package sml-mode 5.0-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Woodzy]

happened when attempting to install/update through synaptic.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: sml-mode 5.0-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2
AptOrdering:
 ecb: Configure
 python-mode: Configure
 sml-mode: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Oct 24 11:02:51 2013
DuplicateSignature: package:sml-mode:5.0-1:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: sml-mode
Title: package sml-mode 5.0-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)