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(efaq)Errors with init files

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Why does Emacs say "Error in init file"?
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   An error occurred while loading either your `.emacs' file or the
system-wide file `lisp/default.el'.  Emacs 21.1 and later pops the
`*Messages*' buffer, and puts there some additional information about
the error, to provide some hints for debugging.

   For information on how to debug your `.emacs' file, see Note:
Debugging a customization file.

   It may be the case that you need to load some package first, or use a
hook that will be evaluated after the package is loaded.  A common case
of this is explained in Note: Terminal setup code works after Emacs has
begun.