Comment 5 for bug 698208

Hi Ernst,
  Thank you for taking the time to open a bug and submit a patch. I don't have access to upload the fix, but I've taken your patch and pulled it into the Ubuntu packaging format at lp:~smoser/ubuntu/natty/lirc/lp-698208 . In the future, making changes to the debian packaging yourself makes less work for the Ubuntu developer trying to upload your fixes (ie, start from 'bzr branch lp:ubuntu/lirc).

  I've also pushed a build of that source package to my ppa at https://launchpad.net/~smoser/+archive/ppa/+packages .

  I think this is ready to pull in, and it is in the sponsorship queue, so someone should be taking a look at it sometime soon.