diff -r 5dc02b23752f -r 3e2da88830cd qmake/project.cpp
--- a/qmake/project.cpp	Tue Jul 06 15:10:48 2010 +0300
+++ b/qmake/project.cpp	Wed Aug 18 10:37:55 2010 +0300
@@ -671,6 +671,7 @@
     scope_blocks.push(ScopeBlock());
     iterator = 0;
     function = 0;
+    backslashWarned = false;
 }
 
 bool
@@ -1046,7 +1047,7 @@
     SKIP_WS(d, d_off, s.length());
     QString vals = s.mid(d_off); // vals now contains the space separated list of values
     int rbraces = vals.count('}'), lbraces = vals.count('{');
-    if(scope_blocks.count() > 1 && rbraces - lbraces == 1) {
+    if(scope_blocks.count() > 1 && rbraces - lbraces == 1 && vals.endsWith('}')) {
         debug_msg(1, "Project Parser: %s:%d : Leaving block %d", parser.file.toLatin1().constData(),
                   parser.line_no, scope_blocks.count());
         ScopeBlock sb = scope_blocks.pop();
@@ -1073,7 +1074,7 @@
     }
 
     if(vals.contains('=') && numLines > 1)
-        warn_msg(WarnParser, "Detected possible line continuation: {%s} %s:%d",
+        warn_msg(WarnParser, "Possible accidental line continuation: {%s} at %s:%d",
                  var.toLatin1().constData(), parser.file.toLatin1().constData(), parser.line_no);
 
     QStringList &varlist = place[var]; // varlist is the list in the symbol table
@@ -1405,16 +1406,6 @@
             return false;
     }
 
-    if(cmd & ReadPostFiles) { // parse post files
-        const QStringList l = vars["QMAKE_POST_INCLUDE_FILES"];
-        for(QStringList::ConstIterator it = l.begin(); it != l.end(); ++it) {
-            if(read((*it), vars)) {
-                if(vars["QMAKE_INTERNAL_INCLUDED_FILES"].indexOf((*it)) == -1)
-                    vars["QMAKE_INTERNAL_INCLUDED_FILES"].append((*it));
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     if(cmd & ReadCmdLine) {
         parser.file = "(internal)";
         parser.from_file = false;
@@ -1719,7 +1710,6 @@
             fprintf(stderr, "Cannot find directory: %s\n", file.left(di).toLatin1().constData());
             return IncludeFailure;
         }
-        file = file.right(file.length() - di - 1);
     }
     bool parsed = false;
     parser_info pi = parser;
@@ -1739,9 +1729,9 @@
                 if(proj.doProjectInclude("default_pre", IncludeFlagFeature, proj.variables()) == IncludeNoExist)
                     proj.doProjectInclude("default", IncludeFlagFeature, proj.variables());
 #endif
-                parsed = proj.read(file, proj.variables());
+                parsed = proj.read(file, proj.variables()); // parse just that file (fromfile, infile)
             } else {
-                parsed = proj.read(file);
+                parsed = proj.read(file); // parse all aux files (load/include into)
             }
             place = proj.variables();
         } else {
@@ -2190,7 +2180,7 @@
         if(args.count() != 1) {
             fprintf(stderr, "%s:%d prompt(question) requires one argument.\n",
                     parser.file.toLatin1().constData(), parser.line_no);
-        } else if(projectFile() == "-") {
+        } else if(pfile == "-") {
             fprintf(stderr, "%s:%d prompt(question) cannot be used when '-o -' is used.\n",
                     parser.file.toLatin1().constData(), parser.line_no);
         } else {
@@ -2933,6 +2923,11 @@
                     break;
                 }
             }
+            if(!escape && !backslashWarned) {
+                backslashWarned = true;
+                warn_msg(WarnDeprecated, "%s:%d: Unescaped backslashes are deprecated.",
+                         parser.file.toLatin1().constData(), parser.line_no);
+            }
             if(escape || !replaced)
                 unicode =0;
         } else if(!quote && (unicode == SINGLEQUOTE || unicode == DOUBLEQUOTE)) {
@@ -3099,13 +3094,12 @@
             place[var] = QStringList(Option::obj_ext);
         }
     } else if (var == QLatin1String("QMAKE_QMAKE")) {
-        if (place[var].isEmpty()) {
-            if (!Option::qmake_abslocation.isNull())
-                place[var] = QStringList(Option::qmake_abslocation);
-            else
-                place[var] = QStringList(Option::fixPathToTargetOS(
-                        QLibraryInfo::location(QLibraryInfo::BinariesPath) + "/qmake", false));
-        }
+        if (place[var].isEmpty())
+            place[var] = QStringList(Option::fixPathToTargetOS(
+                !Option::qmake_abslocation.isEmpty()
+                    ? Option::qmake_abslocation
+                    : QLibraryInfo::location(QLibraryInfo::BinariesPath) + "/qmake",
+                false));
     } else if (var == QLatin1String("EPOCROOT")) {
         if (place[var].isEmpty())
             place[var] = QStringList(epocRoot());