Agustin Martin wrote:
> Wordlists generally provide a single value, but ispell dictionaries can
> provide more than one. For instance ispanish provides
> "castellano (Spanish Tex mode)", "castellano-utf8 (Spanish utf-8)" and
> "castellano8 (Spanish 8 bit)". All them use the same hash, but with
> different options, so all them go in the same package.
Now I get it. I always have a range of multilingual wordlists
installed, but no spellchecker dictionaries (and the English ones
only supply one candidate each anyway). I should have checked
wnorwegian!
>> The setting for "default-wordlist" is missing, but packages
>> providing a wordlist are installed: wamerican-huge wbritish-huge
>
> I like this one! I'd also like to reuse the same template for ispell
> dictionaries and wordlists using something like
>
> The setting for "${question}" is missing, but packages
> providing candidates are installed: "${class_packages}"
Moving back in the direction of abstraction, but it should be clear
enough.
>> It would be better if it just told them the name of that package, but
>> if that's impossible, maybe:
>>
>> To fix this error, reinstall (or install) the package that provides
>> the dictionary "${value}".
>
> Agreed. With some minor changes in dictionaries-common code, package name
> should easily become available. Using it, sentence may look like
>
> To fix this error, reinstall (or install) the package "${package}" that
> provides the invalid value.
>
> or simply
>
> To fix this error, reinstall (or install) the package "${package}".
The previous paragraph still mentions "the package providing...", so
the second version should be clear enough. As long as we're allowed
to use ${package}!
Revised patch attached (still with those old FHS-related templates).
Oh, and I've just noticed I somehow had some leftover singlequotes.
--
JBR with qualifications in linguistics, experience as a Debian
sysadmin, and probably no clue about this particular package
diff -ru dictionaries-common-1.23.8.pristine/debian/control
dictionaries-common-1.23.8/debian/control
--- dictionaries-common-1.23.8.pristine/debian/control 2014-06-20
10:05:49.000000000 +0100
+++ dictionaries-common-1.23.8/debian/control 2014-07-06 11:21:40.521652080
+0100
@@ -92,13 +92,14 @@
Replaces: openoffice.org-updatedicts
Suggests: ispell | aspell | hunspell,
wordlist
-Description: Common utilities for spelling dictionary tools
- These are utilities shared by all ispell, myspell and wordlist
- dictionaries, including support for some tools that use them
- (like emacsen, jed and mutt) and some patched spell-checking
- lisp files for better system integration.
- More info about naming conventions and availability of those
- dictionaries in the README.Debian file.
+Description: spelling dictionaries - common utilities
+ This package provides utilities shared between all wordlists and spelling
+ dictionaries for Ispell, Aspell, or MySpell/Hunspell. It also includes
+ support infrastructure for software using them (such as JED and Mutt),
+ and some patched spell-checking Lisp files for better Emacs integration.
+ .
+ More information about the availability of these dictionaries and their
+ naming conventions is available in the README.Debian file.
Package: dictionaries-common-dev
Priority: extra
@@ -107,9 +108,9 @@
Depends: ${misc:Depends},
debhelper (>= 4.1.13),
dictionaries-common (>= 1.22.3)
-Description: Developer tools and Policy for spelling dictionary tools
- Full text of the Debian Spelling Dictionaries and Tools Policy and
- some debhelper like helpers.
+Description: spelling dictionaries - developer files
+ This package provides the full text of the Debian Spelling Dictionaries
+ and Tools Policy, and some debhelper-like helpers.
.
- Only of interest for developers maintaining wordlists or dictionaries
- for ispell, aspell or myspell/hunspell.
+ It is only of interest for developers maintaining wordlists or
+ dictionaries for Ispell, Aspell, or MySpell/Hunspell.
diff -ru
dictionaries-common-1.23.8.pristine/debian/dictionaries-common.templates
dictionaries-common-1.23.8/debian/dictionaries-common.templates
--- dictionaries-common-1.23.8.pristine/debian/dictionaries-common.templates
2014-06-20 12:28:35.000000000 +0100
+++ dictionaries-common-1.23.8/debian/dictionaries-common.templates
2014-07-10 21:03:46.552363046 +0100
@@ -1,41 +1,40 @@
Template: dictionaries-common/debconf_database_corruption
Type: note
Description: Possible debconf database corruption
- Empty value for debconf question "${question}" but elements installed
- for class "${class}":
+ The setting for "${question}" is missing, but packages providing
+ candidates are installed: "${class_packages}"
.
- Choices_dictcom: "${installed_elements}"
- Choices_debconf: "${choices_value}"
- Owners/error: "${shared_owners}"
- .
- This can be related to debconf database corruption.
- See "/usr/share/doc/dictionaries-common/README.problems", section
- "Debconf database corruption".
+ This may be due to corruption in the debconf database. See
+ "/usr/share/doc/dictionaries-common/README.problems" on "Debconf
+ database corruption".
.
In this case, running "/usr/share/debconf/fix_db.pl" can help to put
- debconf database in a consistent state.
+ the debconf database in a consistent state.
.
- Question may be asked after this message to try leaving the
- dictionaries system in a (provisionally) working state.
+ Some questions are likely to be asked after this message in order to
+ leave the dictionaries system in a (provisionally) working state.
Template: dictionaries-common/invalid_debconf_value
-Type: note
-_Description: An invalid debconf value [${value}] has been found
- It does not correspond to any installed package in the system.
+Type: error
+# TRANSLATORS: DO NOT TRANSLATE variable names such as ${value}
+_Description: Invalid configuration value for default dictionary
+ An invalid value has been found for a configuration setting for
+ dictionaries-common. "${value}" does not correspond to any installed package
+ on the system.
.
- That is usually caused by problems at some time during packages
- installation, where the package providing [${value}] was selected for
+ This is usually caused by previous problems during package
+ installation, where the package providing "${value}" was selected for
installation but finally not installed because of errors in other
packages.
.
- To fix this error, reinstall (or install) the package that provides
- the missing value. Then, if you don't want this package on
- your system, remove it, which will also remove its debconf entries.
- Menu to be shown after this message will try to leave the system in a
- working state until then.
+ To fix this error, reinstall (or install) the package "${package}".
+ Then, if you don't want that package on this system, remove it, which
+ will also delete this configuration setting. A menu of choices will be
+ shown after this message in order to leave the system in a working
+ state until you fix the problem.
.
This error message can also appear during ispell dictionary or wordlist
- renaming (e.g., wenglish-> wamerican). In this case it is harmless and
+ renaming (e.g.: wenglish -> wamerican). In this case it is harmless and
everything will be fixed after you select your default in the menu(s)
shown after this message.
@@ -75,57 +74,59 @@
Type: boolean
Default: true
_Description: Move non-FHS stuff under /usr/dict to /usr/dict-pre-FHS?
- Some stuff under /usr/dict that is not a symlink to /usr/share/dict has
- been detected in your system. /usr/share/dict is now the FHS location for
- those files. Everything under /usr/dict can be moved to /usr/dict-pre-FHS
- and a symlink /usr/dict -> /usr/share/dict set.
- .
- Although no current Debian package uses that obsolete /usr/dict location,
- not having that symlink may break some of your old applications that used
- it, so you are encouraged to let the files be moved and the link be set up.
+ Some files (instead of symbolic links) have been found in "/usr/dict",
+ a location deprecated by the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) in
+ favor of "/usr/share/dict".
+ .
+ If you accept this option, everything under "/usr/dict" will be moved
+ to "/usr/dict-pre-FHS", and a symbolic link named "/usr/dict" will be
+ created pointing to "/usr/share/dict".
+ .
+ Although no current package uses the obsolete /usr/dict location, not
+ having the symlink may break legacy software, so you are encouraged to
+ allow this change.
Template: dictionaries-common/old_wordlist_link
Type: boolean
Default: true
_Description: Remove obsolete /etc/dictionary link?
- There is a /etc/dictionary link in your system. This is obsolete and no
- longer means anything. You are strongly suggested to allow removal of that
- link.
+ This system has an obsolete symlink "/etc/dictionary". This is no
+ longer meaningful, and should be removed.
.
- You will be called to explicitly select the default wordlist during
+ You will be asked to explicitly select the default wordlist during
installation of wordlist packages. You can change your selection at any
- time by running 'select-default-wordlist'.
+ time by running "select-default-wordlist".
Template: dictionaries-common/ispell-autobuildhash-message
Type: note
+#flag:translate!:3
_Description: Problems rebuilding an ${xxpell} hash file (${hashfile})
- ** Error: ${errormsg}
+ The following error happened:
+ .
+ ${errormsg}
.
- This error was caused by package providing '${hashfile}', although it
- can be made evident during other package postinst. Please complain
- to the maintainer of package providing '${hashfile}'.
+ This error was caused by a package providing "${hashfile}", although it
+ may be triggered by another package's installation. Please submit a bug
+ for the package providing "${hashfile}".
.
Until this problem is fixed you will not be able to use ${xxpell}
- with '${hashfile}'.
+ with "${hashfile}".
Template: dictionaries-common/remove_old_usr_dict_link
Type: boolean
Default: true
_Description: Remove obsolete /usr/dict symlink?
- A non FHS /usr/dict symlink has been found. Since it is obsolete,
- no Debian package currently uses that location and none of your programs
- should rely on it, so you are strongly suggested to accept its removal.
- .
- If for whatever reason you need that symlink, recreate it again, but you
- are suggested to better fix your old programs to use the current
- /usr/share/dict location.
+ This system has an obsolete symlink "/usr/dict", which is not compliant
+ with the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard. No packages currently use that
+ location, and none of your programs should rely on it, so it should be
+ removed.
Template: dictionaries-common/selecting_ispell_wordlist_default
Type: note
-_Description: Default values for ispell dictionary/wordlist are not set here
- Running 'dpkg-reconfigure dictionaries-common' will not set the default
- values for ispell dictionary/wordlist. Running 'dpkg-reconfigure ispell'
+_Description: Default values for ispell dictionary/wordlist not set
+ Running "dpkg-reconfigure dictionaries-common" will not set the default
+ values for ispell dictionary/wordlist. Running "dpkg-reconfigure ispell"
will not set the default ispell dictionary.
.
- Use instead 'select-default-ispell' or 'select-default-wordlist' scripts.
-
+ You should instead use the "select-default-ispell" or
+ "select-default-wordlist" commands for that purpose.
Source: dictionaries-common
Section: text
Priority: optional
Maintainer: Agustin Martin Domingo <agmar...@debian.org>
Uploaders: Rene Engelhard <r...@debian.org>
Build-Depends-Indep: docbook-xml,
docbook-dsssl,
jade,
w3m,
slice,
autoconf,
recode
Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 7),
quilt (>= 0.40)
Homepage: http://dict-common.alioth.debian.org
Vcs-Browser:
http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=dict-common/dictionaries-common.git;a=summary
Vcs-Git: git://anonscm.debian.org/dict-common/dictionaries-common.git
Standards-Version: 3.9.5
Package: dictionaries-common
Architecture: all
Depends: ${perl:Depends},
${misc:Depends},
debconf (>= 1.5.5) | debconf-2.0,
libtext-iconv-perl,
emacsen-common (>= 2.0.8)
Breaks: hunspell-ar (<= 0.0.0+20080110-1.1),
hunspell-da (<= 1:3.1.0),
hunspell-de-at (<= 20100727-1),
hunspell-de-ch (<= 20100727-1),
hunspell-de-de (<= 20100727-1),
hunspell-en-us (<= 20070829-4ubuntu2),
hunspell-eu-es (<= 0.4.20081029-4),
hunspell-gl-es (<= 2.2a-8),
hunspell-kk (<= 1.1-1),
hunspell-ko (<= 0.5.3-1),
hunspell-se (<= 1.0~beta6.20081222-1.1),
hunspell-uz (<= 0.6-3.1),
hyphen-en-us (<< 2.8.3-1),
myspell-bg (<= 3.0-12),
myspell-ca (<= 0.6-10),
myspell-cs (<= 20040229-5),
myspell-cs-cz (<= 20040229-5),
myspell-da (<= 1.6.25-1),
myspell-de-at (<= 20100727-1),
myspell-de-ch (<= 20100727-1),
myspell-de-de (<= 20100727-1),
myspell-de-de-oldspell (<= 1:2-27),
myspell-el-gr (<= 0.8-1),
myspell-en-au (<= 2.1-5),
myspell-eo (<= 2.1.2000.02.25-42),
myspell-es (<= 1.11-1),
myspell-et (<= 1:20030606-12.1),
myspell-eu-es (<= 0.4.20081029-4),
myspell-fa (<= 0.20070816-2),
myspell-fi (<= 0.7-17.3),
myspell-fo (<= 0.2.44-2),
myspell-fr (<= 1.4-25),
myspell-fr-gut (<= 1:1.0-28),
myspell-ga (<= 2.0-20),
myspell-gd (<= 0.50-7),
myspell-gl-es (<= 2.2a-8),
myspell-gv (<= 0.50-9),
myspell-he (<= 1.1-1),
myspell-hr (<= 20060617-2),
myspell-hu (<= 0.99.4-2),
myspell-hy (<= 0.20.0-1),
myspell-ku (<= 0.20.0-1.1),
myspell-lv (<= 0.9.3-2),
myspell-nb (<= 2.0.10-3.2),
myspell-nl (<= 1:2.0-1),
myspell-nn (<= 2.0.10-3.2),
myspell-nr (<< 20070206-4ubuntu1),
myspell-ns (<< 20070206-4ubuntu1),
myspell-pl (<= 20100612-1),
myspell-pt-br (<= 20101030-1),
myspell-pt-pt (<= 20091013-2),
myspell-ru (<= 0.99g5-8.1),
myspell-sk (<= 0.5.5a-2.1fakesync1),
myspell-sl (<< 1.0-3ubuntu1),
myspell-sv-se (<= 1.3.8-6-2.2),
myspell-ss (<< 20070206-4ubuntu1),
myspell-uk (<= 1.6.0-1),
myspell-tn (<< 20070206-4ubuntu1),
myspell-ts (<< 20070207-4ubuntu1),
myspell-ve (<< 20070206-3ubuntu1),
myspell-xh (<< 20070206-4ubuntu1),
myspell-zu (<< 20070207-5ubuntu1),
mythes-it (<= 2.0.7.gh.deb1-3),
openoffice.org-thesaurus-it (<< 2.0.7.gh.deb1-1.1ubuntu3)
Provides: openoffice.org-updatedicts
Replaces: openoffice.org-updatedicts
Suggests: ispell | aspell | hunspell,
wordlist
Description: spelling dictionaries - common utilities
This package provides utilities shared between all wordlists and spelling
dictionaries for Ispell, Aspell, or MySpell/Hunspell. It also includes
support infrastructure for software using them (such as JED and Mutt),
and some patched spell-checking Lisp files for better Emacs integration.
.
More information about the availability of these dictionaries and their
naming conventions is available in the README.Debian file.
Package: dictionaries-common-dev
Priority: extra
Section: devel
Architecture: all
Depends: ${misc:Depends},
debhelper (>= 4.1.13),
dictionaries-common (>= 1.22.3)
Description: spelling dictionaries - developer files
This package provides the full text of the Debian Spelling Dictionaries
and Tools Policy, and some debhelper-like helpers.
.
It is only of interest for developers maintaining wordlists or
dictionaries for Ispell, Aspell, or MySpell/Hunspell.
Template: dictionaries-common/debconf_database_corruption
Type: note
Description: Possible debconf database corruption
The setting for "${question}" is missing, but packages providing
candidates are installed: "${class_packages}"
.
This may be due to corruption in the debconf database. See
"/usr/share/doc/dictionaries-common/README.problems" on "Debconf
database corruption".
.
In this case, running "/usr/share/debconf/fix_db.pl" can help to put
the debconf database in a consistent state.
.
Some questions are likely to be asked after this message in order to
leave the dictionaries system in a (provisionally) working state.
Template: dictionaries-common/invalid_debconf_value
Type: error
# TRANSLATORS: DO NOT TRANSLATE variable names such as ${value}
_Description: Invalid configuration value for default dictionary
An invalid value has been found for a configuration setting for
dictionaries-common. "${value}" does not correspond to any installed package
on the system.
.
This is usually caused by previous problems during package
installation, where the package providing "${value}" was selected for
installation but finally not installed because of errors in other
packages.
.
To fix this error, reinstall (or install) the package "${package}".
Then, if you don't want that package on this system, remove it, which
will also delete this configuration setting. A menu of choices will be
shown after this message in order to leave the system in a working
state until you fix the problem.
.
This error message can also appear during ispell dictionary or wordlist
renaming (e.g.: wenglish -> wamerican). In this case it is harmless and
everything will be fixed after you select your default in the menu(s)
shown after this message.
Template: dictionaries-common/default-ispell
Type: select
Choices-C: ${choices}, Manual symlink setting
__Choices: ${echoices}, Manual symlink setting
_Description: System default ispell dictionary:
Please indicate which dictionary ispell should use as system-wide
default when no other spell-checking dictionary is specified.
.
This sets up the /usr/lib/ispell/default.aff and
/usr/lib/ispell/default.hash symlinks, as well as ispell's global
ispell-wrapper and Emacs defaults.
.
Use "Manual symlink setting" if you want to handle the symlinks
yourself. In this case ispell will have no global ispell-wrapper or
Emacs defaults.
.
The default ispell dictionary can be changed at any time by running
"select-default-ispell".
Template: dictionaries-common/default-wordlist
Type: select
Choices-C: ${choices}, Manual symlink setting
__Choices: ${echoices}, Manual symlink setting
_Description: System default wordlist:
Please indicate which wordlist the "/usr/share/dict/words" symlink
should point to. This will provide a simple list of dictionary words
for basic spell-checking and word searches. Use "Manual symlink
setting" if you want to handle this symlink yourself.
.
The default wordlist can be changed at any time by running
"select-default-wordlist".
Template: dictionaries-common/move_old_usr_dict
Type: boolean
Default: true
_Description: Move non-FHS stuff under /usr/dict to /usr/dict-pre-FHS?
Some files (instead of symbolic links) have been found in "/usr/dict",
a location deprecated by the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) in
favor of "/usr/share/dict".
.
If you accept this option, everything under "/usr/dict" will be moved
to "/usr/dict-pre-FHS", and a symbolic link named "/usr/dict" will be
created pointing to "/usr/share/dict".
.
Although no current package uses the obsolete /usr/dict location, not
having the symlink may break legacy software, so you are encouraged to
allow this change.
Template: dictionaries-common/old_wordlist_link
Type: boolean
Default: true
_Description: Remove obsolete /etc/dictionary link?
This system has an obsolete symlink "/etc/dictionary". This is no
longer meaningful, and should be removed.
.
You will be asked to explicitly select the default wordlist during
installation of wordlist packages. You can change your selection at any
time by running "select-default-wordlist".
Template: dictionaries-common/ispell-autobuildhash-message
Type: note
#flag:translate!:3
_Description: Problems rebuilding an ${xxpell} hash file (${hashfile})
The following error happened:
.
${errormsg}
.
This error was caused by a package providing "${hashfile}", although it
may be triggered by another package's installation. Please submit a bug
for the package providing "${hashfile}".
.
Until this problem is fixed you will not be able to use ${xxpell}
with "${hashfile}".
Template: dictionaries-common/remove_old_usr_dict_link
Type: boolean
Default: true
_Description: Remove obsolete /usr/dict symlink?
This system has an obsolete symlink "/usr/dict", which is not compliant
with the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard. No packages currently use that
location, and none of your programs should rely on it, so it should be
removed.
Template: dictionaries-common/selecting_ispell_wordlist_default
Type: note
_Description: Default values for ispell dictionary/wordlist not set
Running "dpkg-reconfigure dictionaries-common" will not set the default
values for ispell dictionary/wordlist. Running "dpkg-reconfigure ispell"
will not set the default ispell dictionary.
.
You should instead use the "select-default-ispell" or
"select-default-wordlist" commands for that purpose.
