[Bug 894011] Re: package emacs23 23.2+1-7ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: package emacs23 is already installed and configured

[Raphaël Hertzog]

The underlying bug is in the emacs23 package, reassigning:

Preparing to replace emacs23 23.2+1-7ubuntu2 (using
.../emacs23_23.3+1-1ubuntu4_i386.deb) ...

emacs-remove emacs23

remove/octave3.2-emacsen: Purging byte-compiled files for flavour
emacs23

emacsen-common: Handling removal of emacsen flavor emacs23

emacsen-common: purging byte-compiled files for emacs23

remove/foo: Handling removal of emacsen flavor emacs23

emacsen-common: purging byte-compiled files for emacs23

rmdir: failed to remove `/usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/dynare-common': No
such file or directory

emacs-remove: /usr/lib/emacsen-common/packages/remove/dynare-common
emacs23 emacs23 failed at /usr/lib/emacsen-common/emacs-remove line 28,
<TSORT> line 4.

dpkg: warning: subprocess old pre-removal script returned error exit
status 1

dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...

emacs-remove emacs23

remove/octave3.2-emacsen: Purging byte-compiled files for flavour
emacs23

rmdir: failed to remove `/usr/share/emacs23/site-
lisp/octave3.2-emacsen': No such file or directory

emacsen-common: Handling removal of emacsen flavor emacs23

emacsen-common: purging byte-compiled files for emacs23

remove/foo: Handling removal of emacsen flavor emacs23

emacsen-common: purging byte-compiled files for emacs23

rmdir: failed to remove `/usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/dynare-common': No
such file or directory

emacs-remove: /usr/lib/emacsen-common/packages/remove/dynare-common
emacs23 emacs23 failed at /usr/lib/emacsen-common/emacs-remove line 28,
<TSORT> line 4.

dpkg: error processing
/var/cache/apt/archives/emacs23_23.3+1-1ubuntu4_i386.deb (--unpack):

 subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1

update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/emacs23-x to provide /usr/bin/emacs
(emacs) in auto mode.

emacs-install emacs23

install/dictionaries-common: Byte-compiling for emacsen flavour emacs23

Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/dictionaries-common/debian-ispell.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/dictionaries-common/ispell.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/dictionaries-common/flyspell.elc

install/foo: Handling install of emacsen flavor emacs23

install/foo: byte-compiling for emacs23

emacsen-common: Handling install of emacsen flavor emacs23

emacsen-common: byte-compiling for emacs23

Wrote /etc/emacs23/site-start.d/00debian-vars.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/debian-startup.elc

install/octave3.2-emacsen: Byte-compiling for emacsen flavour emacs23

Compilation log saved to /usr/share/emacs23/site-
lisp/octave3.2-emacsen/install.log

** Package changed: dpkg (Ubuntu) => emacs23 (Ubuntu)

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Title:
  package emacs23 23.2+1-7ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade:
  ErrorMessage: package emacs23 is already installed and configured

Status in “emacs23” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Error while upgrading ubuntu

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: emacs23 23.2+1-7ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-12.51-generic 2.6.38.8
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-12-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Wed Nov 23 15:15:51 2011
  ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: package emacs23 is already installed and configured
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
  SourcePackage: dpkg
  Title: package emacs23 23.2+1-7ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: package emacs23 is already installed and configured
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-11-23 (0 days ago)

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