(Never used el-get myself, but...)
a) You should add the code from one of the examples in the Basic Setup
section. It includes forms like (add-to-list 'load-path ...)
and (require 'el-get ...)
, which are more or less essential for loading Emacs packages.
b) You can just as well install auto-complete
from Marmalade or Melpa. I think this is the recommended option if you're using Emacs 24. Add at least one of the repositories to package-archives
, press M-x list-packages RET
, look for auto-complete
, press i
, then x
.