Btw: fixing isn't that easy, the install script doesn't like being called again it seems:
christoph@myron:~$ sudo aptitude install -f
[sudo] password for christoph:
The following partially installed packages will be configured:
autopoint git
No packages will be installed, upgraded, or removed.
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 2 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B of archives. After unpacking 0 B will be used.
Setting up git (1:1.7.4.1-1) ...
install/git: Handling install of emacsen flavor emacs
install/git: Handling install of emacsen flavor emacs23
install/git: byte-compiling for emacs23
ln: creating symbolic link `git.el': File exists
emacs-package-install: /usr/lib/emacsen-common/packages/install/git emacs23
emacs23 failed at /usr/lib/emacsen-common/emacs-package-install line 30,
<TSORT> line 1.
dpkg: error processing git (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
configured to not write apport reports
dpkg: dependency problems prevent
configuration of autopoint:
autopoint depends on git (>= 1:1.7.0.5) | git-core; however:
Package git is not configured yet.
Package git-core is not installed.
Package git which provides git-core is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing autopoint (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
configured to not write apport reports
Errors were encountered while processing:
git
autopoint
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
Setting up git (1:1.7.4.1-1) ...
install/git: Handling install of emacsen flavor emacs
install/git: Handling install of emacsen flavor emacs23
install/git: byte-compiling for emacs23
ln: creating symbolic link `git.el': File exists
emacs-package-install: /usr/lib/emacsen-common/packages/install/git emacs23
emacs23 failed at /usr/lib/emacsen-common/emacs-package-install line 30,
<TSORT> line 1.
dpkg: error processing git (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of autopoint:
autopoint depends on git (>= 1:1.7.0.5) | git-core; however:
Package git is not configured yet.
Package git-core is not installed.
Package git which provides git-core is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing autopoint (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
git
autopoint
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A. Because it breaks the logical sequence of discussion
Q. Why is top posting bad?
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