excerpt() on some newer versions of PHP 5.4 includes a space in the <br />. Accomodate that and strip that value as well.
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ class Debugger {
$highlight = highlight_string($str, true);
if ($added) {
$highlight = str_replace(
- '<?php <br/>',
+ ['<?php <br/>', '<?php <br />'],
'',
$highlight
);