diff -u gpstrans-0.41/debian/changelog gpstrans-0.41/debian/changelog
--- gpstrans-0.41/debian/changelog
+++ gpstrans-0.41/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+gpstrans (0.41-2ubuntu1) lucid; urgency=low
+
+  * Change applied inline to all instances of getline to get_line in
+    src/getline/{getline}.c,.h, src/prefs.c Fix FTBFS Closes: #552864 
+    LP: #509719
+  * Build with -fno-strict-aliasing to silence dereferencing pointer does
+    break strict-aliasing rules during build.
+
+ -- Bhavani Shankar <right2bhavi@gmail.com>  Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:26:41 +0530
+
 gpstrans (0.41-2) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * suggest setserial (thanks to Joerg Schuetter <joerg@schuetter.org>,
diff -u gpstrans-0.41/debian/control gpstrans-0.41/debian/control
--- gpstrans-0.41/debian/control
+++ gpstrans-0.41/debian/control
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 Source: gpstrans
 Section: misc
 Priority: extra
-Maintainer: James R. Van Zandt <jrv@debian.org>
+Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
+XSBC-Original-Maintainer: James R. Van Zandt <jrv@debian.org>
 Build-Depends: debhelper (>> 5.0)
 Standards-Version: 3.8.0
 
diff -u gpstrans-0.41/debian/rules gpstrans-0.41/debian/rules
--- gpstrans-0.41/debian/rules
+++ gpstrans-0.41/debian/rules
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 # Uncomment this to turn on verbose mode.
 export DH_VERBOSE=1
 
-CFLAGS = -Wall -g -DPOSIX -Dunix
+export CXXFLAGS = -fno-strict-aliasing
+CFLAGS = -Wall -g -DPOSIX -Dunix -fno-strict-aliasing
 
 INSTALL = install
 INSTALL_FILE    = $(INSTALL) -p    -o root -g root  -m  644
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- gpstrans-0.41.orig/src/prefs.c
+++ gpstrans-0.41/src/prefs.c
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@
 
   do
     {
-      p = getline ("Please select datum: ");
+      p = get_line ("Please select datum: ");
       sscanf (p, "%d", &value);
       printf ("\n");
     }
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@
 
   do
     {
-      p = getline ("Please select format: ");
+      p = get_line ("Please select format: ");
       sscanf (p, "%d", &value);
       printf ("\n");
     }
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@
   printf ("\n");
   do
     {
-      p = getline ("Please select time offset (-12 to +12): ");
+      p = get_line ("Please select time offset (-12 to +12): ");
       sscanf (p, "%f", &floatval);
       printf ("\n");
     }
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@
   printf ("\n");
   do
     {
-      p = getline ("Please enter serial device name: ");
+      p = get_line ("Please enter serial device name: ");
       sprintf (gPrefs.Device, "%s", p);
       printf ("\n");
     }
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@
   printf ("\n");
   do
     {
-      p = getline ("Is your model etrex (or other similar model) (y/n)?");
+      p = get_line ("Is your model etrex (or other similar model) (y/n)?");
 
       /* Add support to several models.Thats why we put the y as char */
       /* In practical terms,answer means BYTE not model. */
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- gpstrans-0.41.orig/src/getline/getline.h
+++ gpstrans-0.41/src/getline/getline.h
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 
 typedef size_t (*gl_strwidth_proc) (char *);
 
-char *getline (char *);		/* read a line of input */
-char *getlinenoecho (char *);	/* read a line of input */
+char *get_line (char *);		/* read a line of input */
+char *get_linenoecho (char *);	/* read a line of input */
 void gl_setwidth (int);		/* specify width of screen */
 void gl_histadd (char *);	/* adds entries to hist */
 void gl_strwidth (gl_strwidth_proc);	/* to bind gl_strlen */
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 
 #else /* not __STDC__ */
 
-char *getline ();
-char *getlinenoecho ();
+char *get_line ();
+char *get_linenoecho ();
 void gl_setwidth ();
 void gl_histadd ();
 void gl_strwidth ();
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- gpstrans-0.41.orig/src/getline/getline.c
+++ gpstrans-0.41/src/getline/getline.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 /********************* exported interface ********************************/
 
-char *getline ();		/* read a line of input */
+char *get_line ();		/* read a line of input */
 void gl_setwidth ();		/* specify width of screen */
 void gl_histadd ();		/* adds entries to hist */
 void gl_strwidth ();		/* to bind gl_strlen */
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@
 }
 
 char *
-getline (prompt)
+get_line (prompt)
      char *prompt;
 {
   int c, loc, tmp;
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@
   int loc = gl_width - 5;	/* shifts line back to start position */
 
   if (gl_cnt >= BUF_SIZE - 1)
-    gl_error ("\n*** Error: getline(): input buffer overflow\n");
+    gl_error ("\n*** Error: get_line(): input buffer overflow\n");
   if (gl_out_hook)
     {
       change = gl_out_hook (gl_buf);
@@ -1310,13 +1310,13 @@
 
 
 char *
-getlinenoecho (prompt)
+get_linenoecho (prompt)
      char *prompt;
 {
   char *p;
 
   echo = (1 == 0);
-  p = getline (prompt);
+  p = get_line (prompt);
   echo = (1 == 1);
 
   return p;