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#GCC

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#48316From: Lieven LemaSep 25, 1995 3:12 PM
Hi, I recently downloaded Ispell, and would like to make my own dictionary. I have GNU-GCC installed, but as I am not a programmer at all, just don't know where to start. Can anyone guide me through ? . – Lieven Lema
#48361From: StewartSep 29, 1995 1:45 AM
<<I recently downloaded Ispell, and would like to make my own dictionary. I have GNU-GCC installed, but as I am not a programmer at all, just don't know where to start. Can anyone guide me through ?>> If you don't know how to program then writing a dictionary in C could be a bit too much to start with. I can explain how to impement a dictionary if you like but be warned it isn't a job for someone who doen't know how to program. If you know how to program it is simple. Stew
#48362From: Greg Comeau@Comeau CmptgSep 29, 1995 5:41 AM
It seems to me that he was implying that Ispell was a dictionary, though it sounds like a spell check program, but anyway that he downloaded the source and wanted to get a binary of it somehow. Lieven, please elaborate!
#48365From: Lieven LemaSep 29, 1995 3:16 PM
Greg, you are right, I haven't been very clear asking away that question about Ispell, let me try to explain. I have the source and the binaries of Ispell, which is a spellchecker with an arexx port. The archive comes with an english dictionary. The source states that provided one can get hold of a list of words, a dictionary of one's choice can be compiled along. But…I tried recompiling it with DICE and that didn't work, the source probably relies heavily on the way gcc works. And that's where my cry for help comes in, how does one operate gcc, it is far from intuitive. A friend suggested to get hold of the utilities, apparantly a special shell is provided which should make things clearer. But if someone has suggestions, …please, don't hold back. . – Lieven Lema