mu4e post-install script breaks on emacs24

[Titus von der Malsburg]

The error message was:

In toplevel form:
org-mu4e.el:31:30:Error: Can't find library org
ERROR: install script from mu4e package failed
dpkg: error processing mu4e (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 mu4e
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: mu4e 0.9.8.5-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-25.39-generic 3.5.7.4
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-25-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu10
AptOrdering:
 maildir-utils: Install
 mu4e: Install
 maildir-utils: Configure
 mu4e: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Mar 6 23:28:24 2013
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-11-15 (111 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: maildir-utils
Title: package mu4e 0.9.8.5-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Titus von der Malsburg (malsburg)]

org-mode was installed via elpa repositories. After I installed org-mode from Ubuntu repositories, installing the package worked.

[era (era)]

Possible upstream bug http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=686113 suggests installing emacs24-el package would fix this symptom. Not linking at this point because it's not entirely obvious that it's the same problem.

[era (era)]

Based on the observations in LP bug #1199553 and the upstream workaround, I'm assuming that the ELPA hint is a red herring, and that this is genuinely the same bug as Debian #686113. Updating accordingly.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[era (era)]

In duplicate LP bug #1199553, the OP reports a workaround: uninstalling mu4e allows emacs24 to configure correctly, after which point mu4e can be installed as well.