Bug#2605: 1233,#1793 (ifrench doesn't work...)

[Erick Branderhorst <branderhorst@fgg.eur.nl>]

>
> Package: ifrench
> Version: ifrench-1.0-3.deb
>
> I keep having the problem described for both ifrench (#1233) and igerman
> (#1793):
>
> $ ispell -d french gary.fr.iso.txt
> Illegal format hash table /usr/lib/ispell/french.hash - expected magic2 0x9602, got 0xc9
>
> Indeed, the french.hash table looks 7bit'ish ("E'" etc instead the 8 bit
> counterpart). So I suspect the problem lies there, although ispell later
> version (I have International Ispell Version 3.1.18 01/14/95, from
> ispell-3.1.18-2.deb package) should be able to still work with older tables.
>
> Where can I find newer 8bit hash tables?
don't know, but there should be some 7bit to 8bit converters being available
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Erick Branderhorst@heel.fgg.eur.nl +31-10-4635142
Department of General Surgery (Intensive Care) University Hospital Rotterdam NL