I also cannot install gforth on Ubuntu 14.04, but I get a very particular error:
Setting up gforth (0.7.0+ds2-0.1) ... Install gforth for emacs Install gforth for emacs24 install/gforth: Byte-compiling for emacsen flavour emacs24 In toplevel form: gforth.el:742:18:Error: Don't know how to compile nil gforth.el:742:18:Error: Don't know how to compile nil gforth.el:742:18:Error: Don't know how to compile nil gforth.el:742:18:Error: Don't know how to compile nil gforth.el:742:18:Error: Don't know how to compile nil ERROR: install script from gforth package failed dpkg: error processing package gforth (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.19-0ubuntu6) ... Errors were encountered while processing: gforth E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1297577 Title: package gforth 0.7.0+ds1-7 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gforth/+bug/1297577/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs