Any rule line that begins with an asterisk (*) will be seen by the compiler as a comment if the * is in column one.
for example:
$KEY(rulekey) TYPE(typ)
*-.abc uid(xyz) allow
*-.xyz uid(*) allow
def.abc uid(*) allow
will be compiled as
$KEY(rulekey) TYPE(typ)
def.abc uid(*) allow
To resolve this problem, move the first asterisk on each line from column 1 to column2
$KEY(rulekey) TYPE(typ)
*-.abc uid(xyz) allow
*-.xyz uid(*) allow
def.abc uid(*) allow