diff --git a/caesar/caesar.c b/caesar/caesar.c
index f07225b..595bd39 100644
--- a/caesar/caesar.c
+++ b/caesar/caesar.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: caesar.c,v 1.7 1998/09/13 15:27:27 hubertf Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: caesar.c,v 1.11 2000/05/08 07:56:02 mycroft Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 1989, 1993
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ __COPYRIGHT("@(#) Copyright (c) 1989, 1993\n\
 #if 0
 static char sccsid[] = "@(#)caesar.c	8.1 (Berkeley) 5/31/93";
 #else
-__RCSID("$NetBSD: caesar.c,v 1.7 1998/09/13 15:27:27 hubertf Exp $");
+__RCSID("$NetBSD: caesar.c,v 1.11 2000/05/08 07:56:02 mycroft Exp $");
 #endif
 #endif /* not lint */
 
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ main(argc, argv)
 	int argc;
 	char **argv;
 {
-	int ch, dot, i, nread, winnerdot;
+	int ch, i, nread;
+	double dot, winnerdot;
 	char *inbuf;
 	int obs[26], try, winner;
 
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ main(argc, argv)
 		printit(argv[1]);
 
 	if (!(inbuf = malloc(LINELENGTH)))
-		errx(1, "out of memory");
+		err(1, NULL);
 
 	/* adjust frequency table to weight low probs REAL low */
 	for (i = 0; i < 26; ++i)
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 7e4a104..db923b1 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+bsdgames (2.14-5) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * Fix rounding error in caesar due to too small data type. Caused it to
+    sometimes make incorrect guesses. Thanks to Jan Vornberger for analysis
+    and patch. Also forwarded upstream. Closes: #197816
+
+ -- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>  Tue, 17 Jun 2003 19:36:44 -0400
+
 bsdgames (2.14-4) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * Move atc and sail to Games/Strategy in menu, cf #194782