package python-mode 1:6.0.12-2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Douglas Mandell]

Every time I install updates, this comes up again.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: python-mode 1:6.0.12-2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-26.38-generic 3.8.13.2
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-26-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Jul 26 03:15:30 2013
DuplicateSignature: package:python-mode:1:6.0.12-2:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-04-05 (112 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: python-mode
Title: package python-mode 1:6.0.12-2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-04-29 (88 days ago)

[Dimitri John Ledkov (xnox)]

Setting up python-mode (1:6.0.12-2) ...
Install python-mode for emacs
Install python-mode for emacs23
install/python-mode: Handling install for emacsen flavor emacs23
Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/python-mode/doctest-mode.elc
Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/python-mode/python-mode.elc
Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/python-mode/completion/pycomplete.elc
Install python-mode for xemacs21
install/python-mode: Handling install for emacsen flavor xemacs21
Compiling /usr/share/xemacs21/site-lisp/python-mode/doctest-mode.el...
Wrote /usr/share/xemacs21/site-lisp/python-mode/doctest-mode.elc
Compiling /usr/share/xemacs21/site-lisp/python-mode/python-mode.el...
While compiling toplevel forms in file /usr/share/xemacs21/site-lisp/python-mode/python-mode.el:
  !! File error (("Cannot open load file" "rx"))
>>Error occurred processing python-mode.el: Cannot open load file: rx

Compiling /usr/share/xemacs21/site-lisp/python-mode/completion/pycomplete.el...
Wrote /usr/share/xemacs21/site-lisp/python-mode/completion/pycomplete.elc
Done
ERROR: install script from python-mode package failed
dpkg: error processing python-mode (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Dimitri John Ledkov (xnox)]

Do you actually use xemacs21? It doesn't look like python-mode is compatible with xemacs21.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Andreas Roehler (a-roehler)]

Am 06.03.2014 13:08, schrieb Launchpad Bug Tracker:
> Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
>
> ** Changed in: python-mode (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Confirmed
>

It fails due to missing rx library

There was an effort at XEmacs porting that library

Maybe ask at <email address hidden>

[Philipp Stephani (p-stephani2)]

python-mode.el is already part of XEmacs (xemacs21-basesupport package). The package python-mode should not try to install its libraries for XEmacs.