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After updating to magit v2.2.0 (and removing the old magit, git-rebase-mode and git-commit-mode I got the following error message after calling M-x magit-status:

Wrong type argument: symbolp, (cyg . win)

and Magit does not fire up. Thought it could come from my init file but removing it did not solve the problem.

M-x magit-version gives Magit 20151019.443, Git 2.6.2, Emacs 24.4.1.

OS: Ubuntu 15.04

Any hints? Thx!

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The problem is that the Magit package on Melpa ("non-stable") depends on version 2.11.0 of Dash and that versions (i.e. snapshot) strings on Melpa have the form YYYYMMDD.SSSS, which is always larger than 2.MM.SS.

I'll fix that, but meanwhile you can just install the most recent Dash version explicitly.

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  • Works now after installing dash (M-x list-packages and then choosing dash). Tx!
    – Denis
    Oct 21, 2015 at 14:43
  • FWIW, the latest Dash snapshot is now also available from GNU-devel ELPA whose version strings are different from MELPA's and don't share the same issue.
    – Basil
    Jul 4, 2021 at 13:53
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Recent magit updates broke compatibility with older versions.

The easiest way to fix it is to remove it from your .emacs.d:

rm -rf ~/.emacs.d/elpa/magit*

Restart your Emacs and install Magit again and everything should be fine.

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  • Still not working. After re-installing Magit, the compile-log gives the following message: In toplevel form: magit-git.el:535:36:Error: Wrong type argument: sequencep, win In end of data: magit-mode.el:1086:1:Warning: the function -non-nil' is not known to be defined.`
    – Denis
    Oct 21, 2015 at 12:54
  • Yes, that's not the issue here.
    – tarsius
    Oct 21, 2015 at 14:12
  • helped me after magit broke after updating all packages. thanks!
    – Gordon
    Nov 24, 2020 at 18:30

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