fixed company-ispell bug by using grep instead of look

redguardtoo · Jul 24, 2023 · 4760138 · 4760138
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diff --git a/lisp/init-company.el b/lisp/init-company.el
@@ -140,6 +140,12 @@ In that case, insert the number."
     (push 'company-ispell company-backends)
     (message "company-ispell enabled!"))))
 
+(with-eval-after-load 'ispell
+  ;; "look" is not reliable, use "grep" instead.
+  ;; For example, Linux CLI "/usr/bin/look -df Monday /usr/share/dict/words"
+  ;; returns nothing on my Debian Linux testing version.
+  (setq ispell-look-p nil))
+
 (defun my-company-ispell-setup ()
   ;; @see https://github.com/company-mode/company-mode/issues/50
   (when (boundp 'company-backends)