This is the top of the test file for cp-update maintenance team so they can check is everything ok with the script. Empty line: # Here we have a piece that looks like a comment ; following line says that you should not delete it: -- DO NOT DELETE THIS LINE! [samba] brasil = de Janeiro mohican = the last options { something +more; } # update this # Begin update by CARNet package broken this is for compatibility with older version which did not add -- DO NOT DELETE THIS LINE! string after the package name # End update by CARNet package broken # Begin update by CARNet package broken2 It's the end of the file and guess what? This line does not end with \n