package emacs24 24.2+1-2ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[RALOVICH, Kristóf]

Setting up emacs24 (24.2+1-2ubuntu2) ...
Install develock-el for emacs24
develock-el files already compiled in /usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/develock-el.
Install dictionaries-common for emacs24
install/dictionaries-common: Already byte-compiled for emacs24. Skipping ...
Install emacs-goodies-el for emacs24
emacs-goodies-el files already compiled in /usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/emacs-goodies-el.
Install emacsen-common for emacs24
emacsen-common: Handling install of emacsen flavor emacs24
Wrote /etc/emacs24/site-start.d/00debian-vars.elc
Wrote /usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/debian-startup.elc
Install global for emacs24
install/global: byte-compiling for emacs24
Loading 00debian-vars...
Loading /etc/emacs/site-start.d/50autoconf.el (source)...
Loading /etc/emacs/site-start.d/50cmake-data.el (source)...
Loading /etc/emacs/site-start.d/50develock-el.el (source)...
Loading /etc/emacs/site-start.d/50dictionaries-common.el (source)...
Loading debian-ispell...
Loading /var/cache/dictionaries-common/emacsen-ispell-default.el (source)...
Loading /var/cache/dictionaries-common/emacsen-ispell-dicts.el (source)...
Loading /etc/emacs/site-start.d/50emacs-goodies-el.el (source)...
Loading /etc/emacs/site-start.d/50global.el (source)...
Loading /etc/emacs/site-start.d/50mu4e.el (source)...
Loading /etc/emacs/site-start.d/50org-mode.el (source)...
Loading /etc/emacs/site-start.d/50psvn.el (source)...
Loading /etc/emacs/site-start.d/50pylint.el (source)...
Error while loading 50pylint: Cannot open load file: pylint
Loading /etc/emacs/site-start.d/50pymacs.el (source)...
Loading /etc/emacs/site-start.d/50python-docutils.el (source)...

In gtags-get-rootpath:
gtags.el:233:14:Warning: assignment to free variable `n'
gtags.el:233:14:Warning: reference to free variable `n'

In gtags-select-it:
gtags.el:523:13:Warning: `goto-line' used from Lisp code
That command is designed for interactive use only
Wrote /usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/global/gtags.elc
Install mu4e for emacs24
install/mu4e: Handling install for emacsen flavor emacs24
Wrote /usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/mu4e/mu4e-about.elc
Wrote /usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/mu4e/mu4e-actions.elc
Wrote /usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/mu4e/mu4e-compose.elc
Wrote /usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/mu4e/mu4e.elc
Wrote /usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/mu4e/mu4e-headers.elc
Wrote /usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/mu4e/mu4e-main.elc
Wrote /usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/mu4e/mu4e-mark.elc
Wrote /usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/mu4e/mu4e-message.elc
Wrote /usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/mu4e/mu4e-meta.elc
Wrote /usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/mu4e/mu4e-proc.elc
Wrote /usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/mu4e/mu4e-speedbar.elc
Wrote /usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/mu4e/mu4e-utils.elc
Wrote /usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/mu4e/mu4e-vars.elc
Wrote /usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/mu4e/mu4e-view.elc

In toplevel form:
org-mu4e.el:33:1:Error: Can't find library org
ERROR: install script from mu4e package failed
dpkg: error processing emacs24 (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Setting up liblog4net1.2-cil (1.2.10+dfsg-6) ...
* Installing 1 assembly from liblog4net1.2-cil into Mono
Setting up nant (0.92~rc1+dfsg-2) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 emacs24

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: emacs24 24.2+1-2ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-26.38-generic 3.8.13.2
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-26-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.1
AptOrdering:
 liblog4net1.2-cil: Install
 nant: Install
 emacs24: Configure
 liblog4net1.2-cil: Configure
 nant: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Jul 10 00:10:33 2013
DuplicateSignature: package:emacs24:24.2+1-2ubuntu2:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-04-13 (1183 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Beta amd64 (20100406.1)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: emacs24
Title: package emacs24 24.2+1-2ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-07-07 (2 days ago)

[era (era)]

This seems to be caused by a problem in the mu4e package scripts. Reassigning.

[era (era)]

This seems awfully similar to LP bug #1150593 -- do you have an unofficial version of the org-mode package?

I am setting the Status of this bug report to Incomplete to mark it as pending on further input from you. Once you have supplied the requested additional information, it can be changed back to New (or perhaps even Confirmed, if the information enables us to conclusively diagnose the problem). Thank you for your patience and cooperation.

[era (era)]

If that doesn't work, http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=686113 suggests to try to (remove mu4e, then) install emacs24-el, then reinstall mu4e. If that works, please follow up here so we can confirm and possibly help others with the same problem. Thanks!

[RALOVICH, Kristóf (kristof-ralovich)]

Uninstalling mu4e allowed emacs24 to finish installing correctly. Afterwards installing mu4e succeeded too. This seems to have solved the issue for me.

[era (era)]

Thanks for your update! I will proceed to mark this as a duplicate of another bug; see further https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/maildir-utils/+bug/1150593/comments/4