From cf2d874f08022dc90bd13107b8e654ccc60bc6a9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nate Anderson <n8r@tuta.io>
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2025 00:08:26 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] test spell check

---
 .githooks/pre-commit | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++---------------
 flake.nix            |  6 ++++--
 2 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.githooks/pre-commit b/.githooks/pre-commit
index 3b913c3..c35105e 100755
--- a/.githooks/pre-commit
+++ b/.githooks/pre-commit
@@ -27,22 +27,29 @@ fi
 
 # Spell check
 if command -v aspell &> /dev/null; then
-    echo "Running spell check..."
-    MISSPELLED=0
-    for file in $STAGED_MD_FILES; do
-        # Extract text, strip markdown syntax, check spelling
-        ERRORS=$(cat "$file" | aspell list --mode=markdown --personal=./.aspell.personal 2>/dev/null | sort -u)
-        if [ ! -z "$ERRORS" ]; then
-            echo "⚠️  Possible misspellings in $file:"
-            echo "$ERRORS" | sed 's/^/    /'
-            MISSPELLED=1
+    # Check if aspell can find dictionaries
+    if ! aspell dump dicts 2>/dev/null | grep -q "en"; then
+        echo "⚠️  aspell found but no English dictionaries available"
+        echo "    Make sure ASPELL_CONF is set correctly in your direnv"
+        echo "    Skipping spell check"
+    else
+        echo "Running spell check..."
+        MISSPELLED=0
+        for file in $STAGED_MD_FILES; do
+            # Extract text, strip markdown syntax, check spelling
+            ERRORS=$(cat "$file" | aspell list --mode=markdown --personal=./.aspell.personal 2>/dev/null | sort -u)
+            if [ ! -z "$ERRORS" ]; then
+                echo "⚠️  Possible misspellings in $file:"
+                echo "$ERRORS" | sed 's/^/    /'
+                MISSPELLED=1
+            fi
+        done
+        if [ $MISSPELLED -eq 1 ]; then
+            echo ""
+            echo "Review spelling errors above. Add correct terms to .aspell.personal"
+            echo "Use 'git commit --no-verify' to skip if needed."
+            exit 1
         fi
-    done
-    if [ $MISSPELLED -eq 1 ]; then
-        echo ""
-        echo "Review spelling errors above. Add correct terms to .aspell.personal"
-        echo "Use 'git commit --no-verify' to skip if needed."
-        exit 1
     fi
 else
     echo "⚠️  aspell not found, skipping spell check"
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 5497b40..b81bc2e 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -23,13 +23,15 @@
           ];
 
           shellHook = ''
-            echo "Hugo development environment loaded"
-            echo "Hugo version: $(hugo version)"
+            # export ASPELL_CONF="dict-dir ${pkgs.aspellDicts.en}/lib/aspell"
+
             # Auto-install git hooks if not already installed
             if [ ! -L .git/hooks/pre-commit ]; then
               bash scripts/install_hooks.sh
             fi
+
             echo "Hugo development environment loaded"
+            echo "Hugo version: $(hugo version)"
           '';
         };
       }