Lingua::Ispell dictionary

[usrbinperl]

I am using the Lingua::Ispell module, but I need to use my own dictionary (and only my own) due to a limited number of words to check against. I am not sure how to build my own dictionary and what format the dictionary needs to be in.

I know that I need to include either the function 'use_dictionary' or 'use_personal_dictionary' but I don't which does what.

Any ideas or suggestions are greatly appreciated!

[extremely]

Reading the man pages would show you:

use_dictionary([dictionary])

Specifies what dictionary to use instead of the default. Dictionary names are actually file names, and are searched for according to the following rule: if the name does not contain a slash, it is looked for in the directory containing the default dictionary, typically /usr/local/lib. Otherwise, it is used as is: if it does not begin with a slash, it is construed from the current directory.

If no argument is given, the default dictionary will be used.

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[hossman]

Unless I'm mistaken, Lingua::Ispell is a wrapper arround the unix program ispell (Either that, or a re-implimentation)

As far as the difference between a personal dictionary and a regular dictionary, refer to the ispell documentation: man1 man5

It's not immediately obvious from most user level documentation how to make a new dictionary.... you'll have to get the source for ispell and use the buildhash & munchlist scripts. (Or if you want to make an I18N dictionary, take a look at buildict.pl)