_command_argv_internal (char *l

 #endif

 	    if (PRESERVE_BSNL)

 	      {

-		*(ap++) = '\\';

+		*(ap++) = '\'';

 		/* Only non-batch execution needs another backslash,

 		   because it will be passed through a recursive

 		   invocation of this function.  */

 		if (!batch_mode_shell)

 		  *(ap++) = '\\';

 		*(ap++) = '\n';

+		*(ap++) = '\'';

 	      }

 	    ++p;

 	    continue;

Diff finished.  Thu Aug 12 14:58:34 2010