RE: recentf-mode works 'by hand' but not if started from .emacs

[Drew Adams]

> 2) every time you get the error you are using (recentf-mode t)
> rather than putting '(recentf-mode t) in your (custom-set-variables ...
> section.

I haven't been following this thread, but shouldn't the arg to recentf-mode
be a number: positive to turn it on, negative to turn it off? IOW, try this
(which is what I use):

 (recentf-mode 1)

This is the standard convention for turning modes on and off, BTW.