2007/11/17, Rafael Laboissiere <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Yes, the current ispell.sl give cryptic error messages when ispell/aspell is > not installed : > > * In the *ispell* buffer: > execvp of aspell failed! > > * In the echo area: > Ispell crashed! > > This two messages give the false impression that aspell/isepll was launched > and crashed. > > Paul, could you add a test for the existence of the aspell/spell program in > start_ispell_process and send the warning message Jörg suggests above?
Testing for the existence of ispell/aspell is not that easy, as the mode should also work under Windows. I've changed the error message - if it says "execvp" in the *ispell* buffer, it now says "could not start ispell".
