From unknown Thu Aug 14 20:54:59 2025 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.509 (Entity 5.509) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 From: bug#4684 <4684@debbugs.gnu.org> To: bug#4684 <4684@debbugs.gnu.org> Subject: Status: ispell not recognized when emacs 23 (on OS X) launched from icon Reply-To: bug#4684 <4684@debbugs.gnu.org> Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2025 03:54:59 +0000 retitle 4684 ispell not recognized when emacs 23 (on OS X) launched from ic= on reassign 4684 emacs,ns submitter 4684 stucker severity 4684 normal thanks From bounces@nabble.com Thu Oct 8 20:43:27 2009 Received: (at submit) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 9 Oct 2009 03:43:27 +0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 (2008-06-10) on rzlab.ucr.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Bayes: score:0.5 Bayes not run. spammytokens:Tokens not available. hammytokens:Tokens not available. X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=4.0 tests=none autolearn=ham version=3.2.5-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [199.232.76.165]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-5) with ESMTP id n993hPD6025948 for ; Thu, 8 Oct 2009 20:43:27 -0700 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Mw6O5-0004sS-HM for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:43:25 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Mw6O0-0004lu-Oj for Bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:43:24 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=49223 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Mw6O0-0004le-Im for Bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:43:20 -0400 Received: from kuber.nabble.com ([216.139.236.158]:46594) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Mw6O0-0001RH-46 for Bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:43:20 -0400 Received: from isper.nabble.com ([192.168.236.156]) by kuber.nabble.com with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1Mw6Nx-00060b-Pq for Bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:43:17 -0700 Message-ID: <25815078.post@talk.nabble.com> Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 20:43:17 -0700 (PDT) From: stucker To: Bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Subject: ispell not recognized when emacs 23 (on OS X) launched from icon MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Nabble-From: brown_emu@yahoo.com X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) Hi, I am using GNU Emacs 23.1.1 (i386-apple-darwin9.7.0, NS apple-appkit-949.46) on OS X 10.5.8. When I launch emacs from the terminal with $ /Applications/Emacs.app/Contents/MacOS/Emacs & I can use ispell as expected. However, if I launch emacs by clicking on its icon - which presumably points to the same binary file - I get the following error: apply: Searching for program: No such file or directory, ispell Ispell is on my load path ("/Applications/Emacs.app/Contents/Resources/lisp/textmodes/"); even when I do one of the following I get the same error: (load "/Applications/Emacs.app/Contents/Resources/lisp/textmodes/ispell") (add-to-list 'load-path "/Applications/Emacs.app/Contents/Resources/lisp/textmodes") The fact that it works if I launch the same application with the same .emacs file from the terminal (no -Q option necessary) leads me to believe that the conflict is not in any of my settings. Thanks much! -Stephen -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/ispell-not-recognized-when-emacs-23-%28on-OS-X%29-launched-from-icon-tp25815078p25815078.html Sent from the Emacs - Bugs mailing list archive at Nabble.com. From mange@freemail.hu Fri Oct 9 04:40:09 2009 Received: (at 4684) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 9 Oct 2009 11:40:10 +0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 (2008-06-10) on rzlab.ucr.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Bayes: score:0.5 Bayes not run. spammytokens:Tokens not available. hammytokens:Tokens not available. X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.0 required=4.0 tests=AWL,FOURLA,HAS_BUG_NUMBER autolearn=ham version=3.2.5-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 Received: from zimbra.erlangsystems.com (zimbra.erlangsystems.com [88.208.247.62]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-5) with ESMTP id n99Be7SY004130 for <4684@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com>; Fri, 9 Oct 2009 04:40:09 -0700 Received: from linux-b2a3.site (unknown [192.168.42.57]) by zimbra.erlangsystems.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 935B1135A26E; Fri, 9 Oct 2009 12:40:01 +0100 (BST) From: Magnus Henoch To: stucker Cc: 4684@debbugs.gnu.org Subject: Re: bug#4684: ispell not recognized when emacs 23 (on OS X) launched from icon References: <25815078.post@talk.nabble.com> X-Hashcash: 1:25:091009:brown_emu@yahoo.com::MmdVnexUR9CY0QSk:000000000000000000000000000000000000000001yh// X-Hashcash: 1:25:091009:4684@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com::gLyX+Gt5ZvjHHk8D:000000000000000000000000000003okCv Date: Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:39:58 +0100 In-Reply-To: <25815078.post@talk.nabble.com> (stucker's message of "Thu, 8 Oct 2009 20:43:17 -0700 (PDT)") Message-ID: <84eipc23u9.fsf@linux-b2a3.site> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.1.50 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii The problem is that Emacs can't find the `ispell' binary, probably because of different PATH settings. Try customising ispell-program-name, setting it to the full path of ispell. Magnus From rgm@gnu.org Fri Oct 9 09:08:35 2009 Received: (at 4684) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 9 Oct 2009 16:08:36 +0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 (2008-06-10) on rzlab.ucr.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Bayes: score:0.5 Bayes not run. spammytokens:Tokens not available. hammytokens:Tokens not available. X-Spam-Status: No, score=-8.4 required=4.0 tests=AWL,FOURLA,HAS_BUG_NUMBER, VALID_BTS_CONTROL,X_DEBBUGS_NO_ACK autolearn=ham version=3.2.5-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org (fencepost.gnu.org [140.186.70.10]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-5) with ESMTP id n99G8YId028229; Fri, 9 Oct 2009 09:08:35 -0700 Received: from rgm by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1MwI1C-0003bF-0O; Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:08:34 -0400 From: Glenn Morris To: stucker Cc: 4684@debbugs.gnu.org Subject: Re: bug#4684: ispell not recognized when emacs 23 (on OS X) launched from icon References: <25815078.post@talk.nabble.com> X-Spook: INSCOM $400 million in gold bullion benelux X-Ran: =?us-ascii?Q?qLFPH=5B=5D*=3DgAiZ$6=3D=3F5h64=5BWvCfjy7VhU=5ClPVtUvA?= =?us-ascii?Q?=2C}X=3Du=3Egg^iXsRzudEx=5Bm+3!7PnBV=2C=3F?= X-Hue: magenta X-Debbugs-No-Ack: yes X-Attribution: GM Date: Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:08:33 -0400 In-Reply-To: <25815078.post@talk.nabble.com> (stucker's message of "Thu, 8 Oct 2009 20:43:17 -0700 (PDT)") Message-ID: <0askdsbldq.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> User-Agent: Gnus (www.gnus.org), GNU Emacs (www.gnu.org/software/emacs/) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii reassign 4684 emacs,ns stop stucker wrote: > Hi, I am using GNU Emacs 23.1.1 (i386-apple-darwin9.7.0, NS > apple-appkit-949.46) on OS X 10.5.8. > > When I launch emacs from the terminal with > > $ /Applications/Emacs.app/Contents/MacOS/Emacs & > > I can use ispell as expected. > > However, if I launch emacs by clicking on its icon - which presumably points > to the same binary file - > I get the following error: > > apply: Searching for program: No such file or directory, ispell See the section "Grabbing environment variables" in the Mac OS / GNUstep chapter of the Emacs manual. PATH is the issue here. From bounces@nabble.com Wed Oct 14 22:24:00 2009 Received: (at submit) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 15 Oct 2009 05:24:00 +0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 (2008-06-10) on rzlab.ucr.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Bayes: score:0.5 Bayes not run. spammytokens:Tokens not available. hammytokens:Tokens not available. X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.4 required=4.0 tests=AWL,FOURLA,HAS_BUG_NUMBER autolearn=ham version=3.2.5-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [199.232.76.165]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-5) with ESMTP id n9F5NwmG018831 for ; Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:24:00 -0700 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MyIog-0007F0-I6 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:23:58 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MyIob-0007AH-91 for Bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:23:57 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=57715 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MyIoa-0007AB-W0 for Bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:23:53 -0400 Received: from kuber.nabble.com ([216.139.236.158]:58525) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MyIoa-0001At-K1 for Bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:23:52 -0400 Received: from isper.nabble.com ([192.168.236.156]) by kuber.nabble.com with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1MyIoY-0001qA-Jb for Bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:23:50 -0700 Message-ID: <25903193.post@talk.nabble.com> Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:23:50 -0700 (PDT) From: stucker To: Bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Subject: Re: bug#4684: ispell not recognized when emacs 23 (on OS X) launched from icon In-Reply-To: <84eipc23u9.fsf@linux-b2a3.site> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Nabble-From: brown_emu@yahoo.com References: <25815078.post@talk.nabble.com> <84eipc23u9.fsf@linux-b2a3.site> X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) Magnus Henoch wrote: > > The problem is that Emacs can't find the `ispell' binary, probably > because of different PATH settings. Try customising > ispell-program-name, setting it to the full path of ispell. > > Magnus > Sorry, I was away on travel and my wireless card seemed to have died... But thank you for the response. I did set (custom-set-variables '(ispell-program-name "/Applications/Emacs.app/Contents/Resources/lisp/textmodes/ispell")) and also to ispell.elc instead of ispell but in either case this does not seem to work. The strange thing is that it doesn't work only when I launch Emacs through the icon... when I launch emacs from the terminal, it finds ispell just fine. Stephen -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/ispell-not-recognized-when-emacs-23-%28on-OS-X%29-launched-from-icon-tp25815078p25903193.html Sent from the Emacs - Bugs mailing list archive at Nabble.com. 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(2.sub-75-223-193.myvzw.com [75.223.193.2]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 23sm1473003yxe.0.2009.10.17.05.20.22 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:20:23 -0700 (PDT) From: Adrian Robert Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: ispell not recognized when emacs 23 (on OS X) launched from icon Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2009 08:20:20 -0400 Message-Id: <5086AECC-D141-462C-8D22-EC8A50FBD265@gmail.com> Cc: stucker To: 4684-done@debbugs.gnu.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1076) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1076) http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=4684 This results from PATH being different when starting from icon. You can fix it by one of several means. Please refer to the manual or search on the net about Emacs Mac OS X, and path. Emacs does none of this by default to avoid unexpected differences from other OS X applications, which follow the same rules. If you do not like this behavior, the Aquamacs distribution does set PATH I believe. From fabien.tricoire@univie.ac.at Sat Oct 31 03:06:38 2009 Received: (at 4684) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 31 Oct 2009 10:06:38 +0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 (2008-06-10) on rzlab.ucr.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Bayes: score:0.5 Bayes not run. spammytokens:Tokens not available. hammytokens:Tokens not available. X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.9 required=4.0 tests=AWL autolearn=ham version=3.2.5-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 Received: from grace.univie.ac.at (grace.univie.ac.at [131.130.3.115]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-5) with ESMTP id n9VA6aho021278 for <4684@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com>; Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:06:38 -0700 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=univie.ac.at; s=rev1; h=From:Content-Type: Content-Transfer-Encoding:Subject:Date:Message-Id:To: Mime-Version; bh=BQjoo5DiaS+Lrf9PRRsNUBuw4HDjQTJ3g8fLH+QAYq0=; b=L9ajRK2tp8x80k4z0iD4tB3K/YgdaSDfMG5g8vMk/1zQvHTWwKAQs3FsRfxTnN tV3xchuKKfLh3LfPQaRyQzPrzk80Z62taugkIj7mVrrdu8wlrbPokR6x2u4F04CA q672Ltz6QbqctHSIPJW4rHynvT5DplbGPpQEonJmuIYV4= Received: from joan.univie.ac.at ([131.130.3.110] helo=joan.univie.ac.at) by grace.univie.ac.at with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1N4Aqv-0007RB-Mh for 4684@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:06:33 +0100 Received: from [80.82.232.42] (helo=dhcp-127-144.mde.emn.fr) by joan.univie.ac.at with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1N4Aqv-0007pH-JN for 4684@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:06:33 +0100 From: Fabien Tricoire Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: ispell not recognized when emacs 23 (on OS X) launched from icon Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:06:31 +0100 Message-Id: To: 4684@debbugs.gnu.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1076) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1076) Same problem here (but when calling flyspell-mode). I updated /etc/ paths as explained in the Emacs manual, it does not help. Interestingly enough, M-! ispell works, but M-x ispell or M-x flyspell- mode do not work. From unknown Thu Aug 14 20:54:59 2025 Received: (at fakecontrol) by fakecontrolmessage; To: internal_control@debbugs.gnu.org From: Debbugs Internal Request Subject: Internal Control Message-Id: bug archived. Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:24:14 +0000 User-Agent: Fakemail v42.6.9 # A New Hope # A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away # something happened. # # Magically this resulted in the following # action being taken, but this fake control # message doesn't tell you why it happened # # The action: # bug archived. thanks # This fakemail brought to you by your local debbugs # administrator