xemacs21 compilation fails: 'Wrong number of arguments: require, 3'; 'Invalid read syntax: "#"'

[Yrogirg]

I was just installing xemacs from synaptic and got the error message.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: xemacs21-mule 21.4.22-3.1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-10.46-generic 2.6.38.7
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-10-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Aug 14 10:21:49 2011
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta amd64 (20110413)
SourcePackage: xemacs21
Title: package xemacs21-mule 21.4.22-3.1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[era (era)]

The error appears to be in the package haskell-mode. Reassigning.

Quoting the attached DpkgTerminalLog.txt:
> Compiling /usr/share/xemacs21/site-lisp/haskell-mode/haskell-c.el...
> #<compiled-function nil "...(4)" [values t] 2>
> While compiling toplevel forms in file /usr/share/xemacs21/site-lisp/haskell-mode/haskell-c.el:
> !! Invalid read syntax (("#"))
> >>Error occurred processing haskell-c.el:
> Invalid read syntax: "#"
>
>
> Compiling /usr/share/xemacs21/site-lisp/haskell-mode/haskell-cabal.el...
> Wrote /usr/share/xemacs21/site-lisp/haskell-mode/haskell-cabal.elc
> Compiling /usr/share/xemacs21/site-lisp/haskell-mode/haskell-decl-scan.el...
> While compiling toplevel forms in file /usr/share/xemacs21/site-lisp/haskell-mode/haskell-decl-scan.el:
> !! Wrong number of arguments ((require 3))
> >>Error occurred processing haskell-decl-scan.el:
> Wrong number of arguments: require, 3
>
>
> Compiling /usr/share/xemacs21/site-lisp/haskell-mode/haskell-doc.el...
> While compiling toplevel forms in file /usr/share/xemacs21/site-lisp/haskell-mode/haskell-doc.el:
> !! Wrong number of arguments ((require 3))
> >>Error occurred processing haskell-doc.el:
> Wrong number of arguments: require, 3
>
>
> Compiling /usr/share/xemacs21/site-lisp/haskell-mode/haskell-font-lock.el...
> While compiling toplevel forms in file /usr/share/xemacs21/site-lisp/haskell-mode/haskell-font-lock.el:
> !! Invalid read syntax (("#"))
> >>Error occurred processing haskell-font-lock.el:
> Invalid read syntax: "#"
>
>
> Compiling /usr/share/xemacs21/site-lisp/haskell-mode/haskell-ghci.el...
> Wrote /usr/share/xemacs21/site-lisp/haskell-mode/haskell-ghci.elc
> Compiling /usr/share/xemacs21/site-lisp/haskell-mode/haskell-hugs.el...
> Wrote /usr/share/xemacs21/site-lisp/haskell-mode/haskell-hugs.elc
> Compiling /usr/share/xemacs21/site-lisp/haskell-mode/haskell-indent.el...
> Wrote /usr/share/xemacs21/site-lisp/haskell-mode/haskell-indent.elc
> Compiling /usr/share/xemacs21/site-lisp/haskell-mode/haskell-indentation.el...
> While compiling toplevel forms in file /usr/share/xemacs21/site-lisp/haskell-mode/haskell-indentation.el:
> !! Wrong number of arguments ((require 3))
> >>Error occurred processing haskell-indentation.el:
> Wrong number of arguments: require, 3
>
>
> Compiling /usr/share/xemacs21/site-lisp/haskell-mode/haskell-mode.el...
> #<compiled-function nil "...(3)" [t] 2>
> Wrote /usr/share/xemacs21/site-lisp/haskell-mode/haskell-mode.elc
> Compiling /usr/share/xemacs21/site-lisp/haskell-mode/haskell-simple-indent.el...
> Wrote /usr/share/xemacs21/site-lisp/haskell-mode/haskell-simple-indent.elc
> Compiling /usr/share/xemacs21/site-lisp/haskell-mode/haskell-site-file.el...
> Wrote /usr/share/xemacs21/site-lisp/haskell-mode/haskell-site-file.elc
> Compiling /usr/share/xemacs21/site-lisp/haskell-mode/inf-haskell.el...
> Wrote /usr/share/xemacs21/site-lisp/haskell-mode/inf-haskell.elc
> Done
> emacs-install: /usr/lib/emacsen-common/packages/install/haskell-mode xemacs21 emacs-snapshot emacs23 failed at /usr/lib/emacsen-common/emacs-install line 28, <TSORT> line 7.
> dpkg: error processing xemacs21-mu...

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Iain Lane (laney)]

This should be fixed in Oneiric and greater. Thanks for the report :-).