Package: scala-mode-el Version: 20111005-2 Severity: normal Hi,
Whilst installing scala-mode-el as part of a huge dpkg transaction (1300+ packages from the official repositories, part of a postinstall script), I *sometimes* (not always) get this error: Setting up scala-mode-el (20111005-2) ... Install scala-mode-el for emacs Install scala-mode-el for emacs23 install/scala-mode: Handling install for emacsen flavor emacs23 Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-indent.elc Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-ui.elc Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-navigation.elc Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-variables.elc Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-feature-tags.elc Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-feature-electric.elc Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-feature-speedbar.elc Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-auto.elc Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-feature.elc Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-constants.elc Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-fontlock.elc Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-inf.elc In toplevel form: scala-mode.el:59:1:Error: Symbol's value as variable is void: scala-mode-menu-bar-map Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-lib.elc ERROR: install script from scala-mode-el package failed dpkg: error processing package scala-mode-el (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Issuing apt-get purge and re-running my postinstall script fixes the problem. It doesn't seem to givbe much information, but here's a diff of two runs of my postinstall on two identical machines being installed at the same time, one failing, one succeeding. The first block is when setting up emacs23 (23.4+1-4.1+b1) , the second one when setting up scala-mode-el (20111005-2). @@ -9497,20 +9493,20 @@ Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/ocaml-mode/inf-caml.elc Install scala-mode-el for emacs23 install/scala-mode: Handling install for emacsen flavor emacs23 -Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-constants.elc -Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-inf.elc -Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-feature-speedbar.elc -Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-feature.elc -Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-auto.elc +Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-indent.elc Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-ui.elc Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-navigation.elc +Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-variables.elc Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-feature-tags.elc +Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-feature-electric.elc +Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-feature-speedbar.elc +Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-auto.elc +Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-feature.elc +Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-constants.elc +Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-fontlock.elc +Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-inf.elc Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode.elc Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-lib.elc -Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-variables.elc -Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-fontlock.elc -Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-feature-electric.elc -Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-indent.elc Install tuareg-mode for emacs23 install/tuareg-mode: Handling install for emacsen flavor emacs23 Loading 00debian-vars... @@ -10547,20 +10543,25 @@ Install scala-mode-el for emacs Install scala-mode-el for emacs23 install/scala-mode: Handling install for emacsen flavor emacs23 -Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-constants.elc -Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-inf.elc -Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-feature-speedbar.elc -Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-feature.elc -Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-auto.elc +Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-indent.elc Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-ui.elc Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-navigation.elc -Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-feature-tags.elc -Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode.elc -Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-lib.elc Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-variables.elc -Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-fontlock.elc +Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-feature-tags.elc Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-feature-electric.elc -Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-indent.elc +Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-feature-speedbar.elc +Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-auto.elc +Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-feature.elc +Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-constants.elc +Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-fontlock.elc +Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-inf.elc + +In toplevel form: +scala-mode.el:59:1:Error: Symbol's value as variable is void: scala-mode-menu-bar-map +Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/scala-mode/scala-mode-lib.elc +ERROR: install script from scala-mode-el package failed +dpkg: error processing package scala-mode-el (--configure): + subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Setting up socat (1.7.2.3-1) ... Setting up ttf-liberation (1.07.3-3) ... Setting up uptimed (1:0.3.17-4) ... Best regards, E. -- System Information: Debian Release: jessie/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 3.12-1-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=en_US.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages scala-mode-el depends on: ii emacs23 [emacsen] 23.4+1-4.1+b1 scala-mode-el recommends no packages. scala-mode-el suggests no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]

