diff --git a/rubber-1.1-spaces.patch b/rubber-1.1-spaces.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..348d330
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rubber-1.1-spaces.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+diff -ur rubber-1.1/src/rules/latex/__init__.py rubber-1.1.new/src/rules/latex/__init__.py
+--- rubber-1.1/src/rules/latex/__init__.py	2006-03-17 14:52:45.000000000 +0100
++++ rubber-1.1.new/src/rules/latex/__init__.py	2013-04-16 11:10:53.804141132 +0200
+@@ -1106,8 +1106,9 @@
+ 		msg.progress(_("compiling %s") % msg.simplify(self.source()))
+ 		
+ 		file = self.source()
++                fakefile = self.src_base  
+ 		cmd = [self.vars["program"]]
+-		cmd += map(lambda x: x.replace("%s",file), self.cmdline)
++		cmd += map(lambda x: x.replace("%s",fakefile), self.cmdline)
+ 		inputs = string.join(self.env.path, ":")
+ 		if inputs == "":
+ 			env = {}
+@@ -1120,6 +1121,13 @@
+ 
+ 		if self.log.read(self.src_base + ".log"):
+ 			msg.error(_("Could not run %s.") % cmd[0])
++			msg.error(_("path %s") % file)
++			msg.error(_("cmd %s") % self.cmdline)
++			msg.error(_("env %s") % env)
++			msg.error(_("inputs %s") % inputs)
++			msg.error(_("other %s") % self.src_base)
++			msg.error(_("cmd1 %s") % cmd[1])
++			msg.error(_("cmd2 %s") % cmd[2])
+ 			return 1
+ 		if self.log.errors():
+ 			return 1
diff --git a/rubber.spec b/rubber.spec
index e7fb1de..3a10a84 100644
--- a/rubber.spec
+++ b/rubber.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 Name: rubber
 Version: 1.1
-Release: 13%{?dist}
+Release: 14%{?dist}
 Summary: An automated system for building LaTeX documents
 
 Group: Applications/Publishing
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ License: GPL+
 URL: https://launchpad.net/rubber
 Source0: https://launchpad.net/rubber/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 Patch0: rubber-python26.patch
+Patch1: rubber-1.1-spaces.patch
 BuildArch: noarch
 BuildRequires: python-devel texinfo
 Requires: tex(latex)
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ Metapost compilation).
 %prep
 %setup -q
 %patch0 -p1
+%patch1 -p1
 for file in doc/man-fr/*; do
 iconv -f ISO88591 -t utf8 $file -o $file
 done
@@ -63,6 +65,9 @@ fi
 %{_mandir}/fr/man1/*.gz
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Apr 15 2013 Patrick C. F. Ernzer <rubber.spec@pcfe.net> - 1.1-14
+- incorporating patch from https://live.gnome.org/Gedit/LaTeXPlugin/FAQ
+
 * Thu Feb 14 2013 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 1.1-13
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_19_Mass_Rebuild