GNU bug report logs - #6539
ispell-complete-word looks for wrong file (at least on w32)

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com>

Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:19:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: wontfix

Done: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Agustin Martin <agustin.martin <at> hispalinux.es>
Cc: 6539 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#6539: ispell-complete-word looks for wrong file (at least	on	w32)
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 2010 20:23:49 +0300

> Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2010 13:52:22 +0200
> From: Agustin Martin <agustin.martin <at> hispalinux.es>
> Cc: 
> 
> However, docstrings and error handling for this complete-word stuff needs 
> to be improved, so it provides useful and accurate information. I am 
> currently trying something like attached patch where 
> `ispell-alternate-dictionary' is set to nil if no default is found and 
> checked before use. I find error message too long, but better that before.
> As usually, suggestions are welcome.

For the error message, just put 2 spaces between the sentences, as we
do everywhere in Emacs.

For the rest, the patch looks fine, but why not test /usr/dict/words
with file-readable-p as well?  Then, if it does not exist, the
defcustom will evaluate to nil, and the error message will be even
more to the point.

Thanks.
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