This patch is syntactically incorrect, which leads me to question how much it's been tested :-)
+ if [ -d /sys/class/rc -a "$DISABLE_KERNEL_SUPPORT" = "true"]; then There's a missing space before the ] there. Also, I would generally advise avoiding the use of -a and -o inside [ ] as the rules are arcane and not as portable as you might hope. So I would write this as: if [ -d /sys/class/rc ] && [ "$DISABLE_KERNEL_SUPPORT" = true ]; then Also, all changes need to be made in the development release (currently quantal) first. If they meet the criteria in https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates, you can then work through those to apply the patch to precise. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1038371 Title: disabling in-kernel support should be optional To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lirc/+bug/1038371/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs