Index: module.inc
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/includes/module.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.92
diff -u -p -r1.92 module.inc
--- module.inc	27 Nov 2006 23:15:41 -0000	1.92
+++ module.inc	5 Dec 2006 01:56:39 -0000
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ function _module_parse_info_file($filena
   if (isset($info['dependencies'])) {
     $info['dependencies'] = explode(" ", $info['dependencies']);
   }
-  else {
+  elseif (!empty($info)) {
     $info['dependencies'] = NULL;
   }
   return $info;