--- util.c.original	2003-02-08 10:49:54.000000000 +0000
+++ util.c	2003-02-03 09:16:19.000000000 +0000
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@
 read_infile(char *fname)
 {
 	register int fd, cc;
-	register char *cp;
+	register char *cp, *cmt;
 	struct stat buf;
 
 	fd = open(fname, O_RDONLY);
@@ -336,6 +336,9 @@
 		error("short read %s (%d != %d)", fname, cc, (int)buf.st_size);
 	cp[(int)buf.st_size] = '\0';
 
+        while ((cmt = strchr (cp, '#')))
+		while (*cmt != '\r' && *cmt != '\n' && *cmt != NULL)
+			*cmt++ = ' ';
 	return (cp);
 }