From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Tim Visher Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: ispell in Emacs.app Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 17:34:17 -0500 Message-ID: References: <20100201170600.8725C166A04@mxperim4.sea5.speakeasy.net> <20100202030647.GP943@srevilak.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1265150113 27335 80.91.229.12 (2 Feb 2010 22:35:13 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 22:35:13 +0000 (UTC) Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org To: Steve Revilak Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Feb 02 23:35:10 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NcRKu-00067i-4w for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:35:08 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:40897 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NcRKt-0000Kz-IA for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:35:07 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NcRKX-0000Kk-2g for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:34:45 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=47541 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NcRKV-0000Kc-OQ for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:34:43 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NcRKU-00033x-BJ for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:34:43 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-gx0-f228.google.com ([209.85.217.228]:40592) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NcRKT-00033h-Q0 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:34:42 -0500 Original-Received: by gxk28 with SMTP id 28so608763gxk.9 for ; Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:34:40 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :from:date:message-id:subject:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=eA6Ip4mV3SwlxtfpEOg5YttJJjTXSaE/mt3COGRYBKA=; b=AnIzNHVgxQE4pXT1pO3KhptDwxZ7YPNP7M7sJ7fvoBCy/MCvGic1jjr+ke4Yw3Xbnz vJkjKpAPgBLvFQjs6Ac8bAQuqmPcCWZKGX3UEwl1+SZf/qe8p6oRghRi9Yoy9JqR8+xn V/9DzmwFfKeBwbWUok/AysGJoRduvVwY7mC0E= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=VRg/GNLheLPR0X4MJo10qsgghdkjJtspPNQnMiPNVhUewS1qmeIn6fUiAnRCAmuIbv EnpwmvS2VY5I3SYNXmGk4ABG0mD4EKQyR/nKJMwuTwRpSbfAyBe6NAGI2ZR3xnqeJJLK kYxCHDtdgKqAY1SD8b4puq/91Vh0062OBCibg= Original-Received: by 10.101.137.32 with SMTP id p32mr8828135ann.67.1265150078023; Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:34:38 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20100202030647.GP943@srevilak.net> X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) 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:71628 Archived-At: On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 10:06 PM, Steve Revilak wrote: >> From: Tim Visher > >> Hello Everyone, >> >> I'd like to do ispell in Emacs.app on my Mac but because of PATH >> issues it can't see aspell or the like. Does anyone know how to >> accomplish this? > > The first question I'll ask is "is aspell in your shell's path"? If > it is, great. If not, then you should adjust your shell's PATH > accordingly. > > If aspell is in your shell's path, then try starting Emacs.app like > this: > > open /Applications/Emacs.app > > (assuming that you've put Emacs.app in /Applications). > > When you start emacs this way, it will inherit your shell's > environment. Whatever is in your shell's PATH will also be in Emacs' > PATH. I can't _believe_ I never thought of that=E2=80=A6 I've been starting Emacs.app from the command line like `/Applications/MacPorts/Emacs.app/Contents/MacOS/Emacs` ever since discovering the port! This worked like a charm. Thanks so much! --=20 In Christ, Timmy V. http://burningones.com/ http://five.sentenc.es/ - Spend less time on e-mail