[Pidgin] #7853: PHP/Pidgin Aspell conflict causing crash on start up

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#7853: PHP/Pidgin Aspell conflict causing crash on start up
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 Reporter:  BoneBreaker  |        Owner:  lschiere    
     Type:  defect       |       Status:  closed      
Milestone:               |    Component:  unclassified
  Version:  2.5.3        |   Resolution:  duplicate   
 Keywords:  PHP Aspell   |  
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Comment(by datallah):

 There are a number of issues with your assumptions.

 Firstly, we just run an external installer, so we don't know where the
 version installed through our installer (if there is one) actually goes;
 we use a registry lookup to try to find the right Aspell path - the php
 installer appears to be rudely updating said registry key to point to
 their incompatible version.

 The aspell dll doesn't contain versioning information (even if it did, the
 php version appears to be the same version based on the dll naming).

 Sure, we could add some ugly hacks to try to recognize a specific binary
 and such, but the fundamental problem is that php is replacing the
 standard aspell dll with an incompatible one and screwing up the registry
 key.

 Please file a ticket with the php distribution you're using.

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/7853#comment:7>
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