2 files changed, 49 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/test cases/common/62 string arithmetic/meson.build b/test cases/common/62 string arithmetic/meson.build
index 8ef350ede..194df0d9a 100644
--- a/test cases/common/62 string arithmetic/meson.build
+++ b/test cases/common/62 string arithmetic/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-project('string arithmetic', 'c')
+project('string arithmetic', 'c', meson_version: '>=0.62.0')
 
 assert('foo' + 'bar' == 'foobar')
 assert('foo' + 'bar' + 'baz' == 'foobarbaz')
@@ -6,3 +6,44 @@ assert('foo' + 'bar' + 'baz' == 'foobarbaz')
 a = 'a'
 b = 'b'
 assert(a + b + 'c' == 'abc')
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# format strings:
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+sub1 = 'the'
+sub2 = ' quick\n'
+sub3 = '    brown'
+sub4 = '\nfox'
+x = f'@sub1@@sub2@@sub3@@sub4@'
+
+assert(x == sub1 + sub2 + sub3 + sub4)
+assert(x == 'the quick\n    brown\nfox')
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#  multi-line format strings
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+y_actual = f'''This is a multi-line comment with string substition:
+  "@sub1@@sub2@@sub3@@sub4@"
+
+And I can even substitute the entry multiple times!
+
+@sub1@
+@sub2@
+@sub3@
+'''
+
+y_expect = '''This is a multi-line comment with string substition:
+  "the quick
+    brown
+fox"
+
+And I can even substitute the entry multiple times!
+
+the
+ quick
+
+    brown
+'''
+message('actual=' + y_actual)
+message('expect=' + y_expect)
+assert(y_actual == y_expect)
diff --git a/test cases/common/62 string arithmetic/test.json b/test cases/common/62 string arithmetic/test.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e3519d050
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/common/62 string arithmetic/test.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "stdout": [
+    {
+      "line": "test cases/common/62 string arithmetic/meson.build:25: WARNING: Project targeting '>=0.62.0' but tried to use feature introduced in '0.63.0': multiline format strings."
+    }
+  ]
+}