diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 8073ed0..e1a5537 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 SET (LIBGD_SRC_FILES
 	bmp.h
 	gd.c
diff --git a/src/COPYING b/src/COPYING
index 6a59667..a1e4c78 100644
--- a/src/COPYING
+++ b/src/COPYING
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
      Portions copyright 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001,
      2002 by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Funded under Grant
      P41-RR02188 by the National Institutes of Health.
diff --git a/src/fontsizetest.c b/src/fontsizetest.c
index c205899..c32c777 100644
--- a/src/fontsizetest.c
+++ b/src/fontsizetest.c
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
diff --git a/src/fontwheeltest.c b/src/fontwheeltest.c
index 82a6fd3..a225810 100644
--- a/src/fontwheeltest.c
+++ b/src/fontwheeltest.c
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
diff --git a/src/gd2copypal.c b/src/gd2copypal.c
index eaa67b5..5a46755 100644
--- a/src/gd2copypal.c
+++ b/src/gd2copypal.c
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
diff --git a/src/gd2topng.c b/src/gd2topng.c
index fc8282f..5e8ca87 100644
--- a/src/gd2topng.c
+++ b/src/gd2topng.c
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
diff --git a/src/gd_nnquant.h b/src/gd_nnquant.h
index 348a4db..11643b7 100644
--- a/src/gd_nnquant.h
+++ b/src/gd_nnquant.h
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 /* maximum number of colours that can be used.
   actual number is now passed to initcolors */
 #define MAXNETSIZE	256
diff --git a/src/gddemo.c b/src/gddemo.c
index 9818e87..69d9d35 100644
--- a/src/gddemo.c
+++ b/src/gddemo.c
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
diff --git a/src/gdfontg.c b/src/gdfontg.c
index 2adf6da..2fe7166 100644
--- a/src/gdfontg.c
+++ b/src/gdfontg.c
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-
-
 /*
    This is a header file for gd font, generated using
    bdftogd version 0.51 by Jan Pazdziora, adelton@fi.muni.cz
diff --git a/src/gdfontl.c b/src/gdfontl.c
index 97f7a65..f7ce272 100644
--- a/src/gdfontl.c
+++ b/src/gdfontl.c
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-
-
 /*
    This is a header file for gd font, generated using
    bdftogd version 0.5 by Jan Pazdziora, adelton@fi.muni.cz
diff --git a/src/gdfontmb.c b/src/gdfontmb.c
index debee4e..ed0f1ac 100644
--- a/src/gdfontmb.c
+++ b/src/gdfontmb.c
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-
-
 /*
    This is a header file for gd font, generated using
    bdftogd version 0.5 by Jan Pazdziora, adelton@fi.muni.cz
diff --git a/src/gdfontt.c b/src/gdfontt.c
index e7bb345..1fb96e1 100644
--- a/src/gdfontt.c
+++ b/src/gdfontt.c
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-
-
 /*
    This is a header file for gd font, generated using
    bdftogd version 0.5 by Jan Pazdziora, adelton@fi.muni.cz
diff --git a/src/gdft.c b/src/gdft.c
index c84f59a..ab60764 100644
--- a/src/gdft.c
+++ b/src/gdft.c
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 /********************************************/
 /* gd interface to freetype library         */
 /*                                          */
diff --git a/src/gdparttopng.c b/src/gdparttopng.c
index 4b07d29..4bf2fc8 100644
--- a/src/gdparttopng.c
+++ b/src/gdparttopng.c
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
diff --git a/src/gdtables.c b/src/gdtables.c
index 7753b21..d368b8d 100644
--- a/src/gdtables.c
+++ b/src/gdtables.c
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 const int gdCosT[] = {
 	1024,
 	1023,
diff --git a/src/gdtestft.c b/src/gdtestft.c
index 7e0e7b2..4c82a83 100644
--- a/src/gdtestft.c
+++ b/src/gdtestft.c
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
diff --git a/src/gdtopng.c b/src/gdtopng.c
index 388e3a9..c937558 100644
--- a/src/gdtopng.c
+++ b/src/gdtopng.c
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
diff --git a/src/pngtogd2.c b/src/pngtogd2.c
index 53a81d0..20fbee2 100644
--- a/src/pngtogd2.c
+++ b/src/pngtogd2.c
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
diff --git a/src/testac.c b/src/testac.c
index 8893cdd..bea4308 100644
--- a/src/testac.c
+++ b/src/testac.c
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 7eef4bf..4dc0c00 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 if (BUILD_TEST)
 	SET(DART_TESTING_TIMEOUT 5)
 
diff --git a/tests/source/whitespace.py b/tests/source/whitespace.py
index b08415b..2d979fd 100755
--- a/tests/source/whitespace.py
+++ b/tests/source/whitespace.py
@@ -14,17 +14,21 @@ import sys
 def check(path):
     with open(path, 'rb') as fp:
         # Skip 0 byte files.
-        fp.seek(0, 2)
-        size = fp.tell()
-        if size == 0:
+        first_byte = fp.read(1)
+        if not first_byte:
             return 0
 
+        # Check for leading blank lines.
+        if b'\n' == first_byte:
+            print('%s: trim leading blank lines' % (path,), file=sys.stderr)
+            return 1
+
         # Check for missing trailing new line.
         fp.seek(-1, 2)
         if b'\n' != fp.read(1):
             print('%s: missing trailing new line' % (path,), file=sys.stderr)
             return 1
-        elif size == 1:
+        elif fp.tell() == 1:
             print('%s: dummy file' % (path,), file=sys.stderr)
             return 1
 
diff --git a/windows/msys/Makefile b/windows/msys/Makefile
index f572fbe..167986b 100644
--- a/windows/msys/Makefile
+++ b/windows/msys/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 # Simple makefile for building and testing libgd under MSYS/MinGW on
 # Windows
 
diff --git a/windows/msys/README.MSYS.md b/windows/msys/README.MSYS.md
index d17011f..87d0b8d 100644
--- a/windows/msys/README.MSYS.md
+++ b/windows/msys/README.MSYS.md
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 # MSYS Fallback Makefile
 
 This is a simple, straightforward Makefile for building LibGD with