Don't use dash.el during package init

core/prelude-core.el

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 ;;; Code:
 
 (require 'thingatpt)
+(require 'dash)
 
 (defun prelude-open-with ()
   "Open visited file in external program."

core/prelude-packages.el

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 ;; Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
 
 ;;; Code:
+(require 'cl-lib)
 (require 'package)
 (add-to-list 'package-archives
              '("melpa" . "http://melpa.milkbox.net/packages/") t)
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@
 (package-initialize)
 
 (defvar prelude-packages
-  '(ace-jump-mode ack-and-a-half diminish elisp-slime-nav
+  '(ace-jump-mode ack-and-a-half dash diminish elisp-slime-nav
     expand-region flycheck gist
     git-commit-mode gitconfig-mode gitignore-mode
     guru-mode helm helm-projectile
@@ -50,22 +51,25 @@
   "A list of packages to ensure are installed at launch.")
 
 (defun prelude-packages-installed-p ()
-  (-all? #'package-installed-p prelude-packages))
+  "Check if all packages in `prelude-packages' are installed."
+  (cl-every #'package-installed-p prelude-packages))
 
 (defun prelude-install-packages ()
+  "Install all packages listed in `prelude-packages'."
   (unless (prelude-packages-installed-p)
     ;; check for new packages (package versions)
     (message "%s" "Emacs Prelude is now refreshing its package database...")
     (package-refresh-contents)
     (message "%s" " done.")
     ;; install the missing packages
-    (-each
-     (-reject #'package-installed-p prelude-packages)
-     #'package-install)))
+    (mapc #'package-install
+     (cl-remove-if #'package-installed-p prelude-packages))))
 
 (prelude-install-packages)
 
 (defmacro prelude-auto-install (extension package mode)
+  "When file with EXTENSION is opened triggers auto-install of PACKAGE.
+PACKAGE is installed only if not already present.  The file is opened in MODE."
   `(add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist
                 `(,extension . (lambda ()
                                  (unless (package-installed-p ',package)
@@ -99,16 +103,20 @@
   (add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.markdown\\'" . markdown-mode))
   (add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.md\\'" . markdown-mode)))
 
-(-each prelude-auto-install-alist
-  (lambda (entry)
-    (let ((extension (car entry))
-          (package (cadr entry))
-          (mode (cadr (cdr entry))))
-      (unless (package-installed-p package)
-        (prelude-auto-install extension package mode)))))
+;; build auto-install mappings
+(mapc
+ (lambda (entry)
+   (let ((extension (car entry))
+         (package (cadr entry))
+         (mode (cadr (cdr entry))))
+     (unless (package-installed-p package)
+       (prelude-auto-install extension package mode))))
+ prelude-auto-install-alist)
 
 (defun prelude-ensure-module-deps (packages)
-  (-each (-remove #'package-installed-p packages) #'package-install))
+  "Ensure PACKAGES are installed.
+Missing packages are installed automatically."
+  (mapc #'package-install (cl-remove-if #'package-installed-p packages)))
 
 (provide 'prelude-packages)
 ;;; prelude-packages.el ends here