[Bug 1798878] [NEW] libgvc6-config-update crashes with word unexpected

[nanu vielleicht]

Public bug reported:

Description:	Ubuntu 16.04.5 LTS
Release:	16.04


apt-cache policy  libgvc6:armhf
libgvc6:armhf:
  Installed: 2.38.0-12ubuntu2.1
  Candidate: 2.38.0-12ubuntu2.1
  Version table:
 *** 2.38.0-12ubuntu2.1 500
        500 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports xenial-updates/main armhf Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

I am trying to install libmagic++-dev:armhf
to crosscompile app for ubuntu touch and I ran into the following issue while installing the package via apt


Setting up libgvc6:armhf (2.38.0-12ubuntu2.1) ...
/usr/sbin/libgvc6-config-update: 1: /usr/sbin/libgvc6-config-update: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")
dpkg: error processing package libgvc6:armhf (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu10) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 libgvc6:armhf

Further information:

# bash /usr/sbin/libgvc6-config-update
/usr/sbin/libgvc6-config-update: /usr/sbin/libgvc6-config-update: cannot execute binary file

# sh /usr/sbin/libgvc6-config-update
/usr/sbin/libgvc6-config-update: 1: /usr/sbin/libgvc6-config-update: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")

** Affects: graphviz (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  libgvc6-config-update crashes with word unexpected

Status in graphviz package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Description:	Ubuntu 16.04.5 LTS
  Release:	16.04

  
  apt-cache policy  libgvc6:armhf
  libgvc6:armhf:
    Installed: 2.38.0-12ubuntu2.1
    Candidate: 2.38.0-12ubuntu2.1
    Version table:
   *** 2.38.0-12ubuntu2.1 500
          500 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports xenial-updates/main armhf Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  I am trying to install libmagic++-dev:armhf
  to crosscompile app for ubuntu touch and I ran into the following issue while installing the package via apt


  Setting up libgvc6:armhf (2.38.0-12ubuntu2.1) ...
  /usr/sbin/libgvc6-config-update: 1: /usr/sbin/libgvc6-config-update: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")
  dpkg: error processing package libgvc6:armhf (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
  Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu10) ...
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   libgvc6:armhf

  Further information:

  # bash /usr/sbin/libgvc6-config-update
  /usr/sbin/libgvc6-config-update: /usr/sbin/libgvc6-config-update: cannot execute binary file

  # sh /usr/sbin/libgvc6-config-update
  /usr/sbin/libgvc6-config-update: 1: /usr/sbin/libgvc6-config-update: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")

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