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From: jmz@cabri.obs-besancon.fr (Jean-Marc Zucconi)
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In-Reply-To: <199501301556.IAA23121@seagull.rtd.com> (message from Don Yuniskis on Mon, 30 Jan 1995 08:56:17 -0700 (MST))
Subject: Re: ispell-3.01.13 and current
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>>>>> "Don" == Don Yuniskis <dgy@seagull.rtd.com> writes:

 >> ispell-3.1.13 and the latest ispell-3.1.18 are broken. This is why the
 >> version in ports is still at patchlevel 08. A workaround is to switch
 >> to the smaller "american.med" dictionary, but there is no solution if
 >> you want to build a dictionary from raw word lists for others
 >> languages.
 >> I'll ask (again) the ispell maintainer when this will be solved!

 > Actually, I believe 3.1.08 *also* suffers from a broken sed problem.
 > Could you elaborate on the nature of the bugs/problems you are aware
 > of?   Thx, --don

I think the problem is with the creation of affixes from dictionary,
in which sed is not involved:
	Collecting input.
	Finding flag marker.
	Generating roots and affixes.
	Expanding dictionary into EXPANDEDPAIRS.
	Creating list of legal roots/flags.
	Creating list of flags that participate in cross-products.
	Finding prefix and suffix flags.
	Creating awk script.
	Creating cross expansions (pass 0).
	Finding illegal cross expansions (pass 0).
	Creating cross expansions (pass 1).
	Finding illegal cross expansions (pass 1).
	Creating cross expansions (pass 2).
	Finding illegal cross expansions (pass 2).
	Creating cross expansions (pass 3).
	Finding illegal cross expansions (pass 3).
	Finding roots of cross expansions.

	Illegal affix flag character 'a'

	Illegal affix flag character 'a'

	Illegal affix flag character 'a'

	etc.

There is another buglet in the munchlist script (the 'SIGNED' variable
is incorect), which is fixed in the last version.

What exactly is the sed problem?

Jean-Marc.

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