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From: "Gareth Pearce" <tilps@internode.on.net>
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Subject: RE: Aspell - Ispell
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2004 08:15:00 +1000
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> Gareth Pearce wrote:
> 
> > It should be relatively easy to write a very simple script called ispell
> > which calls 'aspell -a $@'
> > I think that works at least... can't say I've tried it.
> 
> Such a script exists: /usr/share/aspell/ispell
> 
> An obvious way to make it available to programs would be:
> 
>    cd /usr/bin
>    ln -s /usr/share/aspell/ispell ispell

Ahh yes, I remember that now, and my suggestion was wrong.
Use the provided script if you want ispell compatibility.

I'd rather not make adding that link part of the default install, since its
emulation of ispell is not perfect.

Gareth


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