=== modified file 'includes/registry.inc'
--- includes/registry.inc	2009-05-10 16:46:23 +0000
+++ includes/registry.inc	2009-05-12 22:16:23 +0000
@@ -262,6 +262,12 @@ function _registry_skip_body(&$tokens) {
     elseif ($token == '}') {
       --$num_braces;
     }
+    // Consume strings manually as workaround for a bug in PHP < 5.2.3 (see
+    // http://drupal.org/node/368116).
+    elseif ($token == '"' || $token = "'" || ($is_array($token) && $token[0] == T_START_HEREDOC)) {
+      $stop = is_array($token) ? T_END_HEREDOC : $token;
+      while (($token = next($tokens)) && $token != $stop && !(is_array($token) && $token[0] == $stop));
+    }
   }
 }