[Pidgin] #14817: Need installer update: ASpell Dictionaries: bad download URLs

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#14817: Need installer update: ASpell Dictionaries: bad download URLs
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 Reporter:  warp9pnt9  |        Owner:  rekkanoryo  
     Type:  defect     |       Status:  new         
Milestone:             |    Component:  unclassified
  Version:  2.10.0     |   Resolution:              
 Keywords:             |  
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Old description:

> Note: The version I am installing is pidgin-2.10.1-offline.exe, but I am
> not given the option to select that version 2.10.1 on this site at this
> time.
>
> Error message received when installing:
>
> Pidgin 2.10.1 Setup
>
> Error Installing Spellchecking
> (http://ftp.services.openoffice.org/pub/OpenOffice.org/contrib/dictionaries/en_US.zip).
> If retrying fails, manual installation instructions are at:
> http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/Installing%20Pidgin#manual_win32_spellcheck_installation
>
> Following the URL soup:
>
> 1) Site no longer responds to FTP or HTTP or even PING requests:
>
> http://ftp.services.openoffice.org/pub/
>
> 2) 1st option given on
> http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/Installing%20Pidgin#manual_win32_spellcheck_installation.
> This site clearly states that DictInstall is no longer being maintained,
> and is not available for download at OpenOffice.org anymore.  They refer
> you to the SourceForce page.
>
> http://ooodocs.sourceforge.net/dictinstall/
>
> 3) The SourceForge page we are sent to has very few dictionaries.
>
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/ooodocs/files/spell%20and%20hyph%20dictionaries/15012002/
>
> 4) The 2nd option given on
> http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/Installing%20Pidgin#manual_win32_spellcheck_installation.
> This site has an incomplete list of dictionaries, which are actually
> located at ftp.gnu.org, not aspell.net.
>
> http://aspell.net/win32/
>
> 5) Finally, we arrive at a more complete and somewhat maintained
> (guessing by timestamps) collection of dictionaries that can finally be
> downloaded.
>
> http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/aspell/dict/
>
> Conclusion:
>
> Pidgin should get dictionaries from ftp.gnu.org or a mirror.

New description:

 Note: The version I am installing is pidgin-2.10.1-offline.exe, but I am
 not given the option to select that version 2.10.1 on this site at this
 time.

 Error message received when installing:

 Pidgin 2.10.1 Setup

 Error Installing Spellchecking
 (http://ftp.services.openoffice.org/pub/OpenOffice.org/contrib/dictionaries/en_US.zip).
 If retrying fails, manual installation instructions are at:
 http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/Installing%20Pidgin#manual_win32_spellcheck_installation

 Following the URL soup:

 1) Site no longer responds to FTP or HTTP or even PING requests:

 http://ftp.services.openoffice.org/pub/

 2) 1st option given on
 http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/Installing%20Pidgin#manual_win32_spellcheck_installation.
 This site clearly states that DictInstall is no longer being maintained,
 and is not available for download at OpenOffice.org anymore.  They refer
 you to the SourceForce page.

 http://ooodocs.sourceforge.net/dictinstall/

 3) The SourceForge page we are sent to has very few dictionaries.

 http://sourceforge.net/projects/ooodocs/files/spell%20and%20hyph%20dictionaries/15012002/

 4) The 2nd option given on
 http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/Installing%20Pidgin#manual_win32_spellcheck_installation.
 This site has an incomplete list of dictionaries, which are actually
 located at ftp.gnu.org, not aspell.net.

 http://aspell.net/win32/

 5) Finally, we arrive at a more complete and somewhat maintained (guessing
 by timestamps) collection of dictionaries that can finally be downloaded.

 http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/aspell/w32/

 Conclusion:

 Pidgin should get dictionary EXEs from ftp.gnu.org or a mirror.

 Note that the source files in http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/aspell/dict/ need to
 be compiled to generate the *.dic and *.aff data files used by Pidgin.

 Also note: There seems to have been some ASpell development to a version
 0.51-1, 6.0-0, 7.0-0 and 7.1-0, not sure if a migration would be indicated
 at some point.

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Comment(by warp9pnt9):

 Corrected URL to binary data file.

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