[Bug 1660633] Re: /usr/bin/ucfr: line ... : [: : integer expression expected

[Steve Langasek]

On Sat, Feb 18, 2017 at 04:30:17PM -0000, Andy wrote:
> Except that the dozen of frozen packages that were also experiencing the
> same UCFR error were resolved once the ucfr script was tweaked. Just
> because one package continued to have a fundamental flaw doesn't mean
> the others were. FWIW.

No, the fact that the tweaks to the ucfr script helped means your
installation *as a whole* is corrupted.  egrep is /bin/egrep, which is part
of the grep package.  There is no reason for egrep to fail, but grep -E to
work, except a corrupted system.  Likewise, the '$' syntax is valid bash
shell syntax, so if this is failing, somehow the script is being run under
an interpreter that isn't bash.

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Title:
  /usr/bin/ucfr: line ... : [: : integer expression expected

Status in ucf package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  I've had a reoccurring issue: https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2350682
  Running: ucf_3.0036_all.deb

  http://askubuntu.com/questions/875415/usr-bin-ucfr-errors-integer-expression-expected
  http://serverfault.com/questions/827873/grub-pc-update-fail-dev-sda-ext2-doesnt-support-embedding

  I don't know why ucfr is erroring out but the accumulated errors are
  now enough to stall priority packages which I feel hamstrung about.
  I've reinstalled the ucf package and danced around the issue enough.

  Any maintainers have a shot in the dark for why this would be
  happening?

  Discussion:
  https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ucf/+question/448737

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