--- a/test/line-continue.tst	Wed Oct 16 20:29:28 2013 +0200
+++ b/test/line-continue.tst	Wed Oct 16 12:16:08 2013 -0700
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
 %! b];
 %! assert (y, x);
 
+## FIXME: Next 3 tests use '\' continuation outside of a double-quoted string
+##        This behavior is deprecated and will be removed at some point.
+##        When it does these 
 %!test
 %! x = [1;2];
 %! y = [a... # comments here ok
@@ -51,6 +54,13 @@
 %!
 %!assert (f (), 1)
 
+# String continuation using '\'
+%!assert (["abc\
+%! def"], "abc def")
+
+%!assert (['abc\
+%! def'], "abc def")
+
 %!test
 %!assert (1 == 1
 %! && 2 == 2