package emacs24 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[skquinn]

I tried to install emacs24 and the install failed to complete, apparently due to a problem with the elisp files in gforth.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: emacs24 (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-74.118-generic 3.13.11-ckt30
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-74-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Jan 2 04:31:29 2016
DuplicateSignature: package:emacs24:(not installed):subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-01-21 (345 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.5
 apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.10
SourcePackage: emacs24
Title: package emacs24 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)