On Tue, Nov 11, 2003 at 12:40:45AM -0800, Ling Li wrote: > I am confused with the --with-pspell option in LyX configure. Without > --with-pspell, LyX 1.3.3 can still check spelling; With --with-pspell, > the Edit->Preferences->Lang Opts->Spell command still contains only > ispell and aspell. What does --with-pspell bring to us?
If you have certain versions of pspell or aspell installed, then lyx will detect the library version and use that instead of running the program. Check config.log to see if it was found. 1.4.0cvs corrects the UI error in the dialog - it is listed as "aspell (library)" if it is found and chosen. > In Fedora Core release 1, pspell is replaced with aspell. Though > --with-pspell seems still a valid option (it compiled), shall it still > be used in Fedora Core 1? LyX 1.4cvs also provides --with-aspell. Do you > suggest that --with-aspell should be preferred against pspell? aspell is better ... > appreciate if you can make short comments on them, since I got very > confused even after a bit of internet search. Thank you! I'm not surprised, the spellchecker situation is a nightmare, I can't even remember many of the details myself. But the basic idea is that we prefer to use a library version if it is available. regards john -- Khendon's Law: If the same point is made twice by the same person, the thread is over.
