@@ -1096,8 +1096,9 @@ function _parse_package_files {

                 continue

             fi

-            # Assume we want this package

-            package=${line%#*}

+            # Assume we want this package; free-form

+            # comments allowed after a #

+            package=${line%%#*}

             inst_pkg=1

             # Look for # dist:xxx in comment