Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224

Did a simple apt-get update and apt-get dist-upgrade this morning. postgresql-common failed to update and this caused other related packages to not be configured. Here is the console output: (NOTE: this is the second attempt after the first try failed).

bladernr@klaatu:~$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
[sudo] password for bladernr:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libtcl8.5 linux-image-3.11.0-18-generic linux-image-3.13.0-24-generic
  linux-image-3.13.0-26-generic linux-image-3.13.0-29-generic
  linux-image-3.13.0-32-generic linux-image-3.13.0-36-generic
  linux-image-3.13.0-38-generic linux-image-extra-3.11.0-18-generic
  linux-image-extra-3.13.0-24-generic linux-image-extra-3.13.0-26-generic
  linux-image-extra-3.13.0-29-generic linux-image-extra-3.13.0-32-generic
  linux-image-extra-3.13.0-36-generic linux-image-extra-3.13.0-38-generic
  mgetty tcl8.5
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
3 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Setting up postgresql-common (154ubuntu1) ...
 * Starting PostgreSQL 9.3 database server * Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
Use of uninitialized value $logsize in numeric gt (>) at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster line 224.
The PostgreSQL server failed to start. Please check the log output.
                                                                         [fail]
invoke-rc.d: initscript postgresql, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing package postgresql-common (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of postgresql-9.3:
 postgresql-9.3 depends on postgresql-common (>= 142~); however:
  Package postgresql-common is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package postgresql-9.3 (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of postgresql:
 postgresql depends on postgresql-9.3; however:
  Package postgresql-9.3 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package postgresql (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                          No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                                    Errors were encountered while processing:
 postgresql-common
 postgresql-9.3
 postgresql
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Here are the last few bits from /var/log/apt/history.log:

postgresql-client-common:amd64 (154, 154ubuntu1), ntpdate:amd64 (4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.1, 4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.2), linux-generic:amd64 (3.13.0.45.52, 3.13.0.46.53), postgresql:amd64 (9.3+154, 9.3+154ubuntu1)
Error: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
End-Date: 2015-03-05 00:15:12

Start-Date: 2015-03-05 11:37:38
Commandline: apt-get dist-upgrade
Error: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
End-Date: 2015-03-05 11:38:13

and this is the contents of /var/log/postgresql:

bladernr@klaatu:~$ sudo ls -l /var/log/postgresql
total 8
-rw-r----- 1 postgres adm 0 Jan 20 07:39 postgresql-9.3-main.log
-rw-r----- 1 postgres adm 291 Jan 20 07:39 postgresql-9.3-main.log.1
-rw-r----- 1 postgres adm 224 Jan 2 01:29 postgresql-9.3-main.log.2.gz

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: postgresql-common 154ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-45.74-generic 3.13.11-ckt13
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-45-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.7
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Thu Mar 5 11:39:19 2015
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: postgresql-common
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)