/* first a general line for all commands not starting with "i" */
/* and then the other commands starting with "i", we have to add these
* separately because the cppline production would match on "include" too */
-cppline {space}*#([^i][A-Za-z]*|{if}|{ifdef}|{ifndef}|{import})((\/\*[^*/]*\*+\/)|.)*{newline}
+cppline {space}*#([^i][A-Za-z]*|{if}|{ifdef}|{ifndef}|{import})((\/\*[^*/]*\*+\/)|.|\\{space}*{newline})*{newline}
/*
* Dollar quoted strings are totally opaque, and no escaping is done on them.