@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ static int parseHeader(struct cli_bc *bc, unsigned char *buffer, unsigned *linel

     }

     offset++;

     *linelength = strtol(buffer+offset, &pos, 10);

-    if (*pos != '\n') {

+    if (*pos != '\0') {

 	cli_errmsg("Invalid number: %s\n", buffer+offset);

 	return CL_EMALFDB;

     }

@@ -1241,6 +1241,7 @@ int cli_bytecode_load(struct cli_bc *bc, FILE *f, struct cli_dbio *dbio, int tru

 	cli_errmsg("Unable to load bytecode (empty file)\n");

 	return CL_EMALFDB;

     }

+    cli_chomp(firstbuf);

     rc = parseHeader(bc, (unsigned char*)firstbuf, &linelength);

     if (rc == CL_BREAK) {

 	bc->state = bc_skip;