libav-tools unpacks with dpkg errors

Bug #1340984 reported by Nicholas Skaggs
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Bug Description

Installing libav-tools on utopic produces a dpkg error. Perhaps a regression of https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libav/+bug/1315672

Preparing to unpack .../libav-tools_6%3a9.11-2ubuntu3_amd64.deb ...
dpkg: error: --compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>

Type dpkg --help for help about installing and deinstalling packages [*];
Use 'apt' or 'aptitude' for user-friendly package management;
Type dpkg -Dhelp for a list of dpkg debug flag values;
Type dpkg --force-help for a list of forcing options;
Type dpkg-deb --help for help about manipulating *.deb files;

Options marked [*] produce a lot of output - pipe it through 'less' or 'more' !
Unpacking libav-tools (6:9.11-2ubuntu3) ...

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: libav-tools 6:9.11-2ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.15.0-6.11-generic 3.15.0
Uname: Linux 3.15.0-6-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.4-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Fri Jul 11 18:00:57 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-12-19 (204 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20131218)
SourcePackage: libav
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-05-09 (63 days ago)

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Nicholas Skaggs (nskaggs) wrote :
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Reinhard Tartler (siretart) wrote :

it's actually not a regression, it's a duplicate. I'll see that I fix #1315672 soon. marking as duplicate for now

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