diff --git a/jOOQ-codegen/src/main/java/org/jooq/codegen/GeneratorWriter.java b/jOOQ-codegen/src/main/java/org/jooq/codegen/GeneratorWriter.java
index 156df637fa..f4df377b2f 100644
--- a/jOOQ-codegen/src/main/java/org/jooq/codegen/GeneratorWriter.java
+++ b/jOOQ-codegen/src/main/java/org/jooq/codegen/GeneratorWriter.java
@@ -70,12 +70,16 @@ public abstract class GeneratorWriter<W extends GeneratorWriter<W>> {
      * A pattern to be used with "list" expressions
      */
     private static final Pattern PATTERN_LIST = Pattern.compile(
-        "\\[" +
-           "(?:\\[before=([^]]+)])?" +
-           "(?:\\[separator=([^]]+)])?" +
-           "(?:\\[after=([^]]+)])?" +
-           "(?:\\[(.*)])" +
-        "]", Pattern.DOTALL);
+        "" +
+        "\\[\n" +
+        "   (?:\\[before=([^]]+)])?\n" +
+        "   (?:\\[separator=([^]]+)])?\n" +
+        "   (?:\\[after=([^]]+)])?\n" +
+        "   (?:\\[(.*)])\n" +
+        "]\n" +
+        "",
+        Pattern.DOTALL | Pattern.COMMENTS
+    );
 
     private final Files          files;
     private final File           file;
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AlterTableImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AlterTableImpl.java
index 8f07edfce5..7f243a5af0 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AlterTableImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AlterTableImpl.java
@@ -1795,6 +1795,7 @@ final class AlterTableImpl extends AbstractDDLQuery implements
 
 
 
+
 
 
     private final void alterColumnTypeAndNullabilityInBlock(Context<?> ctx) {
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/FetchServerOutputListener.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/FetchServerOutputListener.java
index 44297c58d8..f6c59cf723 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/FetchServerOutputListener.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/FetchServerOutputListener.java
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ final class FetchServerOutputListener extends DefaultExecuteListener {
 
 
 
+
+
 
 
 
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/MetaImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/MetaImpl.java
index a668700cec..02e7120389 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/MetaImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/MetaImpl.java
@@ -484,15 +484,17 @@ final class MetaImpl extends AbstractMeta {
             ukCache = new LinkedHashMap<>();
 
             dsl().resultQuery(
-                    "select m.tbl_name, m.sql\n"
-                  + "from sqlite_master as m\n"
-                  + "where m.type = 'table'\n"
-                  + "and exists (\n"
-                  + "  select 1\n"
-                  + "  from pragma_index_list(m.name) as il\n"
-                  + "  where il.origin = 'u'\n"
-                  + ")\n"
-                  + "order by m.tbl_name"
+                    "" +
+                    "select m.tbl_name, m.sql\n" +
+                    "from sqlite_master as m\n" +
+                    "where m.type = 'table'\n" +
+                    "and exists (\n" +
+                    "  select 1\n" +
+                    "  from pragma_index_list(m.name) as il\n" +
+                    "  where il.origin = 'u'\n" +
+                    ")\n" +
+                    "order by m.tbl_name\n" +
+                    ""
                   )
                  .fetchMap(field("tbl_name", VARCHAR), field("sql", VARCHAR))
                  .forEach((table, sql) -> {
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/TranslatingMetaProvider.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/TranslatingMetaProvider.java
index 9da539f76f..1ba9c62772 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/TranslatingMetaProvider.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/TranslatingMetaProvider.java
@@ -217,14 +217,18 @@ final class TranslatingMetaProvider implements MetaProvider {
             catch (DataAccessException e) {
 
                 // [#9138] Make users aware of the new parse ignore comment syntax
-                log.error("DDL interpretation", "Your SQL string could not be parsed or interpreted. This may have a variety of reasons, including:\n"
-                    + "- The jOOQ parser doesn't understand your SQL\n"
-                    + "- The jOOQ DDL interpretation logic (translating to H2) cannot simulate your SQL\n"
-                    + "\n"
-                    + "If you think this is a bug or a feature worth requesting, please report it here: https://github.com/jOOQ/jOOQ/issues/new/choose\n"
-                    + "\n"
-                    + "As a workaround, you can use the Settings.parseIgnoreComments syntax documented here:\n"
-                    + "https://www.jooq.org/doc/latest/manual/sql-building/dsl-context/custom-settings/settings-parser/");
+                log.error("DDL interpretation",
+                    "" +
+                    "Your SQL string could not be parsed or interpreted. This may have a variety of reasons, including:\n" +
+                    "- The jOOQ parser doesn't understand your SQL\n" +
+                    "- The jOOQ DDL interpretation logic (translating to H2) cannot simulate your SQL\n" +
+                    "\n" +
+                    "If you think this is a bug or a feature worth requesting, please report it here: https://github.com/jOOQ/jOOQ/issues/new/choose\n" +
+                    "\n" +
+                    "As a workaround, you can use the Settings.parseIgnoreComments syntax documented here:\n" +
+                    "https://www.jooq.org/doc/latest/manual/sql-building/dsl-context/custom-settings/settings-parser/\n" +
+                    ""
+                );
 
                 throw e;
             }