[Bug 802985] Re: [lucid] /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst: 399: arithmetic expression: expecting EOF: "3.0-0-generic"

[Brian Murray]

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Title:
  [lucid] /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst: 399: arithmetic expression:
  expecting EOF: "3.0-0-generic"

Status in “debootstrap” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in “eglibc” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in “debootstrap” source package in Lucid:
  Invalid
Status in “eglibc” source package in Lucid:
  Triaged
Status in “debootstrap” source package in Maverick:
  Invalid
Status in “eglibc” source package in Maverick:
  Triaged
Status in “debootstrap” source package in Natty:
  Invalid
Status in “eglibc” source package in Natty:
  Triaged
Status in “debootstrap” source package in Hardy:
  Invalid
Status in “eglibc” source package in Hardy:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Creating 'lucid' chroot is not possible under oneiric due to code
  which check for kernel version and bails out when 3.0 kernel is used
  on host machine:

  15:19 hrw at puchatek:chroots$ sudo chroot /home/hrw/HDD/devel/chroots/lucid-clean dpkg --force-depends --install /var/cache/apt/arch
  ives/libc6_2.11.1-0ubuntu7_amd64.deb
  (Reading database ... 344 files and directories currently installed.)
  Unpacking libc6 (from .../libc6_2.11.1-0ubuntu7_amd64.deb) ...
  [: 399: Illegal number: 3.0-0-generic
  /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst: 399: arithmetic expression: expecting EOF: "3.0-0-generic"
  dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.11.1-0ubuntu7_amd64.deb (--install):
   subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 2
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.11.1-0ubuntu7_amd64.deb

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