Re: Enabling Flyspell mode gave an error

[jeep]

On Nov 5, 2:18 pm, jeep <jeepeter...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Nov 5, 9:46 am, Andreas Politz <poli...@fh-trier.de> wrote:
>
> > jeep wrote:
> > > On Nov 4, 10:37 am, jeep <jeepeter...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >> I am trying to enable flyspell mode and I'm having a problem. I'm
> > >> using GNU Emacs 22.3.1 on Windows XP and aspell. When I try to "M-x
> > >> flyspell-mode" in a buffer, I get the error message:
> > >>     Enabling Flyspell mode gave an error
> > >> (I've tried it in many different major modes including text,
> > >> Fundamental, Lisp...)
>
> > >> I don't see any other indication of what the problem could be. I can
> > >> us all the ispell commands (eg. I can M-$ to check the spelling of a
> > >> particular word). I originally thought that it might be a conflict
> > >> with all the configurations I've done, so I removed my _emacs file and
> > >> tried it from a base install and I eval'd this:
> > >>     (setq-default ispell-program-name "aspell")
>
> > >> Then I can M-$ to check the word, but I still cannot enable flyspell-
> > >> mode and it gives me the same error.
>
> <snip>
>
> > Enable debug-on-error via 'M-x toggle-debug-on-error', then start 
> > flyspell-mode
> > again and examine the error.
> > If that does not work, try edebug. Open the file where flyspell-mode is
> > defined. Reeval the function with 'C-u C-M-x' and again, start 
> > flyspell-mode.
> > Now you are in edebug-mode. Hit Space till you get the error. Press 'i' to
> > enable debugging of the called function after point.
>
> Thanks for helping me work through this:
> Okay, here's what I've done and the results:
> Enable debug-on-error, then start flyspell-mode
> -- The *Messages* buffer shows:
>         Loading flyspell...done
>         Enabling Flyspell mode gave an error
>
> edebug:
> I opened .../lisp/textmodes/flyspell.el, hit C-u C-M-x, then M-x
> flyspell-mode
> -- The *Messages* buffer shows:
>         Edebug: edebug-anon0
>         Enabling Flyspell mode gave an error
> Then I hit space (point is at: (require 'ispell) and this displays in
> mini-buffer and *Messages*:
>         Result: ispell
> Then I hit space again and point moves to the middle of the comments
> in the header of flyspell.el.
> Space again inserts a space
>
> When I run emacs --Q, the behavior above is identical. (Which makes
> sense to me since I've renamed my _emacs file... I'm glad to know
> about the -Q switch, though.)
>
> I don't know if this helps or hurts, but I downloaded a copy of
> Version 23, took the same steps as my original e-mail outlined and it
> works like a charm. Then I reverted back to 22.1 and it works, too. It
> is beginning to look like I'm fighting a bug in 22.3. (I would have
> tried 22.2, but didn't want to download it.) I even tried copying
> flyspell.el from 22.1 to 22.3 and deleting the elc file. It didn't
> work either. :(
>
> I'd like to stick to a stable version... any suggestions about where
> to go from here?
>
> Thanks,
> -JEEP

AHA! I found a second ispell.el in my load-path. I don't know how that
happened, but when I remove the file, flyspell-mode works for me!
Thanks for the help.

-JEEP