Keep getting "can't open /usr/local/lib/english.hash" for ispell

Keep getting "can't open /usr/local/lib/english.hash" for ispell

[Abbott, Kevin-p98710]

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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


 

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Re: Keep getting "can't open /usr/local/lib/english.hash" for ispell

[Eli Zaretskii]

> Content-class: urn:content-classes:message
> Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 06:42:50 -0700
> From: "Abbott, Kevin-p98710" <Kevin.Abbott@gdc4s.com>
> 
> - I have emacs 21.3 running on a windows machine (XP).=20
> - 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?

Use the ispell-change-dictionary command to point Ispell to the actual
location of the english.hash file, including the drive letter and the
leading directories.

Re: Keep getting "can't open /usr/local/lib/english.hash" for ispell

[p98710]

I tried the suggestion below using the ispell-change-dictionary

M-x ispell-change-dictionary
          C:\usr\local\lib\english.hash  -----> [no match}

I can see the hash file and open the hash with emacs at
C:\usr\local\lib

any other suggestions?

KC




On Oct 26, 12:43 am, Eli Zaretskii <e...@gnu.org> wrote:
> > Content-class: urn:content-classes:message
> > Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 06:42:50 -0700
> > From: "Abbott, Kevin-p98710" <Kevin.Abb...@gdc4s.com>
>
> > - I have emacs 21.3 running on a windows machine (XP).=20
> > - 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?Use the ispell-change-dictionary command to point Ispell to the actual
> location of the english.hash file, including the drive letter and the
> leading directories.- Hide quoted text -- Show quoted text -

Re: Keep getting "can't open /usr/local/lib/english.hash" for ispell

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: p98710@gdc4s.com
> Date: 26 Oct 2006 08:26:30 -0700
> 
> I tried the suggestion below using the ispell-change-dictionary
> 
> M-x ispell-change-dictionary
>           C:\usr\local\lib\english.hash  -----> [no match}
> 
> I can see the hash file and open the hash with emacs at
> C:\usr\local\lib
> 
> any other suggestions?

How about this one, does it work?

  M-: (ispell-change-dictionary "C:/usr/local/lib/english.hash" t) RET

Re: Keep getting "can't open /usr/local/lib/english.hash" for ispell

[p98710]

Sorry I get the same results.

EVAL output
=====================================================
Debugger entered--Lisp error: (error "Undefined dictionary:
C:/usr/local/lib/english.hash")
  signal(error ("Undefined dictionary: C:/usr/local/lib/english.hash"))
  error("Undefined dictionary: %s" "C:/usr/local/lib/english.hash")
  ispell-change-dictionary("C:/usr/local/lib/english.hash" t)
  eval((ispell-change-dictionary "C:/usr/local/lib/english.hash" t))
  eval-expression((ispell-change-dictionary
"C:/usr/local/lib/english.hash" t) nil)
* call-interactively(eval-expression)

Directory path (using emacs - open directory option)
=================================================
  c:/usr/local/lib:
  total 2497  free 15356344
  drwxrwxrwx   2 P98710   root        0 Oct 24 15:20 .
  drwxrwxrwx   2 P98710   root        0 Oct 24 14:02 ..
  -rw-rw-rw-   1 P98710   root   844776 Aug 15  2001 american.hash
  -rw-rw-rw-   1 P98710   root   845976 Aug 15  2001 british.hash
  -rw-rw-rw-   1 P98710   root    20938 Aug 15  2001 english.aff
  -rw-rw-rw-   1 P98710   root   844776 Aug 15  2001 english.hash

M-x ispell
=================================================
   ------> Starting new Ispell process ...
                  -----> cant open /usr/local/lib/english.hash

Do you know anything else I can try?

Thank you,

Kevin





On Oct 26, 8:26 am, p98...@gdc4s.com wrote:
> I tried the suggestion below using the ispell-change-dictionary
>
> M-x ispell-change-dictionary
>           C:\usr\local\lib\english.hash  -----> [no match}
>
> I can see the hash file and open the hash with emacs at
> C:\usr\local\lib
>
> any other suggestions?
>
> KC
>
> On Oct 26, 12:43 am, Eli Zaretskii <e...@gnu.org> wrote:
>
>
>
> > > Content-class: urn:content-classes:message
> > > Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 06:42:50 -0700
> > > From: "Abbott, Kevin-p98710" <Kevin.Abb...@gdc4s.com>
>
> > > - I have emacs 21.3 running on a windows machine (XP).=20
> > > - 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?Use the ispell-change-dictionary command to point Ispell to the actual
> > location of the english.hash file, including the drive letter and the
> > leading directories.- Hide quoted text -- Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -- Show quoted text -

Re: Keep getting "can't open /usr/local/lib/english.hash" for ispell

[Kevin Rodgers]

[Please don't top-post.]

p98710@gdc4s.com wrote:
> Sorry I get the same results.

No, the original error you reported was "can't open 
/usr/local/lib/english.hash."

> EVAL output
> =====================================================
> Debugger entered--Lisp error: (error "Undefined dictionary:
> C:/usr/local/lib/english.hash")
>   signal(error ("Undefined dictionary: C:/usr/local/lib/english.hash"))
>   error("Undefined dictionary: %s" "C:/usr/local/lib/english.hash")
>   ispell-change-dictionary("C:/usr/local/lib/english.hash" t)
>   eval((ispell-change-dictionary "C:/usr/local/lib/english.hash" t))
>   eval-expression((ispell-change-dictionary
> "C:/usr/local/lib/english.hash" t) nil)
> * call-interactively(eval-expression)

The only time ispell-change-dictionary signals that error is when its
DICT argument is not a key in either ispell-local-dictionary-alist or
ispell-dictionary-alist.  So what do these commands display:

C-h v ispell-local-dictionary-alist
C-h v ispell-dictionary-alist

-- 
Kevin

Re: Keep getting "can't open /usr/local/lib/english.hash" for ispell

[Olive]

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