Problem upgrading emacs speaks statistics (ess)

[Alexander Weiss]

Hi all,

I usually have managed to work out how to solve problems with ubuntu 
(kubuntu, lucid lynx 10.04.4), but I've been stumped and a lot of googling 
has gotten me nowhere.

The problem came when I upgraded to a new version of R. It also tried to 
upgrade emacs speaks statistics, but failed to do so. I have tried 
variations of using dpkg, but none seem to have worked, so I am wondering 
whether there is some error in the package and it stays as uncompleted.

I have attached the full output as a plaintext file. I am able to use ess, 
though this is annoying and it would be great if this could be fixed or 
worked out.

Best,

Alex
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Reading package lists...
Building dependency tree...
Reading state information...
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Setting up ess (12.03-1lucid0) ...



install/ess: Handling install for emacsen flavor emacs-snapshot

loading 'ess-compat ..

loading 'ess-custom ..

loading 'ess ..

loading 'ess-site ..

[ess-site:] ess-lisp-directory = '/usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess'

[ess-site:] Before requiring dialect 'ess-*-d ....

[ess-site:] require 'ess-r-d ...

[ess-r-d:] (require 'ess-s-l)

[ess-s-l:] (def** ) only ...

[ess-r-d:] (autoload ..) & (def** ..)

[ess-site:] require 'ess-sp3-d ...

[ess-site:] require 'ess-sp5-d ...

[ess-site:] require 'ess-sp6-d ...

[ess-site:] require 'ess-sta-d ...

[ess-site:] require 'ess-xls-d ...

[ess-site:] require 'ess-vst-d ...

[ess-site:] require 'ess-arc-d ...

[ess-site:] require 'ess-sas-d ...

[ess-sas-d:] require 'comint & 'shell ...

[ess-sas-d:] require 'ess-sas-l ...

[ess-sas-l:] (require 'ess) ...

[ess-sas-l:] (require 'ess-mode) ...

[ess-sas-l:] (autoload ..) (def** ..) etc ...

[ess-sas-d:] (autoload ..) (def** ..) ...

[ess-site:] require 'essd-els ...

[ess-site:] require 'ess-bugs-l ...

[ess-site:] require 'ess   *ITSELF* ...

[ess-site:] .. after requiring 'ess ...

[ess-site:] require 'ess-menu ...

[ess-site:] require 'ess-toolbar ...

[ess-site:] before creating ess-versions-* ...

[ess-site:] (let ... after (ess-s-versions-create) ...

[ess-site:] (let ... before (ess-r-versions-create) ...

[ess-site:] after ess-versions-created ...

[ess-site:] after ess-check-R-prog... ...

[ido:]

[ess-site:] *very* end ...

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-arc-d.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-bugs-d.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-bugs-l.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-comp.elc



In toplevel form:

ess-compat.el:231:13:Warning: variable assignment to constant

    `enable-multibyte-characters'

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-compat.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-custom.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-dde.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-debug.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-developer.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-eldoc.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-font-lock.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-help.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-inf.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-install.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-jags-d.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-lsp-l.elc

enabling speedbar support

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-menu.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-mode.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-mous.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-mouse.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-noweb.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-omg-d.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-omg-l.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-r-a.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-r-args.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-r-d.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-r-gui.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-rd.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-rdired.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-roxy.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-rutils.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-s-l.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-s3-d.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-s4-d.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-sas-a.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-sas-d.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-sas-l.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-send.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-send2.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-site.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-sp3-d.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-sp4-d.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-sp5-d.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-sp6-d.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-sp6w-d.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-sta-d.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-sta-l.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-swv.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-toolbar.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-tracebug.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-trns.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-utils.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-vst-d.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess-xls-d.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/essd-els.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/make-regexp.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/mouseme.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/msdos.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/noweb-font-lock-mode.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/noweb-mode.elc

loading 'ess-compat ..

loading 'ess-custom ..

loading 'ess ..

loading 'ess-site ..

[ess-site:] ess-lisp-directory = '/usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess'

[ess-site:] Before requiring dialect 'ess-*-d ....

[ess-site:] require 'ess-r-d ...

[ess-r-d:] (require 'ess-s-l)

[ess-s-l:] (def** ) only ...

[ess-r-d:] (autoload ..) & (def** ..)

[ess-site:] require 'ess-sp3-d ...

[ess-site:] require 'ess-sp5-d ...

[ess-site:] require 'ess-sp6-d ...

[ess-site:] require 'ess-sta-d ...

[ess-site:] require 'ess-xls-d ...

[ess-site:] require 'ess-vst-d ...

[ess-site:] require 'ess-arc-d ...

[ess-site:] require 'ess-sas-d ...

[ess-sas-d:] require 'comint & 'shell ...

[ess-sas-d:] require 'ess-sas-l ...

[ess-sas-l:] (require 'ess) ...

[ess-sas-l:] (require 'ess-mode) ...

[ess-sas-l:] (autoload ..) (def** ..) etc ...

[ess-sas-d:] (autoload ..) (def** ..) ...

[ess-site:] require 'essd-els ...

[ess-site:] require 'ess-bugs-l ...

[ess-site:] require 'ess   *ITSELF* ...

[ess-site:] .. after requiring 'ess ...

[ess-site:] require 'ess-menu ...

[ess-site:] require 'ess-toolbar ...

[ess-site:] before creating ess-versions-* ...

[ess-site:] (let ... after (ess-s-versions-create) ...

[ess-site:] (let ... before (ess-r-versions-create) ...

[ess-site:] after ess-versions-created ...

[ess-site:] after ess-check-R-prog... ...

[ido:]

[ess-site:] *very* end ...

Wrote /usr/share/emacs-snapshot/site-lisp/ess/ess.elc

install/ess: Handling install for emacsen flavor emacs22

loading 'ess-compat ..

loading 'ess-custom ..

loading 'ess ..

loading 'ess-site ..

[ess-site:] ess-lisp-directory = '/usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess'

[ess-site:] Before requiring dialect 'ess-*-d ....

[ess-site:] require 'ess-r-d ...

[ess-r-d:] (require 'ess-s-l)

[ess-s-l:] (def** ) only ...

[ess-r-d:] (autoload ..) & (def** ..)

[ess-site:] require 'ess-sp3-d ...

[ess-site:] require 'ess-sp5-d ...

[ess-site:] require 'ess-sp6-d ...

[ess-site:] require 'ess-sta-d ...

[ess-site:] require 'ess-xls-d ...

[ess-site:] require 'ess-vst-d ...

[ess-site:] require 'ess-arc-d ...

[ess-site:] require 'ess-sas-d ...

[ess-sas-d:] require 'comint & 'shell ...

[ess-sas-d:] require 'ess-sas-l ...

[ess-sas-l:] (require 'ess) ...

[ess-sas-l:] (require 'ess-mode) ...

[ess-sas-l:] (autoload ..) (def** ..) etc ...

[ess-sas-d:] (autoload ..) (def** ..) ...

[ess-site:] require 'essd-els ...

[ess-site:] require 'ess-bugs-l ...

[ess-site:] require 'ess   *ITSELF* ...

[ess-site:] .. after requiring 'ess ...

[ess-site:] require 'ess-menu ...

[ess-site:] require 'ess-toolbar ...

[ess-site:] before creating ess-versions-* ...

[ess-site:] (let ... after (ess-s-versions-create) ...

[ess-site:] (let ... before (ess-r-versions-create) ...

[ess-site:] after ess-versions-created ...

[ess-site:] after ess-check-R-prog... ...

[ido:]

[ess-site:] *very* end ...

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-arc-d.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-bugs-d.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-bugs-l.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-comp.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-compat.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-custom.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-dde.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-debug.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-developer.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-eldoc.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-font-lock.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-help.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-inf.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-install.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-jags-d.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-lsp-l.elc

enabling speedbar support

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-menu.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-mode.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-mous.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-mouse.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-noweb.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-omg-d.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-omg-l.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-r-a.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-r-args.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-r-d.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-r-gui.elc



In toplevel form:

ess-rd.el:30:30:Error: Symbol's value as variable is void: special-mode-map

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-rdired.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-roxy.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-rutils.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-s-l.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-s3-d.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-s4-d.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-sas-a.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-sas-d.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-sas-l.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-send.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-send2.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-site.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-sp3-d.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-sp4-d.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-sp5-d.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-sp6-d.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-sp6w-d.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-sta-d.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-sta-l.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-swv.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-toolbar.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-tracebug.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-trns.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-utils.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-vst-d.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/ess-xls-d.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/essd-els.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/make-regexp.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/mouseme.elc



In msdos-minor-mode:

msdos.el:150:9:Warning: `make-variable-buffer-local' should be called at

    toplevel

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/msdos.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/noweb-font-lock-mode.elc

Wrote /usr/share/emacs22/site-lisp/ess/noweb-mode.elc

emacs-package-install: /usr/lib/emacsen-common/packages/install/ess emacs22 emacs-snapshot emacs22 emacs23 failed at /usr/lib/emacsen-common/emacs-package-install line 30, <TSORT> line 1.

dpkg: error processing ess (--configure):

 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Errors were encountered while processing:

 ess

E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)