Bug#478355: emacs-package-install fails to install slime for xemacs21

[Dr. ERDI Gergo]

Package: slime
Version: 1:20080223-2
Severity: normal


When (re)configuring the Slime package after installing xemacs21 from Debian, I get the following error message:

Malformed list: :inherit
xemacs exiting
.
emacs-package-install: /usr/lib/emacsen-common/packages/install/slime xemacs21 emacs21 emacs22 xemacs21 failed at /usr/lib/emacsen-common/emacs-package-install line 30, <TSORT> line 2.
dpkg: error processing slime (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 255
Errors were encountered while processing:
 slime


-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.23.12
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages slime depends on:
ii  cl-swank                    1:20080223-2 Superior LISP Interaction Mode for
ii  emacsen-common              1.4.17       Common facilities for all emacsen

Versions of packages slime recommends:
ii  emacs21 [info-browse 21.4a+1-5.3         The GNU Emacs editor
ii  emacs22 [info-browse 22.2+2-2            The GNU Emacs editor
ii  info [info-browser]  4.11.dfsg.1-4       Standalone GNU Info documentation 
ii  konqueror [info-brow 4:3.5.9.dfsg.1-2+b1 KDE's advanced file manager, web b
ii  pinfo [info-browser] 0.6.9-2             An alternative info-file viewer
ii  xemacs21-gnome-mule  21.4.21-3           highly customizable text editor --
ii  xemacs21-gnome-nomul 21.4.21-3           highly customizable text editor --
ii  xemacs21-mule [info- 21.4.21-3           highly customizable text editor --
ii  xemacs21-nomule [inf 21.4.21-3           highly customizable text editor --

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