GNU bug report logs - #72604
29.2; 29.2; when using customize to set ispell-program-name to ispell, ispell-library-diectory is set correctly, but not for aspell

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Uwe Brauer <oub <at> mat.ucm.es>
Cc: 72604 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#72604: 29.2; 29.2; when using customize to set
 ispell-program-name to ispell, ispell-library-diectory is set correctly,
 but not for aspell
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2024 18:38:17 +0300

> From: Uwe Brauer <oub <at> mat.ucm.es>
> Cc: Uwe Brauer <oub <at> mat.ucm.es>, 72604 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2024 17:17:50 +0200
> 
> > Does spell-checking with Aspell work outside of Emacs (from the shell
> > prompt)?  Or do you see the same error message about missing
> > dictionaries?
> 
> It works. Here is what I do.
> 
>     - create file test.org, with content
>       Das ist waahr
>       This is true (waahr is incorrect)
> 
>     - I run aspell -c -d de-1901 test.org
> 
> and the interface pops up suggesting to replace waahr by wahr, 
> (among other suggestions)
> wahr is the correct suggestion.
> 
> So yes aspell works but emacs does offer even this dictionary.this 

And what does "aspell --help" show, when run from the shell prompt?

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