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Re: Starting ispell in some fixed directory
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Slawomir Nowaczyk |
Subject: |
Re: Starting ispell in some fixed directory |
Date: |
Thu, 05 Oct 2006 23:36:05 +0200 |
Hello,
Any comments on this?
On Sun, 24 Sep 2006 19:37:04 +0200
Slawomir Nowaczyk <address@hidden> wrote:
#> #> > A simple fix would be to run ispell in some predefined
#> #> > directory, at least on Windows -- c:/ for example. I do not
#> #> > think the location matters for ispell.
#> #>
#> #> Patches are welcome, but I doubt that it's so easy to find a
#> #> robust directory to run ispell, what with machines that lack a C:
#> #> drive.
#>
#> Possibly... Are there M$ Windows installations without C: drive?
#>
#> Anyway, the following patch seems to work on my machines:
#>
#> **********************************************************************
#>
#> --- m:/EmacsCVS/EmacsCVS/lisp/textmodes/ispell.el 2006-08-11
12:45:48.025268800 +0200
#> +++ c:/Emacs/lisp/textmodes/ispell.el 2006-09-24 19:11:05.962598400 +0200
#> @@ -2492,7 +2492,8 @@
#> (setq ispell-buffer-local-name nil)
#>
#> (if ispell-async-processp
#> - (let ((process-connection-type ispell-use-ptys-p))
#> + (let ((process-connection-type ispell-use-ptys-p)
#> + (default-directory (if (member system-type '(cygwin
windows-nt)) temporary-file-directory default-directory)))
#> (apply 'start-process
#> "ispell" nil ispell-program-name
#> "-a" ; accept single input lines
#>
#> **********************************************************************
#>
#> but I am not 100% sure if temporary-file-directory *always* points to an
#> existing directory... I believe it should, though.
#>
#> #> The user's home directory might be a better idea, but even that is
#> #> not fool-proof.
#> #>
#> #> So I think perhaps the code should try c:/ or ~, and if that fails,
#> #> fall back on the current behavior.
#>
#> Well, if we are really paranoid, the test could be expanded into
#> (and (member system-type '(cygwin windows-nt)) (file-exists-p
temporary-file-directory))
#> but I do not think it is necessary.
#>
#> We could, alternatively, use the directory from which emacs.exe is
#> running, but I do not know how to get it.
#> (with-current-buffer "*scratch*" default-directory) would be good enough
#> for me, but I believe it is even less likely to work reliably.
On Sun, 24 Sep 2006 19:37:04 +0200
Slawomir Nowaczyk <address@hidden> wrote:
Here is changelog entry, just in case somebody thinks my patch is good
enough to be installed
2006-09-24 Slawomir Nowaczyk <address@hidden>
* ispell.el (ispell-start-process): on windows, do not run
ispell in a current buffer's directory (it prevented the
directory from being moved/renamed)
--
Best wishes,
Slawomir Nowaczyk
( address@hidden )
I asked Mom if I was a gifted child... she said they certainly
wouldn't have paid for me.
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