Index: python/py_debug.c
===================================================================
--- python/py_debug.c	(Revision 24235)
+++ python/py_debug.c	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -64,15 +64,23 @@
 {
     char *logfile;
     int flush, function;
+    FILE * fd;
+    PyObject * file;
 
     if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "sii", &logfile, &flush, &function)) {
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    univention_debug_init(logfile, (char)flush, (char)function);
+    fd = univention_debug_init(logfile, (char)flush, (char)function);
 
-    Py_INCREF(Py_None);
-    return Py_None;
+    if ( fd == NULL ) {
+        Py_RETURN_NONE;
+    } else {
+
+    }
+    file = PyFile_FromFile( fd, logfile, "a+", NULL );
+
+    return file;
 }
 
 static PyObject *py_univention_debug_set_level(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
Index: debian/control
===================================================================
--- debian/control	(Revision 24235)
+++ debian/control	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@
 Section: univention
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Univention GmbH <packages@univention.de>
-Standards-Version: 3.5.5
+Standards-Version: 3.7.2
 Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 7.0.50~), autoconf, automake, libtool, python-all-dev, python-support
-XS-Python-Version: all
 
 Package: libunivention-debug1
 Architecture: any
Index: debian/rules
===================================================================
--- debian/rules	(Revision 24235)
+++ debian/rules	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -58,3 +58,4 @@
 
 override_dh_auto_test:
 	[ ! -x /usr/bin/ucslint ] || /usr/bin/ucslint
+
Index: include/univention/debug.h
===================================================================
--- include/univention/debug.h	(Revision 24235)
+++ include/univention/debug.h	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 /**
  * Initialize debugging library.
  */
-void univention_debug_init(const char *logfile, enum uv_debug_flag_flush flush, enum uv_debug_flag_function function);
+FILE * univention_debug_init(const char *logfile, enum uv_debug_flag_flush flush, enum uv_debug_flag_function function);
 /**
  * Close old logfile and re-open it.
  */
Index: lib/debug.c
===================================================================
--- lib/debug.c	(Revision 24235)
+++ lib/debug.c	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 	"( ALL     ) : "
 };
 
-void univention_debug_init(const char *logfile, enum uv_debug_flag_flush flush, enum uv_debug_flag_function function)
+FILE * univention_debug_init(const char *logfile, enum uv_debug_flag_flush flush, enum uv_debug_flag_function function)
 {
 	int i;
 	time_t t;
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
 	univention_debug_level = malloc(DEBUG_MODUL_COUNT * sizeof(int));
 	if (univention_debug_level == NULL) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Could not initialize univention_debug!\n");
-		return;
+		return NULL;
 	}
 
 	for (i=0; i<DEBUG_MODUL_COUNT; i++) {
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 			free(univention_debug_level);
 			univention_debug_level = NULL;
 			fprintf(stderr, "Could not open logfile \"%s\"\n", univention_debug_filename);
-			return /*1*/;
+			return NULL;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@
 	fflush(univention_debug_file);
 
 	univention_debug_ready = true;
+
+	return univention_debug_file;
 }
 
 void univention_debug(enum uv_debug_category id, enum uv_debug_level level, const char *fmt, ...)