Re: F36 Change: Hunspell Dictionary dir change (System-Wide Change proposal)

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On Wed, 29 Dec 2021 at 10:02, Ben Cotton <bcotton@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Hunspell_dictionary_dir_change
>
> == Summary ==
> Update Hunspell Dictionary system directory from /usr/share/myspell/
> to /usr/share/hunspell/
>
> == Owner ==
> * Name: [[User:vishalvvr| Vishal Vijayraghavan]]
> * Email: <vishalvvr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
> == Detailed Description ==
> In most of Linux distributions the standard Hunspell dictionary path
> is `/usr/share/hunspell/` but in Fedora still has
> `/usr/share/myspell/`. This effort is to follow default standard to
> install all Hunspell dictionary into `/usr/share/hunspell/` instead of
> `/usr/share/myspell/`.
>
>
> == Benefit to Fedora ==
> This will future proof Fedora to use the correct current location for
> hunspell spelling dictionaries.
>
> == Scope ==
> * Proposal owners:
> In total there are `135` packages which is to be updated. libreoffice
> & Firefox are the two main applications and rest are mostly language
> dictionary packages.
>
> * Other developers:
>
> * Policies and guidelines: N/A (not needed for this Change)
> * Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change)
> * Alignment with Objectives:
>
>
> == Upgrade/compatibility impact ==
>
>
> == How To Test ==
> 1. Check if default installed dictionary path is
> `/usr/share/hunspell/` instead of `/usr/share/myspell/`
>
> `$ hunspell -D` or `$ ls /usr/share/hunspell/`
>
> 2. Install any language dictionary and check if it getting installed
> into '/usr/share/hunspell/'
>
> `$ dnf install hunspell-hi`
>
> `$ hunspell -D`
>

If, as mentioned above, this will possibly affect applications such as
Firefox and LibreOffice, then those should also be tested as well.

>
> == User Experience ==
> User should not notice any difference: their applications should
> continue to work as expected after this directory migration.
>
> == Dependencies ==
>
>
> == Contingency Plan ==
>
> * Contingency mechanism: revert release back to /usr/share/myspell
> * Contingency deadline: Beta
> * Blocks release? No
>
> --
> Ben Cotton
> He / Him / His
> Fedora Program Manager
> Red Hat
> TZ=America/Indiana/Indianapolis

-- 
Elliott
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