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Date:      Thu, 7 Aug 1997 09:21:45 +0000 (GMT)
From:      "Steven G. Kargl" <kargl@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
To:        jonz@netrail.net (Jonathan A. Zdziarski)
Cc:        freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: ispell port is evil
Message-ID:  <199708070921.JAA14149@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970807091533.21633I-100000@netrail.net> from "Jonathan A. Zdziarski" at "Aug 7, 97 09:15:52 am"

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According to Jonathan A. Zdziarski:
> While I agree ispell is evil, I haven't had any problems getting it to
> work fine with all my other stuff...pine, vi,...
> 
> On Wed, 6 Aug 1997, Steven G. Kargl wrote:
> 
> :Just built ispell from ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports-current tree.
> :
> :For some stupid reason, the ispell port has a dependence on emacs.
> :
> :I do not want emacs on my system.  Ispell is a spell checking utility.
> :Ispell does not need to be invoked from emacs.
> :
> :-- 

I said the port was evil.  Ispell, itself is fine.

Steve



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