[Bug 1845529] Re: bash completion in 19.10 shows `awk: line 18: function gensub never defined` on ``umount /dev/<Tab>`

[Sebastien Bacher]

Reading the Debian bug it seems to Depends of the 'awk' variant
installed, do you have 'gawk' on your system? If not does installing it
resolve the issue? (it's installed on Ubuntu)

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Title:
  bash completion in 19.10 shows `awk: line 18: function gensub never
  defined` on ``umount /dev/<Tab>`

Status in bash-completion package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in Debian:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Steps to reproduce:
  1. Install Ubuntu MATE 19.10 using minimal desktop option
  2. Open terminal and enter `umount /dev/s` and then hit <Tab>

  Expected result:
  * bash completion works as expected

  Actual results:
  * bash completion does not work :

  $ umount /dev/awk: line 18: function gensub never defined
  awk: line 18: function gensub never defined
  awk: line 18: function gensub never defined
  awk: line 18: function gensub never defined

  
  $ umount /meawk: line 18: function gensub never defined
  awk: line 18: function gensub never defined
  awk: line 18: function gensub never defined
  awk: line 18: function gensub never defined

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10
  Package: bash-completion 1:2.9-1ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-10.11-generic 5.3.0-rc8
  Uname: Linux 5.3.0-10-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu7
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: MATE
  Date: Thu Sep 26 18:46:59 2019
  Dependencies:
   
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-09-26 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Beta amd64 (20190926.1)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: bash-completion
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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