emacs-goodies-el is broken in trusty

[George Politis]

I just run apt-get install emacs-goodies-el in trusty. Here's the output :

Get:1 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main libsigsegv2 amd64 2.10-2 [15,0 kB]
Get:2 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main gawk amd64 1:4.0.1+dfsg-2.1ubuntu2 [781 kB]
Get:3 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main libmaa3 amd64 1.3.2-2 [42,2 kB]
Get:4 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main librecode0 amd64 3.6-21 [771 kB]
Get:5 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main recode amd64 3.6-21 [116 kB]
Get:6 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main dict amd64 1.12.1+dfsg-2 [54,2 kB]
Get:7 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main emacs-goodies-el all 35.8ubuntu2 [654 kB]
Get:8 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main m4 amd64 1.4.17-2ubuntu1 [195 kB]
Get:9 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main perl-doc all 5.18.2-2ubuntu1 [7 266 kB]
Fetched 9 894 kB in 14s (660 kB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package libsigsegv2:amd64.
(Reading database ... 245090 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../libsigsegv2_2.10-2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libsigsegv2:amd64 (2.10-2) ...
Setting up libsigsegv2:amd64 (2.10-2) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.19-0ubuntu6) ...
Selecting previously unselected package gawk.
(Reading database ... 245098 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../gawk_1%3a4.0.1+dfsg-2.1ubuntu2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking gawk (1:4.0.1+dfsg-2.1ubuntu2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libmaa3:amd64.
Preparing to unpack .../libmaa3_1.3.2-2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libmaa3:amd64 (1.3.2-2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package librecode0:amd64.
Preparing to unpack .../librecode0_3.6-21_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking librecode0:amd64 (3.6-21) ...
Selecting previously unselected package recode.
Preparing to unpack .../recode_3.6-21_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking recode (3.6-21) ...
Selecting previously unselected package dict.
Preparing to unpack .../dict_1.12.1+dfsg-2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking dict (1.12.1+dfsg-2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package emacs-goodies-el.
Preparing to unpack .../emacs-goodies-el_35.8ubuntu2_all.deb ...
ERROR: emacs-goodies-el is broken - called emacs-package-install as a new-style add-on, but has no compat file.
Unpacking emacs-goodies-el (35.8ubuntu2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package m4.
Preparing to unpack .../m4_1.4.17-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking m4 (1.4.17-2ubuntu1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package perl-doc.
Preparing to unpack .../perl-doc_5.18.2-2ubuntu1_all.deb ...
Adding 'diversion of /usr/bin/perldoc to /usr/bin/perldoc.stub by perl-doc'
Unpacking perl-doc (5.18.2-2ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.6.7.1-1) ...
Processing triggers for install-info (5.2.0.dfsg.1-2) ...
Setting up gawk (1:4.0.1+dfsg-2.1ubuntu2) ...
Setting up libmaa3:amd64 (1.3.2-2) ...
Setting up librecode0:amd64 (3.6-21) ...
Setting up recode (3.6-21) ...
Setting up dict (1.12.1+dfsg-2) ...
Setting up emacs-goodies-el (35.8ubuntu2) ...
ERROR: emacs-goodies-el is broken - called emacs-package-install as a new-style add-on, but has no compat file.
Install emacs-goodies-el for emacs
Install emacs-goodies-el for emacs24
install/emacs-goodies-el: Handling emacs24, logged in /tmp/elc_mdUiqE.log
Building autoloads for emacs24 in /usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/emacs-goodies-el
install/emacs-goodies-el: Deleting /tmp/elc_mdUiqE.log
Setting up m4 (1.4.17-2ubuntu1) ...
Setting up perl-doc (5.18.2-2ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.19-0ubuntu6) ...

As you can see from the output, emacs-goodies-el called emacs-package-install as a new-style add-on, but has no compat file.