install script from dictionaries-common package failed

[jolo]

After carefully following the Install instructions I get the following console log:

~$ sudo apt-get install emacs24 emacs24-el emacs24-common-non-dfsg
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  emacs24-bin-common emacs24-common emacsen-common
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  emacs24 emacs24-bin-common emacs24-common emacs24-common-non-dfsg emacs24-el emacsen-common
0 upgraded, 6 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/42.6 MB of archives.
After this operation, 99.0 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
Selecting previously unselected package emacsen-common.
(Reading database ... 561823 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking emacsen-common (from .../emacsen-common_2.0.3_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package emacs24-common.
Unpacking emacs24-common (from .../emacs24-common_24.2+1-1~ppa1~quantal5_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package emacs24-bin-common.
Unpacking emacs24-bin-common (from .../emacs24-bin-common_24.2+1-1~ppa1~quantal5_amd64.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package emacs24.
Unpacking emacs24 (from .../emacs24_24.2+1-1~ppa1~quantal5_amd64.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package emacs24-common-non-dfsg.
Unpacking emacs24-common-non-dfsg (from .../emacs24-common-non-dfsg_24.2+1-1~ppa1~quantal1_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package emacs24-el.
Unpacking emacs24-el (from .../emacs24-el_24.2+1-1~ppa1~quantal5_all.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme ...
incorrect gamma=(0/100000)
incorrect gamma=(0/100000)
Processing triggers for install-info ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
Processing triggers for menu ...
Setting up emacsen-common (2.0.3) ...
Setting up emacs24-common (24.2+1-1~ppa1~quantal5) ...
Setting up emacs24-bin-common (24.2+1-1~ppa1~quantal5) ...
Setting up emacs24 (24.2+1-1~ppa1~quantal5) ...
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/emacs24-x to provide /usr/bin/emacs (emacs) in auto mode
Install dictionaries-common for emacs24
install/dictionaries-common: Byte-compiling for emacsen flavour emacs24
>>Error occurred processing debian-ispell.el: File error (("Opening input file" "no such file or directory" "/usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/dictionaries-common/debian-ispell.el"))
>>Error occurred processing ispell.el: File error (("Opening input file" "no such file or directory" "/usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/dictionaries-common/ispell.el"))
>>Error occurred processing flyspell.el: File error (("Opening input file" "no such file or directory" "/usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/dictionaries-common/flyspell.el"))
ERROR: install script from dictionaries-common package failed
dpkg: error processing emacs24 (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                              Setting up emacs24-common-non-dfsg (24.2+1-1~ppa1~quantal1) ...
Setting up emacs24-el (24.2+1-1~ppa1~quantal5) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 emacs24
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

My system is:

$ lsb_release -a
LSB Version: core-2.0-amd64:core-2.0-noarch:core-3.0-amd64:core-3.0-noarch:core-3.1-amd64:core-3.1-noarch:core-3.2-amd64:core-3.2-noarch:core-4.0-amd64:core-4.0-noarch
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 12.10
Release: 12.10
Codename: quantal

[Carlo Fusco (fusco-carlo)]

I have the same problem. This bug did not affect emacs-snapshot, only emacs24

[Damien Cassou (cassou)]

I can't reproduce on 12.10 64bits.

[Damien Cassou (cassou)]

I'm closing this bug. Please reopen when you have more information.