Re: Can't install or purge emacs20

[Peter S Galbraith <GalbraithP@dfo-mpo.gc.ca>]

Balbir Thomas wrote:

> Hi,
> emacs20 seems to be broken in unstable . It can't be purged . Gives the error
>  :
> 
> Removing emacs20 ...
> emacs-remove emacs20
> remove/ada-mode: Purging byte-compiled files for flavour emacs20
> rmdir: `/usr/share/emacs20/site-lisp/ada-mode': No such file or directory
> remove/liece: Handling removal of emacsen flavor emacs20 ... done.
> remove/flim: Handling removal of emacsen flavor emacs20 ... done.
> remove/cmail: purging byte-compiled files for emacs20
> remove/bitmap-mule: Handling removal of emacsen flavor emacs20 ... done.
> remove/apel: Handling removal of emacsen flavor emacs20 ... done.
> remove/auctex: Removing for emacs20... rmdir: `/usr/share/emacs20/site-lisp/a
> uctex//style': No such file or directory
> emacs-remove: /usr/lib/emacsen-common/packages/remove/auctex emacs20 emacs19 
> xemacs21 failed at /usr/lib/emacsen-common/emacs-remove line 28.

It's failing in file /usr/lib/emacsen-common/packages/remove/auctex 
presumably because there's no directory
/usr/share/emacs20/site-lisp/auctex/style.  As root, simply make
that directory and try again (or comment out the "rm" line in the
offending file).

Peter