package emacs24 24.3+1-1ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Bug #1237691 reported by Dario Bertini
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emacs24 (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

This borked the upgrade to ubuntu 13.10, running "dpkg --configure -a" was unable to fix it, but apparently traced the problem back to the gforth package:

(this is a possible duplicate of bug #1235901, but since that doesn't mention gforth, I'm reporting this here)

> sudo dpkg --configure -a
[sudo] password for dario:
Setting up emacs24 (24.3+1-1ubuntu3) ...
Install cmake-data for emacs24
install/cmake-data: Byte-compiling for emacs24
Wrote /usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/cmake-data/cmake-mode.elc
Install dictionaries-common for emacs24
install/dictionaries-common: Already byte-compiled for emacs24. Skipping ...
Install gforth for emacs24
install/gforth: Byte-compiling for emacsen flavour emacs24

In toplevel form:
gforth.el:742:18:Error: Don't know how to compile nil
gforth.el:742:18:Error: Don't know how to compile nil
gforth.el:742:18:Error: Don't know how to compile nil
gforth.el:742:18:Error: Don't know how to compile nil
gforth.el:742:18:Error: Don't know how to compile nil
ERROR: install script from gforth package failed
dpkg: error processing emacs24 (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 emacs24

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: emacs24 24.3+1-1ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-31.46-generic 3.8.13.8
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-31-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Oct 9 23:56:43 2013
DuplicateSignature: package:emacs24:24.3+1-1ubuntu3:ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-10-31 (709 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64+mac (20111012)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: emacs24
Title: package emacs24 24.3+1-1ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-09 (0 days ago)

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Dario Bertini (berdario) wrote :
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Apport retracing service (apport) wrote : This bug is a duplicate

Thank you for taking the time to report this crash and helping to make this software better. This particular crash has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug #1235901, so is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.

tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in emacs24 (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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