diff -u kdebase-3.5.9/debian/patches/kubuntu_17_check_for_prelinking.diff kdebase-3.5.9/debian/patches/kubuntu_17_check_for_prelinking.diff
--- kdebase-3.5.9/debian/patches/kubuntu_17_check_for_prelinking.diff
+++ kdebase-3.5.9/debian/patches/kubuntu_17_check_for_prelinking.diff
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 +# loading KDE.
 +if test -f /etc/default/prelink; then
 +	. /etc/default/prelink
-+	if [ "$PRELINKING" == yes ]; then
++	if [ "$PRELINKING" = yes ]; then
 +		export KDE_IS_PRELINKED=1
 +	fi
 +fi
diff -u kdebase-3.5.9/debian/changelog kdebase-3.5.9/debian/changelog
--- kdebase-3.5.9/debian/changelog
+++ kdebase-3.5.9/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+kdebase (4:3.5.9-0ubuntu7.4) hardy-proposed; urgency=low
+
+  * Make kubuntu_17_check_for_prelinking.diff shell compatible, and thus make
+    that feature actually work (LP: #179631)
+
+ -- Harald Sitter <apachelogger@ubuntu.com>  Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:11:16 +0200
+
 kdebase (4:3.5.9-0ubuntu7.3) hardy-proposed; urgency=low
 
   * Update 25_khelp_htdig.diff, fixes LP: #241916