diff -u spread-3.17.4/debian/changelog spread-3.17.4/debian/changelog
--- spread-3.17.4/debian/changelog
+++ spread-3.17.4/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+spread (3.17.4-2.1ubuntu1) oneiric; urgency=low
+
+  * Merge from debian unstable. (LP: #799394) Remaining changes:
+    - /var/run/spread created by the init script if it
+      does not exist.
+
+ -- Paolo Sammicheli <xdatap1@ubuntu.com>  Tue, 17 May 2011 03:26:40 +0100
+
 spread (3.17.4-2.1) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * Non-maintainer upload.
@@ -5,6 +13,23 @@
 
  -- Margarita Manterola <marga@debian.org>  Fri, 13 May 2011 12:45:35 +0000
 
+spread (3.17.4-2ubuntu2) oneiric; urgency=low
+
+  * Rebuild for Perl 5.12.
+
+ -- Colin Watson <cjwatson@ubuntu.com>  Mon, 09 May 2011 09:46:31 +0100
+
+spread (3.17.4-2ubuntu1) intrepid; urgency=low
+
+  * Merge from debian unstable, remaining changes (LP: #238676):
+    - debian/spread.init:
+      + /var/run/spread created by the init script if it
+        does not exist.
+    - debian/control:
+      + Update maintainer field.
+
+ -- Nathan Handler <nathan.handler@gmail.com>  Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:18:21 -0500
+
 spread (3.17.4-2) unstable; urgency=low
 
   [ Michael Mende ]
@@ -21,6 +46,17 @@
 
  -- Michael Mende <debian@menole.net>  Sun,  9 Mar 2008 13:22:16 +0100
 
+spread (3.17.4-1ubuntu1) hardy; urgency=low
+
+  * Merge from Debian unstable, remaining changes:
+    - debian/spread.init:
+      + /var/run/spread created by the init script if it
+        does not exist.
+    - debian/control:
+      + Update maintainer field.
+
+ -- Michele Angrisano <micheleangrisano@ubuntu.com>  Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:43:02 +0100
+
 spread (3.17.4-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
   [ Michael Mende ]
@@ -33,12 +69,33 @@
 
  -- Frederik Schüler <fs@debian.org>  Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:03:30 +0100
 
+spread (3.17.3-5ubuntu2) hardy; urgency=low
+
+  * Modify Maintainer value because of the DebianMaintainerField
+    specification.
+
+ -- Siegfried-Angel Gevatter Pujals (RainCT) <rainct@ubuntu.com>  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:52:28 +0100
+
+spread (3.17.3-5ubuntu1) feisty; urgency=low
+
+  * Merge from debian unstable: /var/run/spread created by the init script if
+    it does not exist.
+
+ -- Jeremie Corbier <jcorbier@ubuntu.com>  Fri, 17 Nov 2006 20:14:50 -0800
+
 spread (3.17.3-5) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * debian/spread.postrm: userdel if command available (Closes: #391466)
 
  -- Michael Mende <debian@menole.net>  Sun,  8 Oct 2006 12:03:03 +0200
 
+spread (3.17.3-4ubuntu1) edgy; urgency=low
+
+  * Merge from debian unstable:
+    -> /var/run/spread created by the init script if it does not exist.
+
+ -- Jeremie Corbier <jcorbier@ubuntu.com>  Fri, 22 Sep 2006 19:49:11 -0700
+
 spread (3.17.3-4) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * CVE-2006-3118: insecure temporary file handling (Closes: #375617)
@@ -47,6 +104,12 @@
 
  -- Michael Mende <debian@menole.net>  Sun, 10 Sep 2006 12:13:43 +0200
 
+spread (3.17.3-3ubuntu1) edgy; urgency=low
+
+  * Merge from debian unstable.
+
+ -- Jeremie Corbier <jcorbier@ubuntu.com>  Sun,  9 Jul 2006 01:01:02 +0200
+
 spread (3.17.3-3) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * New maintainer team. (Closes: #280087)
@@ -60,6 +123,13 @@
 
  -- Andrew Pollock <apollock@debian.org>  Thu, 16 Mar 2006 23:57:22 -0800
 
+spread (3.17.3-1ubuntu1) dapper; urgency=low
+
+  * debian/spread.init: the init script makes sure /var/run/spread exists
+    (Closes: Malone #45387).
+
+ -- Jeremie Corbier <jcorbier@ubuntu.com>  Thu, 18 May 2006 15:34:01 +0200
+
 spread (3.17.3-1) unstable; urgency=high
 
   * New upstream release.
diff -u spread-3.17.4/debian/control spread-3.17.4/debian/control
--- spread-3.17.4/debian/control
+++ spread-3.17.4/debian/control
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 Source: spread
 Section: net
 Priority: optional
-Maintainer: Michael Mende <debian@menole.net>
+Maintainer: Ubuntu MOTU Developers <ubuntu-motu@lists.ubuntu.com>
+XSBC-Original-Maintainer: Michael Mende <debian@menole.net>
 Uploaders: Frederik Schüler <fs@debian.org>
 Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 4.1), cdbs, libperl-dev, groff-base, autotools-dev, dpatch
 Standards-Version: 3.7.3
diff -u spread-3.17.4/debian/spread.init spread-3.17.4/debian/spread.init
--- spread-3.17.4/debian/spread.init
+++ spread-3.17.4/debian/spread.init
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
              
 test "$ENABLED" != "0" || exit 0
 
+test -d `dirname $PIDFILE` || mkdir -p `dirname $PIDFILE`
+
 case "$1" in
   start)
         echo -n "Starting $DESC: "