error: missing terminating " character while modifying md file

[David Daney]

David Daney wrote:
> Omar wrote:
>>  Ok, so after weeks of reading and looking at multiple .md files, I
>> felt ready to give it a try and decided to create some define_split's
>> on my own.
>>  I created a define_split RTL pattern which included this condition:
>>   "reload_completed
>>   && GET_CODE (operands[1]) == MEM
>>   && GET_CODE (XEXP (operands[1], 0)) == PLUS"
>>
>> When I try to compile it I get:
>> ../../gcc/config/c816/c816.md:36  error: missing terminating " character
>> ../../gcc/config/c816/c816.md:37: error: stray '\' in program
>> ...
>>
>> If instead, I place the condition all in a single line:
>>   "reload_completed && GET_CODE (operands[1]) == MEM && GET_CODE (XEXP
>> (operands[1], 0)) == PLUS"
>> then gcc is happy.
>>
>> I have been searching the web for hours now, but I have not been able
>> to find what is causing this.
>> Does anyone have a suggestion on what might be causing this issue?
>>
> 
> It has to be a valid C string.  You get that error for the same reason 
> that you get it from this program:

Well that must not be correct, please disregard it.  There are multi 
line conditions all over the place.

Sorry for this mis-information.

David Daney