Package: spell
Version: 1.0-12
Severity: minor
This does not work:
echo hello >dummy; echo hello >dummy2; spell -d dummy dummy2
it yields:
spell: option argument not given
This is because of a now forgotten change in getopt_long().
Also, the '-d/--dictionary' option is misleading, since it does not
refer to an actual dictionary, but a wordlist. I propose a '-D'
option to specify an ispell dictionary, while not touching '-d', as I
don't want to break backwards compatibility. (And in some true spell
implementations, '-d' is also used for specifying a wordlist.)
I believe I sent you this proposed patch quite some time ago, but I
never submitted it to the BTS...
diff -Naur spell-1.0/debian/spell.1 spell-1.0.fixed/debian/spell.1
--- spell-1.0/debian/spell.1 2005-02-28 15:02:15.000000000 +0100
+++ spell-1.0.fixed/debian/spell.1 2003-12-04 11:50:30.000000000 +0100
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
.B \-i, \-\-ispell=PROGRAM
Calls PROGRAM as Ispell.
.TP
+.B \-D, \-\-ispell-dictionary=DICTIONARY
+Use the named DICTIONARY to look up words.
+.TP
.B \-l, \-\-all-chains
Ignored; for compatibility.
.TP
diff -Naur spell-1.0/spell.c spell-1.0.fixed/spell.c
--- spell-1.0/spell.c 1996-04-10 06:41:09.000000000 +0200
+++ spell-1.0.fixed/spell.c 2003-12-04 11:41:28.000000000 +0100
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@
{"ispell", required_argument, NULL, 'i'},
{"ispell-version", no_argument, NULL, 'I'},
{"number", no_argument, NULL, 'n'},
+ {"ispell-dictionary", required_argument, NULL, 'D'},
{"print-file-name", no_argument, NULL, 'o'},
{"print-stems", no_argument, NULL, 'x'},
{"stop-list", required_argument, NULL, 's'},
@@ -130,9 +131,12 @@
/* Ispell's location. */
char *ispell_prog = NULL;
-/* Dictionary to use. Just use the default if NULL. */
+/* Personal dictionary to use. Just use the default if NULL. */
char *dictionary = NULL;
+/* Ispell dictionary to use via ispell's -d argument */
+char *idict = NULL;
+
/* Display Ispell's version (--ispell-version, -I). */
int show_ispell_version = 0;
@@ -171,7 +175,7 @@
/* Option processing loop. */
while (1)
{
- opt = getopt_long (argc, argv, "IVbdhilnosvx", long_options,
+ opt = getopt_long (argc, argv, "IVbd:D:hi:lnos:vx", long_options,
(int *) 0);
if (opt == EOF)
@@ -192,7 +196,7 @@
if (optarg != NULL)
dictionary = xstrdup (optarg);
else
- error (0, 0, "option argument not given");
+ error (0, 0, "option argument not given to -d");
break;
case 'h':
show_help = 1;
@@ -201,7 +205,7 @@
if (optarg != NULL)
ispell_prog = xstrdup (optarg);
else
- error (0, 0, "option argument not given");
+ error (0, 0, "option argument not given to -i");
break;
case 'l':
break;
@@ -211,6 +215,12 @@
case 'o':
print_file_names = 1;
break;
+ case 'D':
+ if (optarg !=NULL)
+ idict = xstrdup (optarg);
+ else
+ error (0, 0, "option argument not given to -D");
+ break;
case 's':
break;
case 'v':
@@ -242,18 +252,19 @@
{
printf ("Usage: %s [OPTION]... [FILE]...\n", program_name);
fputs ("This is GNU Spell, a Unix spell emulator.\n\n"
- " -I, --ispell-version\t\tPrint Ispell's version.\n"
- " -V, --version\t\t\tPrint the version number.\n"
- " -b, --british\t\t\tUse the British dictionary.\n"
- " -d, --dictionary=FILE\t\tUse FILE to look up words.\n"
- " -h, --help\t\t\tPrint a summary of the options.\n"
- " -i, --ispell=PROGRAM\t\tCalls PROGRAM as Ispell.\n"
- " -l, --all-chains\t\tIgnored; for compatibility.\n"
- " -n, --number\t\t\tPrint line numbers before lines.\n"
- " -o, --print-file-name\t\tPrint file names before lines.\n"
- " -s, --stop-list=FILE\t\tIgnored; for compatibility.\n"
- " -v, --verbose\t\t\tPrint words not literally found.\n"
- " -x, --print-stems\t\tIgnored; for compatibility.\n\n"
+ " -I, --ispell-version\t\t\tPrint Ispell's version.\n"
+ " -V, --version\t\t\t\tPrint the version number.\n"
+ " -b, --british\t\t\t\tUse the British dictionary.\n"
+ " -d, --dictionary=FILE\t\t\tUse FILE to look up words.\n"
+ " -h, --help\t\t\t\tPrint a summary of the options.\n"
+ " -i, --ispell=PROGRAM\t\t\tCalls PROGRAM as Ispell.\n"
+ " -l, --all-chains\t\t\tIgnored; for compatibility.\n"
+ " -n, --number\t\t\t\tPrint line numbers before lines.\n"
+ " -o, --print-file-name\t\t\tPrint file names before lines.\n"
+ " -D, --ispell-dictionary=DICTIONARY\tUse DICTIONARY to look up
words.\n"
+ " -s, --stop-list=FILE\t\t\tIgnored; for compatibility.\n"
+ " -v, --verbose\t\t\t\tPrint words not literally found.\n"
+ " -x, --print-stems\t\t\tIgnored; for compatibility.\n\n"
"Please use Info to read more (type `info spell').\n", stderr);
exit (EXIT_SUCCESS);
}
@@ -625,6 +636,11 @@
if (dup2 (the_pipe->cerr, STDERR_FILENO) != STDERR_FILENO)
error (EXIT_FAILURE, errno, "error duping to stderr");
+ if (idict != NULL)
+ if (execl (ispell_prog, "ispell", "-a", "-d", idict, NULL)
+ < 0)
+ error (EXIT_FAILURE, errno, "error executing %s", ispell_prog);
+
if (dictionary != NULL)
if (execl (ispell_prog, "ispell", "-a", "-p", dictionary, NULL)
< 0)
diff -Naur spell-1.0/spell.info spell-1.0.fixed/spell.info
--- spell-1.0/spell.info 2005-02-28 15:02:15.000000000 +0100
+++ spell-1.0.fixed/spell.info 2003-12-04 11:54:53.000000000 +0100
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-This is spell.info, produced by makeinfo version 4.2 from ./spell.texi.
+This is spell.info, produced by makeinfo version 4.6 from ./spell.texi.
This file documents GNU Spell, a clone of Unix `spell'.
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@
Overview
********
- GNU Spell is a spell checking program which prints each misspelled
-word on a line of its own. It is designed as a clone of the standard
-Unix `spell' program, and implemented as a wrapper for Ispell. Spell
+GNU Spell is a spell checking program which prints each misspelled word
+on a line of its own. It is designed as a clone of the standard Unix
+`spell' program, and implemented as a wrapper for Ispell. Spell
accepts as its arguments a list of files to read from. Within that
list, the magical file name `-' causes Spell to read from standard
input. In addition, when called with no file name arguments, Spell
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
Invoking Spell
**************
- The format for running GNU Spell is:
+The format for running GNU Spell is:
spell [OPTION]... [FILE]...
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
`--dictionary=FILE'
`-d FILE'
- Use the named dictionary.
+ Use the named file as a personal dictionary.
`--help'
`-h'
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@
Print the line number of each misspelled word along with the word
itself.
+`--ispell-dictionary=DICTIONARY'
+`-D DICTIONARY'
+ Use the named Ispell dictionary.
+
`--print-file-name'
`-o'
Print the file name which contained the misspelled words on each
@@ -113,14 +117,15 @@
`-x'
Ignored; for compatibility.
+
File: spell.info, Node: Example, Next: Problems, Prev: Invoking Spell, Up:
Top
Example
*******
- Using GNU Spell is quite simple. Here's an example, which you can
-try when in the directory of Spell's source code.
+Using GNU Spell is quite simple. Here's an example, which you can try
+when in the directory of Spell's source code.
$ spell --print-file-name --number sample
sample:1: Tihs
@@ -149,7 +154,7 @@
Problems
********
- If you find a bug in GNU Spell, or have any questions, comments, or
+If you find a bug in GNU Spell, or have any questions, comments, or
suggestions about it, please send electronic mail to
[EMAIL PROTECTED]'. When sending bug reports, include the
version number, which you can find by running `spell --version'. Also
@@ -184,9 +189,9 @@
Tag Table:
Node: Top847
Node: Overview1221
-Node: Invoking Spell2021
-Node: Example3225
-Node: Problems4027
-Node: Concept Index4680
+Node: Invoking Spell2018
+Node: Example3327
+Node: Problems4126
+Node: Concept Index4776
End Tag Table
diff -Naur spell-1.0/spell.texi spell-1.0.fixed/spell.texi
--- spell-1.0/spell.texi 1996-04-10 06:20:14.000000000 +0200
+++ spell-1.0.fixed/spell.texi 2003-12-04 11:37:12.000000000 +0100
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
@item [EMAIL PROTECTED]
@itemx -d @var{file}
-Use the named dictionary.
+Use the named file as a personal dictionary.
@item --help
@itemx -h
@@ -144,6 +144,10 @@
Print the line number of each misspelled word along with the word
itself.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] -D @var{dictionary}
+Use the named Ispell dictionary.
+
@item --print-file-name
@itemx -o
Print the file name which contained the misspelled words on each line
