make -f Makefile.dist backup fails

Bug #289675 reported by Bob Tanner
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Bug Description

$ make -f Makefile.dist backup
/bin/sh: Syntax error: "(" unexpected (expecting "}")
make: *** [backup] Error 2
root@ubuntu-8-10:/tmp/showeq-5.12.6.0# !vi
vi Makefile.dist
root@ubuntu-8-10:/tmp/showeq-5.12.6.0# make -f Makefile.dist backup
/bin/sh: Syntax error: "(" unexpected (expecting "}")
make: *** [backup] Error 2

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