Package: ghc-mod Version: 4.1.2-1 I had emacs23 installed (for no particularly good reason anymore, but). This caused ghc-mod 4.1.2-1 installation to fail with elisp errors:
Preparing to unpack .../ghc-mod_4.1.2-1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking ghc-mod (4.1.2-1) ... Setting up ghc-mod (4.1.2-1) ... ERROR: ghc-mod is broken - called emacs-package-install as a new-style add-on, but has no compat file. Install haskell-mode for emacs install/haskell-mode: Ignoring emacsen flavor emacs Install haskell-mode for emacs23 install/haskell-mode: Handling install for emacsen flavor emacs23 Loading 00debian-vars... […] Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/haskell-mode/inf-haskell.elc Install haskell-mode for emacs24 install/haskell-mode: Handling install for emacsen flavor emacs24 Loading 00debian-vars... […] Wrote /usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/haskell-mode/inf-haskell.elc Install ghc-mod for emacs Install ghc-mod for emacs23 install/ghc-mod: Handling install for emacsen flavor emacs23 In toplevel form: ghc-check.el:12:1:Error: Symbol's function definition is void: defvar-local In toplevel form: ghc-command.el:11:1:Error: Symbol's function definition is void: defvar-local Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/ghc-mod/ghc-comp.elc In toplevel form: ghc-doc.el:11:1:Error: Symbol's function definition is void: defvar-local Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/ghc-mod/ghc-func.elc Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/ghc-mod/ghc-indent.elc In toplevel form: ghc-info.el:12:1:Error: Symbol's function definition is void: defvar-local In toplevel form: ghc-ins-mod.el:9:1:Error: Symbol's function definition is void: defvar-local Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/ghc-mod/ghc-pkg.elc Wrote /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/ghc-mod/ghc-process.elc In toplevel form: ghc.el:37:1:Error: Symbol's value as variable is void: ghc-process-process-name ERROR: install script from ghc-mod package failed dpkg: error processing package ghc-mod (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: ghc-mod E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) defvar-local is new in Emacs 24.3: http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/news/NEWS.24.3 After removing emacs23, ghc-mod installs successfully with emacs24. Anders -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
