diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog
index 55db2d6a92..806c359302 100644
--- a/binutils/ChangeLog
+++ b/binutils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2003-02-19  Mark Blackburn  <marklist@fangorn.ca>
+
+	* rclex.l: Handle strings spanning more than one line.
+
 2003-02-12  Bob Wilson  <bob.wilson@acm.org>
 
 	* nm.c (usage): Add `java' and `gnat' demangle styles and make
diff --git a/binutils/rclex.l b/binutils/rclex.l
index 600e38ec9f..a168b9fd8f 100644
--- a/binutils/rclex.l
+++ b/binutils/rclex.l
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static char *get_string PARAMS ((int));
 			  MAYBE_RETURN (NUMBER);
 			}
 
-("\""[^\"\n]*"\""[ \t]*)+ {
+("\""[^\"\n]*"\""[ \t\n]*)+ {
 			  char *s;
 			  unsigned long length;
 
@@ -425,7 +425,10 @@ handle_quotes (input, len)
 	  ++t;
 	  assert (ISSPACE (*t));
 	  while (ISSPACE (*t))
+	  {
+	    if ((*t) == '\n') ++rc_lineno;
 	    ++t;
+	  }
 	  if (*t == '\0')
 	    break;
 	  assert (*t == '"');