[lug] pspell API - "can't find aspell module"

[Greg Horne]

It would be pretty damn funny if the message was "Can't find aspell
mojoole"

Greg
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-admin at lug.boulder.co.us [mailto:lug-admin at lug.boulder.co.us]
On
> Behalf Of D. Stimits
> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 11:13 AM
> To: lug at lug.boulder.co.us
> Subject: Re: [lug] pspell API - "can't find aspell module"
> 
> "Michael J. Hammel" wrote:
> >
> > Anyone here every try to use the Pspell API?  I looked at the manual
and
> > it's "Usage" section which describes how to use the API.  I used the
> > examples pretty much as they are listed.  It works except I always
get
> the
> > message "Can't load the Aspell module".  I have no idea where to
look
> for
> > these modules or how to make them available to be loaded.
> 
> I haven't used pspell, though I have it installed. Do you have the
> aspell rpm or package, which is a separate package?
> 
> rpm -qva | grep spell
> 
> If you do, get an strace log and search for aspell in it:
> strace -oSpellLog.txt /path/to/program/you/run
> 
> (if you have the aspell package, one possibility is that permissions
are
> incorrect to access it)
> 
> D. Stimits, stimits at idcomm.com
> 
> >
> > I think the modules are shared libs and have a particular naming
scheme.
> I
> > also think that for some reason when I use the API I get a default
> module
> > name that doesn't match the module names as they are installed.
That's
> my
> > guess right now.
> >
> > I'm running on KRUD 2001-08-01 updated using Ximian's Red Carpet and
> RH's
> > up2date.  I've installed both the development and runtime versions
of
> > aspell and the development (no runtime available) pspell packages.
> Aspell
> > works fine, as does Gaspell (the GTK front end).   So the modules
are
> > probably installed.  I just have to figure out how to make my
program
> find
> > them.
> >
> > Anyone have any clues?  I haven't heard back from the doc maintainer
> yet.
> > --
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