Re: Lisp error when using M-x

[wael-zwaiter]

> Sent: Monday, January 11, 2021 at 9:03 AM
> From: "Stefan Monnier" <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
> To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
> Subject: Re: Lisp error when using M-x
>
> >> The problem occurs with ivy as follows.  How is best to have the 
> >> keybindings?
> >>
> >>   (require 'ivy)
> >>   (ivy-mode 1)
>
> How did you install `ivy`?  The normal installation via `package.el`
> should make the above `require` unnecessary.

I am using ivy from source.

> >>   (setq ivy-use-virtual-buffers t)
> >>   (setq ivy-count-format "(%d/%d) ")
> >>
> >>   (global-set-key (kbd "C-s") 'swiper-isearch)
> >>   (global-set-key (kbd "M-x") 'counsel-M-x)
> >
> > Probably you need a (require 'counsel) and a (require 'swiper) as well
> > before those two lines.
>
> But shouldn't those packages's autoloads take care of that already?

If you say so


>         Stefan
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