Re: configuring enchant

["Steven M. Bellovin" <smb%cs.columbia.edu@localhost>]

On Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:37:26 +0200
Adam Hoka <adam.hoka%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:

> Jeremy C. Reed wrote:
> 
> > My thoughts:
> > 
> > enchant should have a default that works automatically.
> > 
> > Whatever is chosen for the spelling engine should also
> > automatically depend on the compatible dictionary by default. The
> > MESSAGE (if added) should just suggest other dictionaries.
> > 
> > Note we have PKG_LANG in pkgsrc/mk/defaults/mk.conf. It defaults to 
> > english, but notes there suggest english_uk. So maybe we could
> > reuse that to choose the dictionaries.
> > 
> > Maybe a new mk/dictionary.mk is needed. We just need to decide if 
> > "english" means UK or American. Since we have PAPERSIZE as "A4"
> > then I guess UK would be consistent.
> 
> Make it depend on hunspell IMHO. 
> 
I don't have a preference on which spell-checker to use; I do note that
hunspell is one of the ones installed by default with pkgsrc enchant.


                --Steve Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb