** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: cmake
  
  Description:  Ubuntu intrepid (development branch)
  Release:      8.10
  
  cmake:
    Installed: 2.6.0-4ubuntu2
    Candidate: 2.6.0-4ubuntu2
    Version table:
   *** 2.6.0-4ubuntu2 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
  
  While installing cmake using Synaptic on 8.10, I received the following
  error:
  
  package cmake 2.6.0-4ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-
  installation script returned error exit status 2
  
  Is there anything else you need me to submit?
  
  ProblemType: Package
  Architecture: i386
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
  ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
  Package: cmake 2.6.0-4ubuntu2
  SourcePackage: cmake
  Title: package cmake 2.6.0-4ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess 
post-installation script returned error exit status 2
  Uname: Linux 2.6.27-5-generic i686
+ 
+ :: TEST CASE ::
+ # aptitude install emacsen-common cmake
+ Reading package lists... Done
+ Building dependency tree       
+ Reading state information... Done
+ Reading extended state information      
+ Initializing package states... Done
+ The following NEW packages will be installed:
+   cmake emacsen-common 
+ 0 packages upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
+ Need to get 7519kB of archives. After unpacking 19.3MB will be used.
+ Writing extended state information... Done
+ Get:1 ftp://ftp.free.fr intrepid/main cmake 2.6.0-4ubuntu2 [7501kB]
+ Get:2 ftp://ftp.free.fr intrepid/main emacsen-common 1.4.17 [17.6kB]          
                                                                                
                     
+ Fetched 7519kB in 13s (546kB/s)                                               
                                                                                
                     
+ Selecting previously deselected package cmake.
+ (Reading database ... 187271 files and directories currently installed.)
+ Unpacking cmake (from .../cmake_2.6.0-4ubuntu2_i386.deb) ...
+ Selecting previously deselected package emacsen-common.
+ Unpacking emacsen-common (from .../emacsen-common_1.4.17_all.deb) ...
+ Processing triggers for man-db ...
+ Processing triggers for menu ...
+ Setting up cmake (2.6.0-4ubuntu2) ...
+ ERROR: emacsen-common being used before being configured.
+ ERROR: This is likely a bug in the cmake package, which needs to
+ ERROR: add one of the appropriate dependencies.
+ ERROR: See /usr/share/doc/emacsen-common/debian-emacs-policy.gz
+ ERROR: for details.
+ dpkg: error processing cmake (--configure):
+  subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
+ Setting up emacsen-common (1.4.17) ...
+ emacsen-common: Handling install of emacsen flavor emacs
+ 
+ Processing triggers for menu ...
+ Errors were encountered while processing:
+  cmake
+ E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
+ 
+ :: WORKAROUND ::
+ Install emacsen-common then install cmake

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package cmake 2.6.0-4ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess 
post-installation script returned error exit status 2
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/278807
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