(ispell-check-version): Signal an error if aspell version is less than 0.60.

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/textmodes/ispell.el b/lisp/textmodes/ispell.el
index 8bd8ed2d692..acd27d69c46 100644
--- a/lisp/textmodes/ispell.el
+++ b/lisp/textmodes/ispell.el
@@ -814,7 +814,10 @@ Otherwise returns the library directory name, if that is defined."
         (goto-char (point-min))
         (let (case-fold-search)
           (setq ispell-really-aspell
-                (and (search-forward "(but really Aspell " nil t) t))))
+                (and (search-forward-regexp "(but really Aspell \\(.*\\))" nil t)
+                     (if (version< (match-string 1) "0.60")
+                         (error "aspell version 0.60 or greater is required")
+                       t)))))
       (kill-buffer (current-buffer)))
     result))