LIRC Girs extra space

With the firmware I tried first:

Mar 28 14:23:14.299868 localhost.localdomain mode2: Trace2: mode2:  Opening log, level: Trace2
Mar 28 14:23:14.309416 localhost.localdomain mode2: Info: Opening device: /dev/ttyACM0
Mar 28 14:23:14.309507 localhost.localdomain mode2: Info: girs_open: Initial device: /dev/ttyACM0
Mar 28 14:23:14.309533 localhost.localdomain mode2: Trace1: girs: init
Mar 28 14:23:14.309956 localhost.localdomain mode2: Error: could not create lock file "/var/lock/lockdev/LCK..ttyACM0": File exists
Mar 28 14:23:14.310047 localhost.localdomain mode2: Warning: detected stale lockfile /var/lock/lockdev/LCK..ttyACM0
Mar 28 14:23:14.310108 localhost.localdomain mode2: Warning: stale lockfile removed
Mar 28 14:23:17.370409 localhost.localdomain mode2: Trace: girs: readline returned "MyGirs 2016-01-30"
Mar 28 14:23:17.370503 localhost.localdomain mode2: Debug: girs: syncronizing

(the following *10)
Mar 28 14:23:17.370524 localhost.localdomain mode2: Trace1: girs: sendcommand_ok " "
Mar 28 14:23:17.370553 localhost.localdomain mode2: Trace1: girs: written command " "
Mar 28 14:23:17.370578 localhost.localdomain mode2: Trace1: girs: written command "
"
Mar 28 14:23:17.374400 localhost.localdomain mode2: Trace: girs: readline returned "ERROR"
Mar 28 14:23:17.374433 localhost.localdomain mode2: Debug: girs: command " " returned "ERROR"
(end *10)

Mar 28 14:23:17.411530 localhost.localdomain mode2: Trace: girs: failed syncronizing after 10 attempts
Mar 28 14:23:17.411550 localhost.localdomain mode2: Error: girs: cannot syncronize
Mar 28 14:23:17.411569 localhost.localdomain mode2: Error: girs: Could not open Girs device at /dev/ttyACM0

When I changed AGirs to accept space:

Mar 28 14:14:50.638778 localhost.localdomain mode2: Trace2: mode2:  Opening log, level: Trace2
Mar 28 14:14:50.639206 localhost.localdomain mode2: Info: Opening device: /dev/ttyACM0
Mar 28 14:14:50.639264 localhost.localdomain mode2: Info: girs_open: Initial device: /dev/ttyACM0
Mar 28 14:14:50.639289 localhost.localdomain mode2: Trace1: girs: init
Mar 28 14:14:50.639379 localhost.localdomain mode2: Error: could not create lock file "/var/lock/lockdev/LCK..ttyACM0": File exists
Mar 28 14:14:50.639437 localhost.localdomain mode2: Warning: detected stale lockfile /var/lock/lockdev/LCK..ttyACM0
Mar 28 14:14:50.639498 localhost.localdomain mode2: Warning: stale lockfile removed
Mar 28 14:14:53.699658 localhost.localdomain mode2: Trace: girs: readline returned "MyGirs 2016-01-30"
Mar 28 14:14:53.699762 localhost.localdomain mode2: Debug: girs: syncronizing
Mar 28 14:14:53.699787 localhost.localdomain mode2: Trace1: girs: sendcommand_ok " "
Mar 28 14:14:53.699819 localhost.localdomain mode2: Trace1: girs: written command " "
Mar 28 14:14:53.699846 localhost.localdomain mode2: Trace1: girs: written command "
"
Mar 28 14:14:53.703657 localhost.localdomain mode2: Trace: girs: readline returned "OK"
Mar 28 14:14:53.703704 localhost.localdomain mode2: Debug: girs: command " " returned "OK"
Mar 28 14:14:53.703727 localhost.localdomain mode2: Debug: girs: syncronized!
Mar 28 14:14:53.703754 localhost.localdomain mode2: Trace: girs: written command "version"
Mar 28 14:14:53.703780 localhost.localdomain mode2: Trace1: girs: written command "
"
Mar 28 14:14:53.708667 localhost.localdomain mode2: Trace: girs: readline returned "MyGirs 2016-01-30"