From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Olive Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Keep getting "can't open /usr/local/lib/english.hash" for ispell Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2006 23:46:15 +0100 Organization: Tele2 Message-ID: <45565235$0$10768$bf4948fe@news.tele2.nl> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1163288443 19379 80.91.229.2 (11 Nov 2006 23:40:43 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2006 23:40:43 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Nov 12 00:40:42 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Gj2Sg-0007yv-0A for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 12 Nov 2006 00:40:34 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Gj2Sf-0003ZX-9g for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 11 Nov 2006 18:40:33 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news.tele.dk!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!newsgate.cistron.nl!xs4all!news.wiretrip.org!feeder3.cambrium.nl!feed.tweaknews.nl!not-for-mail User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.0.7) Gecko/20060914 SeaMonkey/1.0.5 Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help In-Reply-To: Original-Lines: 29 Original-X-Trace: DXC=L@jjZn\S; jHNXN@RReQ2NF6`Y6aWje^YJH8n06Y_JV9HlFdkCSYnR5G]5:RA?oR89O^e28Id_fHXG Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:143041 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:38660 Archived-At: Abbott, Kevin-p98710 wrote: > Ispell problem - cannot find dictionary - although path and file exists > > - I have emacs 21.3 running on a windows machine (XP). > - Also I have cygwin on the same machine. > - I downloaded the latest ispell software and the program is located at > C:\usr\local\bin. (emacs finds and runs the ispell program) > > - The ispell library (dictionary (english.hash) is located at > C:\usr\local\lib ---I have checked the dictionary is at this location > > > - When run ispell (M-x ispell or from the menu) the ispell program is > fouind and starts running. However, I keep getting the error message_* > "can't open /usr/local/lib/english.hash."*_ > > - I don't see any variables to change the location and emacs can > find the ispell program which is on the same branch. > > Any help/suggestions? > > KC > You have to set the ISPELLDICTDIR environment variable to point to the directory where the dictionary are installed (you can do so by Control Pannel->System->Advanced->Environment variables) Olive