1 files changed, 18 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tests/scripts/variables/SHELL b/tests/scripts/variables/SHELL
index 7b7e7fef..1d01ba3f 100644
--- a/tests/scripts/variables/SHELL
+++ b/tests/scripts/variables/SHELL
@@ -70,6 +70,22 @@ all: ; \@$script
 !,
               '', $out);
 
+# Do it again but add spaces to SHELLFLAGS
+
+# Some shells (*shakes fist at Solaris*) cannot handle multiple flags in
+# separate arguments.
+my $t = `/bin/sh -e -c true 2>/dev/null`;
+my $multi_ok = $? == 0;
+
+if ($multi_ok) {
+    $flags = '-x -c';
+    run_make_test(qq!
+.SHELLFLAGS = $flags
+all: ; \@$script
+!,
+              '', $out);
+}
+
 # We can't just use "false" because on different systems it provides a
 # different exit code--once again Solaris: false exits with 255 not 1
 $script = 'true; false; true';
@@ -81,6 +97,7 @@ run_make_test(qq!
 .SHELLFLAGS = $flags
 all: ; \@$script
 !,
-              '', "$out#MAKE#: *** [all] Error $err\n", 512);
+              '', "$out#MAKEFILE#:3: recipe for target 'all' failed
+#MAKE#: *** [all] Error $err\n", 512);
 
 1;