Commented lines in named.conf are still interpreted

I recently found out that my domain (set up on a Trusty dedicated server) was not resolved anymore.
I didn't notice it soon enough to be sure (server not "in production" yet, it's considered a "side project"...), but I think the problem came up after an apt-get upgrade...

I did a

root@mydomain:/etc/bind# named-checkzone mydomain.tld /etc/bind/named.conf 

And surprisingly got this:

/etc/bind/named.conf:1: unknown RR type 'This' dns_master_load: /etc/bind/named.conf:3: unexpected end of line dns_master_load: /etc/bind/named.conf:2: unexpected end of input /etc/bind/named.conf:4: unknown RR type 'structure' /etc/bind/named.conf:5: unknown RR type 'this' ... 

Long story short: it seems the commented lines are interpreted!

Here is the original named.conf file

// This is the primary configuration file for the BIND DNS server named. // // Please read /usr/share/doc/bind9/README.Debian.gz for information on the // structure of BIND configuration files in Debian, *BEFORE* you customize // this configuration file. // // If you are just adding zones, please do that in /etc/bind/named.conf.local include "/etc/bind/named.conf.options"; include "/etc/bind/named.conf.local"; include "/etc/bind/named.conf.default-zones"; //Zone domaine de test zone "mydomain.tld" { type master; file "/etc/bind/db.mydomain.tld"; allow-transfer { trusted; wtfdns; }; allow-query { any; }; }; 

Is that a "new", expected Bind9 "feature"?
I tried the # and the / * ...* / methods, but none seems to work!
How are we supposed to comment things out???
And worse: if the generated files are messed up, how can we trust Bind9

I found several posts on obscure forums about the same problem, usually "solved" by removing all commented lines.

I don't want to be an a$$h01e to the guy that will inherit that, so I will need to leave comments here and there!

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