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psrivats

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Registered: 2010-03-21

Posts: 23

dictd error

I just installed dictd and I get this error message:

:E: Move "site" directive to section "global" of the configuration file!/etc/dict/dictd.conf:22: syntax error, unexpected $end
/etc/dict/dictd.conf:22: #LASTLINE
/etc/dict/dictd.conf:22:          ^
dictd (yyerror): parse error
parse error

Yesterday I updated my installation using pacman -Syu and I had to downgrade zlibs (since latex would not work). Does dictd depend on zlib? Anyone else see this error message?

Last edited by psrivats (2010-03-23 22:29:21)

evr

Arch Linux f@h Team Member

Registered: 2009-01-23

Posts: 554

Re: dictd error

yes, dictd depends on zlib (fyi pacman -Qi would show you the dependencies of an installed package)

sorry i don't know much more about the error though...

drostin77

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Registered: 2009-07-15

Posts: 45

Re: dictd error

psrivats,

  Did you resolve this? I'm running into the same problem.

[UPDATE]

$ dictd

gives an error

$ sudo /etc/rc.d/dictd

works fine

Last edited by drostin77 (2010-03-31 05:25:16)

psrivats

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Registered: 2010-03-21

Posts: 23

Re: dictd error

I haven't resolved this yet ... been busy with other work.

$ sudo /etc/rc.d/dictd works for me as well.

shariebeth

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From: South Florida

Registered: 2010-04-27

Posts: 77

Re: dictd error

I am having this problem too.
Dictd worked fine.
I did a system update -Syu
After, I get the same error message as the original poster.

Trying $ sudo /etc/rc.d/dictd gets me this:
Password:
usage: /etc/rc.d/dictd {start|stop|restart}

[Solved for me along with a huge case of embarrassment:]
Hmm after a conversation with a fellow dictd user, I found an interesting result:
$ dictd <word>    produces that error message.
$ dict <word>      works.

Mine seems to be fine, but maybe this will help somebody else who accidentally used the wrong command.

Last edited by shariebeth (2010-05-01 14:01:43)

dejy

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Registered: 2014-03-18

Posts: 67

Re: dictd error

I just installed and have the same problem. If anyone has gotten dictd to run would be glad to hear it - thanks.