1 files changed, 17 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
index e0bcb41a753..51f2c74d3ae 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
@@ -325,10 +325,24 @@ fn is_plain_ident_or_underscore(t: &token::Token) -> bool {
     is_plain_ident(t) || *t == token::UNDERSCORE
 }
 
+/// Get a token the parser cares about
+fn real_token(rdr: &mut Reader) -> TokenAndSpan {
+    let mut t = rdr.next_token();
+    loop {
+        match t.tok {
+            token::WS | token::COMMENT | token::SHEBANG(_) => {
+                t = rdr.next_token();
+            },
+            _ => break
+        }
+    }
+    t
+}
+
 impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
     pub fn new(sess: &'a ParseSess, cfg: ast::CrateConfig,
                mut rdr: Box<Reader>) -> Parser<'a> {
-        let tok0 = rdr.next_token();
+        let tok0 = real_token(rdr);
         let span = tok0.sp;
         let placeholder = TokenAndSpan {
             tok: token::UNDERSCORE,
@@ -864,7 +878,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
             None
         };
         let next = if self.buffer_start == self.buffer_end {
-            self.reader.next_token()
+            real_token(self.reader)
         } else {
             // Avoid token copies with `replace`.
             let buffer_start = self.buffer_start as uint;
@@ -908,7 +922,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
                       -> R {
         let dist = distance as int;
         while self.buffer_length() < dist {
-            self.buffer[self.buffer_end as uint] = self.reader.next_token();
+            self.buffer[self.buffer_end as uint] = real_token(self.reader);
             self.buffer_end = (self.buffer_end + 1) & 3;
         }
         f(&self.buffer[((self.buffer_start + dist - 1) & 3) as uint].tok)