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Description of problem:

httpd included with EL7 has some corner issues with line continuation character '\'
The config will be invalid and prevent httpd from starting.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
httpd-2.4.6

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Enable the athmane/mod_security COPR repo [*]
2. Run: yum install mod_security mod_security_crs
3. Check Httpd config: httpd -t

[*] https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/athmane/mod_security/

Actual results:

[root@5bfad475846f log]# httpd -t
AH00526: Syntax error on line 36 of /etc/httpd/modsecurity.d/activated_rules/RESPONSE-950-DATA-LEAKAGES.conf:
Error parsing actions: Unknown action: \\



Expected results:

OK

Additional info:

Possible patch for backporting: r1651653

https://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/branches/2.4.x/server/util.c?r1=1651653&r2=1651652&pathrev=1651653&view=patch

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 1378946 ***