spell check error on Linux

spell check error on Linux

[Ken Goldman]

When I try to run the spell checker M-x spell-buffer, I get this error:

	error: no word lists can be found for the language "en_us"

- I tried emacs -q to eliminate my .emacs as a problem
- aspell is installed, but I tried uninstalling and installing
- I uninstalled reinstalled emacs

What else should I look for?

Re: spell check error on Linux

[suvayu ali]

On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 3:00 PM, Ken Goldman <kgold@watson.ibm.com> wrote:
> When I try to run the spell checker M-x spell-buffer, I get this error:
>
>        error: no word lists can be found for the language "en_us"
>
> - I tried emacs -q to eliminate my .emacs as a problem
> - aspell is installed, but I tried uninstalling and installing
> - I uninstalled reinstalled emacs
>
> What else should I look for?
>

Have you installed the aspell dictionaries? On my Fedora system I need
to install the disctionaries separately form aspell.


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Suvayu

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Re: spell check error on Linux

[Stefan Monnier]

> When I try to run the spell checker M-x spell-buffer, I get this error:

> 	error: no word lists can be found for the language "en_us"

I think `spell-buffer' won't do what you want.  And it's marked obsolete
since Emacs-23.1 (has been practically obsolete for a lot longer, if
you ask me).
You probably want M-x ispell-buffer instead.


        Stefan