package git 1:1.7.4.1-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Bayle Shanks]

Binary package hint: git

Errors were encountered while processing:
 git
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
Setting up git (1:1.7.4.1-1) ...
install/git: Handling install of emacsen flavor emacs
install/git: Handling install of emacsen flavor emacs23
install/git: byte-compiling for emacs23
ln: creating symbolic link `git.el': File exists
emacs-package-install: /usr/lib/emacsen-common/packages/install/git emacs23 emacs23 failed at /usr/lib/emacsen-common/emacs-package-install line 30, <TSORT> line 1.
dpkg: error processing git (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: git 1:1.7.4.1-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-25.44-generic 2.6.35.10
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-25-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Feb 27 19:36:09 2011
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
SourcePackage: git
Title: package git 1:1.7.4.1-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Bayle Shanks (bshanks)]

this is after upgrading to natty