I'm seeing the same problem. Log shown below.

 

Setting up ess (5.3.10-1) ...

install/ess: Handling install for emacsen flavor emacs22

loading 'ess-emcs ..

loading 'ess-cust ..

loading 'ess ..

loading 'ess-site ..

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

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

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

[essd-r:] (require 'essl-s)

[essl-s:] (def** ) only ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[essd-sas:] require 'comint & 'shell ...

[essd-sas:] require 'essl-sas ...

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

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

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

[essd-sas:] (autoload ..) (def** ..) ...

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

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

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

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

enabling speedbar support

Finding all versions of R on your system...

Symbol's value as variable is void: ess-r-versions-created

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

dpkg: error processing ess (--configure):

 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 255

Errors were encountered while processing:

 Ess

 

Let me know if you need more info.

 

Thanks,

 

-- Anant Kabra


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