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... > # > 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... > # > 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, line 7. > dpkg: error processing xemacs21-mule (--configure): > subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1