Is it possible to create a multi-line string variable in a Makefile

Question

I want to create a makefile variable that is a multi-line string (e.g. the body of an email release announcement). something like

ANNOUNCE_BODY=\"
Version $         


        

Answer 1

It worked for me:

ANNOUNCE_BODY="first line\\nsecond line"

all:
    @echo -e $(ANNOUNCE_BODY)