>> 1) emacs -Q
>> 2) M-x eshell
>>
>> eshell-mode: Symbol’s value as variable is void:
eshell-variable-aliases-list
>>
>> Eshell starts, but the prompt cannot be seen (and by default,
eshell-prompt
>> is enabled).
>>
>> Bisecting points to 0d5e83611e5157800fd855fe8e3f60c8eff0af7c
>
> Thanks, I hope I fixed that now.

Indeed.  Thanks for the quick fix.