RE: [Aspell-user] newbie-how do I install the program

[Frank Buzin]

> From: "Gary Setter" <address@hidden>
> To: <address@hidden>
> CC: "aspell-user" <address@hidden>
> Subject: RE: [Aspell-user] newbie-how do I install the program
> Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 17:52:51 -0500
> ...
> Hi Frank,
> I'm sorry, I should have including in my notes how to get a free
> (as in beer) c++ compiler. You may use Borland's BCB5.5 command
> line tools. You do have to adjust the config files and run make,
> but I'm sure most users will be able to handle it.
>
> Here is the link to the compiler.
> http://www.borland.com/downloads/download_cbuilder.html you want
> the 5.5 compiler. You will need to register as a new user.
> ... <snip>

Thanks. I personally have C++Builder (as well as MSVC 6 and 7, Mingw GCC, 
etc...) but I'm sure that it will be useful to many.

> I hope that the next version of aspell is platform independent
> and we can start distributing binaries.
> Regards,
> Gary Setter

This is the part that makes no sense... even if the source is not platform 
independent now, you have a Win32 binary... why not make it available... 
with the notice that it was modified to compile.... you are already 
providing the source.

Frank