title: Is there any syntax or trick to be able to create a multiline rpm spec file macro
body: <p>Background.</p>
  <pre>
  $ rpmbuild --version
  RPM version 4.3.3
  </pre>
  <p>I am working on a spec file that needs to process a list of files in multiple scriptlets. DRY (don't repeat youself) has me defining the list once as a macro which is expanded into the various helper scripts. Maintaining the list is a pain since I haven't seen a way to avoid putting all the files on the same line.</p>
  <pre>
  %define LIST \
  a \
  b 
  </pre>
  <p>gives an error</p>
  <pre>
  %define LIST a\
  b\
  </pre>
  <p>gives an error as well
  </p>
  <pre>
  %define LIST a
  %define LIST %LIST b
  </pre>
  <p>Fails due to a recursion error</p>