--- a/mercurial/debugcommands.py	Fri Aug 10 02:31:44 2018 -0400
+++ b/mercurial/debugcommands.py	Fri Aug 10 03:14:52 2018 -0400
@@ -2721,7 +2721,7 @@
         if line.startswith(b'#'):
             continue
 
-        if not line.startswith(' '):
+        if not line.startswith(b' '):
             # New block. Flush previous one.
             if activeaction:
                 yield activeaction, blocklines