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- International Ispell version 3.1 - Amiga Patch (level 3)
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- Introduction
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~
- This is a Amiga patch of the International Ispell version 3.1.
- There is a few differences between this patch and the Ispell 3.3ljr package:
- * 3.3ljr is (AFAIK) based on Ispell version 2, thus not reflecting the
- evolution of international Ispell since 1990.
- * This patch makes only a few changes to the original UN*X code and should
- therefore be compatible with Ispell releases to come (i.e. there is no
- "porting" needed - It will be possible to simply get the newest release and
- compile!).
- * This patch compiles with GCC and needs ixemul.library - there is a much
- bigger overhead compared with 3.3ljr!
- * The EXTENDEDFILECHECK Arexx command has been removed.
-
- You should read the "README" file - this file only covers a few Amiga specific
- areas.
-
-
- Archives
- ~~~~~~~~
- This Ispell patch will be integrated into the official Ispell source tree
- from version 3.1.20 or so. Until then I personally release the source and
- binaries in two archives:
-
- ispell31p3src.lha - Original ispell-3.1.18 source archive with patch
- applied. Contains all needed sources for rebuilding
- ispell binaries and dictionaries.
- ispell31p3bin.lha - Contains binaries compiled for Amiga, docs and an
- English dictionary.
-
-
- Installation
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Dictionaries are to be put in "ispell:lib/" and to ease upgrading you should
- put the binaries in "ispell:bin". Add the "ispell:bin" to your path.
-
- Private dictionaries will by default be created in "ispell:lib/", named after
- the language e.g. '.ispell_english'. You may specify an absolute path/name for
- the dictionary with the -p option (remember; no space after the 'p', e.g.
- -pMyDictionary).
-
- Several people complained about problems with the private dictionary in patch
- level 2. These were caused by the ixemul library. The problems should be
- solved by setting the HOME environment variable. Apparently this is not
- enough for all configurations so Jörgen Grahn made a patch which removes
- this dependency of the HOME variable. If you think this is a bad idea (i.e.
- if you are using multi-user FS) please let me know!
-
-
- Usage & Documentation
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Consult the man pages for general Ispell usage.
- You should know that I have removed the '-vv' option - if you need compile
- info check out the source archive.
-
- The ARexx interface is more or less the same as the one found in 3.3ljr
- ispell. Consult the file "doc/AmigaArexx.doc" for a description of the Arexx
- interface.
- Since the operation of Ispell has changed from the days of 3.3ljr Ispell the
- old Ispell interfaces are not up-to-date. They may need a little patching
- themselves to be usable with Ispell 3.1.18. I included them to give you an
- idea of how to make an interface Ispell.
- If you use FrexxEd there should be an "FrexxEd - Ispell" interface available
- from next FrexxEd release.
-
- For Amiga users without knowledge of man/groff and the like, I have included
- the man pages in "readable" form in Amiga/doc. If your reader can not
- understand the style codes, you can remove them with the type command:
- "type file > file.raw"
-
-
- GCC compilation
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- First remove the suffix ".Amiga" from the Amiga specific versions of local.h
- and the Makefile.
-
- Then simply "make programs". I was able to compile all the programs in the
- Ispell package without errors or warnings. The dictionaries are another story
- though; I had to "compile" them by hand without the use of make (run through
- the Makefile yourself).
-
- All changes made in the original UN*X code are marked by a "#if(n)def AMIGA"
- condition.
-
-
- Dictionary Generation
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Get the source archive and find out how by reading the languages/README file.
- If you want to generate any of the dictionaries in the source archive you
- should do it by hand as the Makefile does not work on Amigas (doesn't on
- mine anyway).
- Consult the file "doc/BuildDictionary.doc" for two examples of building
- Ispell dictionaries.
-
- As this may seem a bit tedious for the average user I ask anyone who
- successfully generate a dictionary file for a language to upload it to AmiNet
- and possibly notify Fred Fish!
-
-
- History
- ~~~~~~~
- 29.06.95 (patch level 1)
-
- * All the server commands seem to be fully functional, but they have not been
- tested extensively :(
- * There seems to be a memory loss of 440 bytes at each invokation - I think
- it is a problem with ixemul or ispell as it occurs even if the ARexx server
- is not started. I have not checked into it!
-
-
- 03.07.95 (patch level 2)
-
- * Added server command "ACCEPT".
- * The -p and -d options now use "correct" Amiga file name conventions.
-
-
- 21.09.95 (patch level 3)
-
- * Added documentation on building dictionaries.
- * Added a few patches by Jörgen Grahn (I have lost your Email address!)
- - The MASKBITS increased to 128 - you can not use the old hash file, sorry!
- - Removed the HOME environment variable dependency.
-
-
- Legal blurb
- ~~~~~~~~~~~
- International Ispell Version 3.1.18 01/14/95
- Copyright (c), 1983, by Pace Willisson
- International version Copyright (c) 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993,
- by Geoff Kuenning, Granada Hills, CA. All rights reserved.
-
- Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
- modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
- are met:
-
- 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
- notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
- 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
- copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
- disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided
- with the distribution.
- 3. All modifications to the source code must be clearly marked as
- such. Binary redistributions based on modified source code
- must be clearly marked as modified versions in the documentation
- and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
- 4. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this
- software must display the following acknowledgment:
- This product includes software developed by Geoff Kuenning and
- other unpaid contributors.
- 5. The name of Geoff Kuenning may not be used to endorse or promote
- products derived from this software without specific prior
- written permission.
-
- THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY GEOFF KUENNING AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS
- IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
- LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
- FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL GEOFF
- KUENNING OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
- INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
- (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
- SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
- HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT,
- STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
- ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED
- OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-
- ~
-
- Amiga Patch 3 (21.09.95) by Jesper Skov, based on work by Loren J. Rittle.
- Additional Amiga changes by Jörgen Grahn.
-
- This patch is based on the ARexx interface found in
- ISpell Version 3.3LJR, copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992 Loren J. Rittle.
- The documentation files are also from the ljr archive.
-
- The ARexx interface is based on the MinRexx package by Tom Rokicki of Radical
- Eye Software.
-
- Also included in this archive is the interfaces supplied by various people.
- Excerpt from the LJR readme:
-
- Thanks to Mike Meyer for the mg interface to ISpell.
- Thanks to Willy G. J. Langeveld for enhanced TurboText interface to ISpell.
- Thanks to Christopher A. Wichura for the TurboText interface to GUISpell.
- Thanks to Steve Koren for the GNU EMACS interface to ISpell.
-
-
- / Jesper Skov
- Sallingsundvej 47 st th
- DK-9220 Aalbog Ø
- Denmark
-
- Email: jskov@iesd.auc.dk
-