diff -r 2315bb7781c6 src/share/common
--- a/src/share/common	Thu Oct 10 19:25:10 2013 +0200
+++ b/src/share/common	Thu Oct 10 19:25:50 2013 +0200
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@
     IFS=$'\n'
     while read line ; do
 	case "$line" in
-	    ("#"*)
+	    ("#"*|"")
 		continue
 		;;
 	    (" "*|$'\t'*)