Allow comments in extension config files.

chrome/common/extensions/docs/build/directory.py

Index: chrome/common/extensions/docs/build/directory.py
diff --git a/chrome/common/extensions/docs/build/directory.py b/chrome/common/extensions/docs/build/directory.py
index 316e0d633bc4a1f19e96281c510c4af2afd9857f..6f49bcfa02d3d78b0b7b87a7ddfccb0cfce45893 100644
--- a/chrome/common/extensions/docs/build/directory.py
+++ b/chrome/common/extensions/docs/build/directory.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import re
 import hashlib
 import zipfile
 import simplejson as json
+import json_minify as minify
 
 # Make sure we get consistent string sorting behavior by explicitly using the
 # default C locale.
@@ -48,7 +49,8 @@ def parse_json_file(path, encoding="utf-8"):
     raise Exception("Failed to read the file at %s: %s" % (path, msg))
 
   try:
-    json_obj = json.load(json_file, encoding)
+    json_str = json_file.read()
+    json_obj = json.loads(minify.json_minify(json_str), encoding)
   except ValueError, msg:
     raise Exception("Failed to parse JSON out of file %s: %s" % (path, msg))
   finally: