bug#2656: 23.0.91; still cannot run emacs (fontset)

On two different machines I get

Font `fontset-16' is not defined

This has been the case for a while.  What is one supposed to do?  



In GNU Emacs 23.0.91.6 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars)
 of 2009-03-10 on xenakis
Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.10400090
Important settings:
  value of $LC_ALL: nil
  value of $LC_COLLATE: nil
  value of $LC_CTYPE: nil
  value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil
  value of $LC_MONETARY: nil
  value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil
  value of $LC_TIME: nil
  value of $LANG: en_GB.UTF-8
  value of $XMODIFIERS: @im=local
  locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix
  default-enable-multibyte-characters: t

Major mode: Fundamental

Minor modes in effect:
  auto-image-file-mode: t
  show-paren-mode: t
  display-time-mode: t
  tooltip-mode: t
  mouse-wheel-mode: t
  menu-bar-mode: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  global-auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-encryption-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  line-number-mode: t
  transient-mark-mode: t

Recent input:
<help-echo> <help-echo> M-x r m a i l - <backspace> 
<backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> e [ 
<backspace> p o <tab> r <tab> <return>

Recent messages:
Loading /bigdisk/jpff/.myemacs.elc...
Loading after-save...done
Loading uniquify...done
Loading /bigdisk/jpff/mail-filter.el (source)...done
Loading logger...done
Loading /bigdisk/jpff/.myemacs.elc...done
Loading image-file...done
Loading delsel...done
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==John ffitch