GNU bug report logs - #10321
24.0.92; Byte-compilation for emacs-snapshot failed!

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Laura Conrad <lconrad <at> laymusic.org>

Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2011 21:11:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 6490, 6973, 7148, 7286

Found in versions 24.0.50, 24.0.92

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Laura Conrad <lconrad <at> laymusic.org>
Cc: 10321 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#10321: 24.0.92; Byte-compilation for emacs-snapshot failed!
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:36:36 -0500

> Tried to install emacs-snapshot from ppa:cassou/emacs.  apt-get says:

> !! Byte-compilation for emacs-snapshot failed!
> !! This indicates a bug in one of the add-on packages
> !! installed on your system, or a bug in Emacs itself.
> !! Please file a bug report against emacs-snapshot
> !! and attach the file /tmp/emacs-snapshot.rrQsds
> dpkg: error processing emacs-snapshot (--configure):
>  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

> Here is the tmp file:

Please report it to Debian, and remind them that this "prevent
installation for mere byte-compilation errors" is a bad idea and should
at least be configurable by the user (I personally edit
/usr/lib/emacsen-common/emacs-install by hand, but it needs to be
re-edited every time it gets updated, which is a pain in the
youknowwhat).


        Stefan
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