diff -u rubber-1.1/debian/rules rubber-1.1/debian/rules
--- rubber-1.1/debian/rules
+++ rubber-1.1/debian/rules
@@ -3,19 +3,47 @@
 # original file: GNU copyright 1997 to 1999 by Joey Hess.
 # adaptation: (c) 2002--2006 by Emmanuel Beffara.
 
+# Apply patches to the package
+patch: patch-stamp
+patch-stamp:
+	dh_testdir
+	@patches=debian/patches/*.patch; for patch in $$patches; do \
+		test -f $$patch || continue; \
+		echo "Applying $$patch"; \
+		patch -stuN -p1 < $$patch || exit 1; \
+	done
+	touch $@
+
+# Remove patches from the package
+unpatch:
+	dh_testdir
+	@if test -f patch-stamp; then \
+		patches=debian/patches/*.patch; \
+		for patch in $$patches; do \
+			reversepatches="$$patch $$reversepatches"; \
+		done; \
+		for patch in $$reversepatches; do \
+			test -f $$patch || continue; \
+			echo "Reversing $$patch"; \
+			patch -suRf -p1 < $$patch || exit 1; \
+		done; \
+		rm -f patch-stamp; \
+	fi
+
 settings.py: configure
 	dh_testdir
 	./configure --python=python --prefix=/usr --mandir=\$${prefix}/share/man --infodir=\$${prefix}/share/info
 
 
-build: build-stamp
+build: patch-stamp build-stamp
 
 build-stamp:  settings.py
 	dh_testdir
 	$(MAKE)
 	touch build-stamp
 
-clean:
+clean: clean-source unpatch
+clean-source:
 	dh_testdir
 	dh_testroot
 	rm -f build-stamp 
@@ -53 +81,2 @@
-.PHONY: build clean binary-indep binary install 
+.PHONY: patch unpatch build clean binary-indep binary install 
+
diff -u rubber-1.1/debian/changelog rubber-1.1/debian/changelog
--- rubber-1.1/debian/changelog
+++ rubber-1.1/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+rubber (1.1-2.1ubuntu2) hardy; urgency=low
+
+  * added patching system to debian/rules
+  * added patch 01_spaces_in_path.patch (LP: #122489)
+
+ -- Koen Beek <koen.beek@gmail.com>  Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:44:53 +0100
+
 rubber (1.1-2.1ubuntu1) gutsy; urgency=low
 
   * Remove the .pyc files (LP: #36733)
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- rubber-1.1.orig/debian/patches/01_spaces_in_path.patch
+++ rubber-1.1/debian/patches/01_spaces_in_path.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+patch from Wouter Bolsterlee -- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rubber/+bug/122489/comments/1
+--- rubber/src/rules/latex/__init__.py.old  2007-03-12 00:01:34.000000000 +0100
++++ rubber/src/rules/latex/__init__.py      2007-03-12 00:00:52.000000000 +0100
+@@ -1107,7 +1107,8 @@
+ 
+		file = self.source()
+		cmd = [self.vars["program"]]
+-		cmd += map(lambda x: x.replace("%s",file), self.cmdline)
++		quoted_file = '"%s"' % file
++		cmd += map(lambda x: x.replace("%s", quoted_file), self.cmdline)
+		inputs = string.join(self.env.path, ":")
+		if inputs == "":
+		env = {}