From 7b5516319b35c0a56ed2dba055afccead25f81fb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Bianco <iloveitaly@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 09:21:52 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] docs: multiline variable clarification

this was slightly confusing to me
---
 README.md | 11 ++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b318a5dbcb..791a61da8b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1466,7 +1466,8 @@ escapes := "\t\n\r\"\\"
 ```
 
 Indented versions of both single- and double-quoted strings, delimited by
-triple single- or double-quotes, are supported. Indented string lines are
+triple single- or double-quotes, are supported. Recipe variables cannot
+be interpolated in a triple-quoted string. Indented string lines are
 stripped of a leading line break, and leading whitespace common to all
 non-blank lines:
 
@@ -3054,6 +3055,11 @@ abc2 := (
   'c'
 )
 
+abc3 := (
+  abc2 +
+  'd'
+)
+
 foo param=('foo'
       + 'bar'
     ):
@@ -3072,6 +3078,9 @@ joined by whitespace<sup>1.15.0</sup>:
 a := 'foo' + \
      'bar'
 
+b := 'foo' + \
+     a
+
 foo param1 \
   param2='foo' \
   *varparam='': dep1 \