[Aspell-user] Imaginary aspell.conf?

[A***@lse.ac.uk]

Aspell seems to be using an imaginary aspell.conf. I've edited, deleted, and created aspell.conf files everywhere they're supposed to be, I've used find in a terminal to make sure there aren't any hidden ones, and aspell dump config still seems to be using a conf file that's not any of them. Even when I've deleted all the conf files I can find, it reports the default conf when I use dump. Is there any way of finding what file it's actually using?

This came about because I wanted to change the default language to British English, I use it with Lyx on a Mac. Whatever changes I made, didn't show up, and so I started looking for the files, installing and uninstalling, etc. I've done it manually, I've done it through MacPorts. Always the same config whatever I change or delete. The only conf file now should be one I created manually using pico at /usr/local/etc/aspell.conf, it contains precisely two lines about the default dictionary to use. But like I said, when I dump the config, it's the default pages of comments and examples. I've spent a good two days on it now! I've obviously done something weird. Or stupid.

Adam.

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[Kevin Atkinson]

Post by A***@lse.ac.uk
Aspell seems to be using an imaginary aspell.conf. I've edited, deleted,
and created aspell.conf files everywhere they're supposed to be, I've
used find in a terminal to make sure there aren't any hidden ones, and
aspell dump config still seems to be using a conf file that's not any of
them. Even when I've deleted all the conf files I can find, it reports
the default conf when I use dump. Is there any way of finding what file
it's actually using?

Can you please send me the output of "aspell dump config" both with and
without the aspell.conf.