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(require 'magit) produces error: "no such file or directory" "dash"

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From: myglc2 <myglc2 <at> gmail.com>
To: 22550 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#22550: (require 'magit) produces error: "no such file or directory" "dash"
Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2016 08:49:10 -0500

Alex Kost <alezost <at> gmail.com> writes:

> myglc2 (2016-03-07 23:03 +0300) wrote:
>
>> Alex Kost <alezost <at> gmail.com> writes:
>>
>> [...]
>>
>>> No, I mean it is fixed in the current master, but as I wrote¹ it will
>>> take effect only after we update our "guix" package.  Currently it is
>>> "guix-devel" package at commit c3f29bc², which is older then commit
>>> 004ea62 (that fixed this issue).
>>>
>>> After we update "guix" package (either via updating "guix-devel"
>>> snapshot or via pointing "guix" to "guix-0.9.1" after the new release),
>>> this will be finally fixed.
>>>
>>> ¹ http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=22550#38
>>> ²
>>> http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/tree/gnu/packages/package-management.scm#n198
>>
>> Thank you. Sorry you had to explain this twice :(
>>
>> I re-read your earlier posts. AIUI now, in order to use the latest guix
>> emacs features from 'git checkout master' one must add to emacs init:
>>
>> (let ((dir "~/src/guix/emacs"))
>>   (add-to-list 'load-path dir)
>>   (setq guix-load-path dir)
>>   (require 'guix-init nil t))
>
> Yes, this is the recommended way of setting it up.  It is described in
> (info "(guix) Emacs Initial Setup").
>
>> Do you think we should we add that to (info "(guix) Building from Git") ? 
>
> Since it is already described in the other section, it shouldn't be
> duplicated, but we can add a cross reference, not into "Building from
> Git" though, maybe to (info "(guix) The Perfect Setup")

Then you need to also fix the intro paragraph which says (emphasis
added):

"On the Guix System Distribution (*note GNU Distribution::), “guix.el”
is ready to use [...] So [...] you can happily SKIP THIS SECTION [...]"

Since I am using GuixSD I have always skipped this section.  That is why
you have had to explain this twice to me.

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