Public bug reported: The following error message was emitted while installing scala-mode-el via aptitude:
Setting up scala-mode-el (20111005-2.1) ... ERROR: scala-mode-el is broken - called emacs-package-install as a new-style add-on, but has no compat file. Install scala-mode-el for emacs Install scala-mode-el for emacs It also appears to be pretty out-of-date wrt upstream. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.10 Package: scala-mode-el 20111005-2.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-48.54-generic 5.8.18 Uname: Linux 5.8.0-48-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu50.5 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Sun Apr 18 13:00:03 2021 Dependencies: DistributionChannelDescriptor: # This is a distribution channel descriptor # For more information see http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DistributionChannelDescriptor canonical-oem-somerville-trusty-amd64-osp1-20150720-0 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-04-15 (1829 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 "Trusty" - Build amd64 LIVE Binary 20150720-04:06 PackageArchitecture: all RebootRequiredPkgs: linux-image-5.8.0-49-generic linux-base SourcePackage: scala-mode-el UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to groovy on 2020-12-22 (117 days ago) ** Affects: scala-mode-el (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug groovy -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1924930 Title: error message on install: "called emacs-package-install as a new-style add-on" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/scala-mode-el/+bug/1924930/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs