diff -Nru synapse-0.2.8.2/debian/changelog synapse-0.2.8.2/debian/changelog
--- synapse-0.2.8.2/debian/changelog	2011-11-08 21:41:02.000000000 +0100
+++ synapse-0.2.8.2/debian/changelog	2012-05-28 17:10:21.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+synapse (0.2.8.2-1ubuntu1.1) precise-proposed; urgency=low
+
+  * debian/patches:
+   - 91_check_null_exec.patch: From upstream, don't crash on empty Exec field
+     (LP: #965564) 
+
+ -- Julien Lavergne <gilir@ubuntu.com>  Mon, 28 May 2012 17:10:15 +0200
+
 synapse (0.2.8.2-1ubuntu1) precise; urgency=low
 
   * Merge from Debian unstable. Ubuntu remaining changes:
diff -Nru synapse-0.2.8.2/debian/patches/91_check_null_exec.patch synapse-0.2.8.2/debian/patches/91_check_null_exec.patch
--- synapse-0.2.8.2/debian/patches/91_check_null_exec.patch	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ synapse-0.2.8.2/debian/patches/91_check_null_exec.patch	2012-05-27 20:51:43.000000000 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+Subject: don't crash on empty Exec field
+Origin: http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~synapse-core/synapse-project/trunk/revision/502
+
+Index: synapse-0.2.8.2/src/core/desktop-file-service.vala
+===================================================================
+--- synapse-0.2.8.2.orig/src/core/desktop-file-service.vala	2011-11-02 17:12:38.000000000 +0100
++++ synapse-0.2.8.2/src/core/desktop-file-service.vala	2012-05-27 20:51:40.000000000 +0200
+@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@
+ 
+         name = keyfile.get_locale_string (GROUP, "Name");
+         exec = keyfile.get_string (GROUP, "Exec");
++        if (exec == null)
++        {
++          throw new DesktopFileError.UNINTERESTING_ENTRY ("Unable to get exec for %s".printf (name));
++        }
+ 
+         // check for hidden desktop files
+         if (keyfile.has_key (GROUP, "Hidden") &&
diff -Nru synapse-0.2.8.2/debian/patches/series synapse-0.2.8.2/debian/patches/series
--- synapse-0.2.8.2/debian/patches/series	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ synapse-0.2.8.2/debian/patches/series	2012-05-27 20:48:38.000000000 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+91_check_null_exec.patch