Bug#750639: installing adjtimex gives syntax error message

[Rick Thomas <rbthomas@base.rcthomas.org>]

Package: adjtimex
Version: 1.29-2.2
Severity: minor


Installing adjtimex gives the following syntax error
Setting up adjtimex (1.29-2.2) ...
egrep: character class syntax is [[:space:]], not [:space:]



-- System Information:
Debian Release: 6.0.9
  APT prefers stable-updates
  APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: armel (armv5tel)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-kirkwood
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages adjtimex depends on:
ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]     1.5.49         Debian configuration management sy
ii  libc6                     2.13-38+deb7u1 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib

adjtimex recommends no packages.

Versions of packages adjtimex suggests:
pn  ntpdate                       <none>     (no description available)

-- debconf information:
  adjtimex/compare_rtc: true
  adjtimex/run_daemon: true