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+;;; make-mode-tests.el --- tests for make-mode.el   -*- lexical-binding: t -*-
+
+;; Copyright (C) 2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
+
+;; GNU Emacs is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+;; the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+;; (at your option) any later version.
+
+;; GNU Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+;; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+;; GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+;; along with GNU Emacs.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+;;; Code:
+
+(require 'ert)
+
+(ert-deftest make-mode-tests--bug17400 ()
+  (let ((code "
+foo:
+	bar; : baz"))
+    (with-temp-buffer
+      (insert code "\n")
+      (makefile-mode)
+      (font-lock-ensure)
+      (re-search-backward "bar")
+      (let ((bar-pos (point)))
+        (re-search-backward "foo")
+        (let ((foo-pos (point)))
+          ;; Make sure we don't confuse "bar;:" for a target!
+          (should-not (equal (get-text-property bar-pos 'face)
+                             (get-text-property foo-pos 'face))))))))
+
+(provide 'make-mode-tests)
+
+;;; make-mode-tests.el ends here