%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ Aspell The Aspell package contains an interactive spell checking program and the Aspell libraries. Aspell can either be used as a library or as an independent spell checker. &lfs81_checked; Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &aspell-md5sum; Download size: &aspell-size; Estimated disk space required: &aspell-buildsize; Estimated build time: &aspell-time; Additional Downloads You'll need to download at least one dictionary. The link below will take you to a page containing links to dictionaries in many languages. Aspell dictionaries: Aspell Dependencies Required (for the dictionaries) User Notes: First, fix some problems identified by gcc7: sed -i '/ top.do_check ==/s/top.do_check/*&/' modules/filter/tex.cpp && sed -i '/word ==/s/word/*&/' prog/check_funs.cpp Install Aspell by running the following commands: ./configure --prefix=/usr && make This package does not come with a test suite. Now, as the root user: make install && ln -svfn aspell-0.60 /usr/lib/aspell && install -v -m755 -d /usr/share/doc/aspell-&aspell-version;/aspell{,-dev}.html && install -v -m644 manual/aspell.html/* \ /usr/share/doc/aspell-&aspell-version;/aspell.html && install -v -m644 manual/aspell-dev.html/* \ /usr/share/doc/aspell-&aspell-version;/aspell-dev.html If you do not plan to install Ispell, then copy the wrapper script ispell: install -v -m 755 scripts/ispell /usr/bin/ If you do not plan to install Spell, then copy the wrapper script spell: install -v -m 755 scripts/spell /usr/bin/ ln -svfn aspell-0.60 /usr/lib/aspell: This command is useful for configuration of other applications, such as . After Aspell is installed, you must set up at least one dictionary. Install one or more dictionaries by running the following commands: ./configure && make Now, as the root user: make install Installed Programs Installed Libraries Installed Directories aspell, aspell-import, precat, preunzip, prezip, prezip-bin, pspell-config, run-with-aspell, word-list-compress and optionally, ispell and spell. libaspell.so and libpspell.so /usr/include/pspell and /usr/lib/aspell-0.60 Short Descriptions aspell is a utility that can function as an ispell -a replacement, as an independent spell checker, as a test utility to test out Aspell features, and as a utility for managing dictionaries. aspell ispell is a wrapper around aspell to invoke it in ispell compatible mode. ispell spell is a wrapper around aspell to invoke it in spell compatible mode. spell aspell-import imports old personal dictionaries into Aspell. aspell-import precat decompresses a prezipped file to stdout. precat preunzip decompresses a prezipped file. preunzip prezip is a prefix delta compressor, used to compress sorted word lists or other similar text files. prezip prezip-bin is called by the various wrapper scripts to perform the actual compressing and decompressing. prezip-bin pspell-config displays information about the libpspell installation, mostly for use in build scripts. pspell-config run-with-aspell is a script to help use Aspell as an ispell replacement. run-with-aspell word-list-compress compresses or decompresses sorted word lists for use with the Aspell spell checker. word-list-compress libaspell.so contains spell checking API functions. libaspell.so libpspell.so is an interface to the libaspell library. All the spell checking functionality is now in libaspell but this library is included for backward compatibility. libpspell.so