* Paul Boekholt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-11-18 16:34]: > 2007/11/17, Rafael Laboissiere <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Yes, the current ispell.sl give cryptic error messages when ispell/aspell is > > not installed : > > > > * In the *ispell* buffer: > > execvp of aspell failed! > > > > * In the echo area: > > Ispell crashed! > > > > This two messages give the false impression that aspell/isepll was launched > > and crashed. > > > > Paul, could you add a test for the existence of the aspell/spell program in > > start_ispell_process and send the warning message Jörg suggests above? > > Testing for the existence of ispell/aspell is not that easy, as the mode > should also work under Windows. I've changed the error message - if it says > "execvp" in the *ispell* buffer, it now says "could not start ispell".
Couldn't the test be put inside an "#ifdef UNIX" or whatever? Thanks, -- Rafael
