Am 17.01.2014 um 13:44 schrieb Ben Lowe <[email protected]>:
> Hi, > > I'm using redhat 6; I've tried downloading the latest source and > following these steps: > http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/CreatingLyXRPM#toc3 > > And also tried creating an RPM package, however the dictionary choice > in preferences > language settings > spellchecker; all options are > greyed out, and I cannot provide a hunspell path under preferences >> paths as this is greyed out. I have relevant hunspell dictionary > files in the ~/.lyx/dicts/ folder and they are named correctly. > > This a common issue with linux due to not compiling it with > spellchecking support, and a fix is apparently to use 'Enchant' engine > instead, however I have the Enchant package, and I still cannot select > any spellchecker engines from the spellchecker menu. > > Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can compile lyx on Redhat > with spell checking support? Hi, you have to provide the developer packages of the spell checker of your choice at compile time (of LyX). In case it's enchant you have to configure enchant, in case it's hunspell you may provide the path for the dictionary files under preferences if they're not found automatically. Stephan
