diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index d9da29e44b..8cb62b8084 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -361,6 +361,7 @@ compiler/pdecsub.pas svneol=native#text/plain
 compiler/pdecvar.pas svneol=native#text/plain
 compiler/pexports.pas svneol=native#text/plain
 compiler/pexpr.pas svneol=native#text/plain
+compiler/pgenutil.pas svneol=native#text/pascal
 compiler/pinline.pas svneol=native#text/plain
 compiler/pmodules.pas svneol=native#text/plain
 compiler/powerpc/agppcmpw.pas svneol=native#text/plain
diff --git a/compiler/pgenutil.pas b/compiler/pgenutil.pas
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+++ b/compiler/pgenutil.pas
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+{
+    Copyright (c) 2011
+
+    Contains different functions that are used in the context of 
+    parsing generics.
+
+    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+    Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+
+ ****************************************************************************
+}
+unit pgenutil;
+
+{$i fpcdefs.inc}
+
+interface
+
+implementation
+
+end.
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