Subject: Re: bug#21138: 24.5; package system not initializing

From: Artur Malabarba <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2015 10:44:25 +0100

> Do I need to call package-initialize in 24.5? The documentation
> implies I do not.

You do not.

> On a fresh install of 24.5, I am not seeing the package system initialize.

What makes you think that?
What values do you get for `package--initialized` and for
`package-enable-at-startup` after Emacs has finished starting up?