As it turns out, this bug *is* fixed in trunk. See at http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~rubber-devs/rubber/main/view/head:/src/converters/latex.py#L1124 , where the variable "file" is quoted in the same manner as in the .diff.gz from the Ubuntu package.
** Changed in: rubber Status: Triaged => Fix Committed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/639983 Title: rubber doesn't support filenames with spaces on the command line -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs