package emacs24 24.3+1-4ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[sleek]

I was doing an install from a unity instance started from a terminal instance. I can't start unity directly

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: emacs24 24.3+1-4ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-22.29-generic 3.16.4
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-22-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu6
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Oct 15 09:23:42 2014
DuplicateSignature: package:emacs24:24.3+1-4ubuntu1:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-10-04 (11 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Alpha amd64 (20140923)
SourcePackage: emacs24
Title: package emacs24 24.3+1-4ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Glenn Morris (rgm+lp)]

The actual problem in the supplied log file is this:

  Install devscripts-el for emacs24
  install/devscripts-el: Handling emacs24, logged in /tmp/elc_839UV3.log
  ERROR: install script from devscripts-el package failed
  dpkg: error processing package emacs24 (--configure):

Someone needs to post the contents of /tmp/elc_839UV3.log.

I'm going to guess that this is bug#1369333.

In any case, it's a problem with devscripts-el rather than with Emacs.
(Well, it's a long-standing bug in the packaging of Emacs on Debian/Ubuntu that problems
byte-compiling installed add-on Emacs lisp packages causes the installation of Emacs
itself to abort, and frequently end up getting reported as Emacs bugs rather against the correct package.)

[Steven Gilreath (steven-gilreath)]

    Don't update now. I'll give the current configuration an honest, current look-see. Will hold breath for now. I now know,
   Miracles happen.