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[gaim-migrate @ 13048] Modified configure.ac so that it rejects dbus builds with the dbus library older than 0.34 Added a simple object registration system to the dbus implementation so that it is possible to query object properties remotely (eg. give me property "name" of buddy with id = 5). committer: Tailor Script <tailor@pidgin.im>
author Piotr Zielinski <zielaj>
date Thu, 07 Jul 2005 15:43:48 +0000
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32 D. Edit the dbus-gaim.service file you've just copied, and replace 32 D. Edit the dbus-gaim.service file you've just copied, and replace
33 the path in the "Exec=" line with the path to your gaim 33 the path in the "Exec=" line with the path to your gaim
34 executable. 34 executable.
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36 36
37 4. Start DBUS if you haven't done it already 37 4. Start Session DBUS if you haven't done it already
38 38
39 eval `dbus-launch --session` 39 eval `dbus-launch --session`
40 export DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS DBUS_SESSION_BUS_PID 40 export DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS DBUS_SESSION_BUS_PID
41 41
42 These commands will set the two above shell variables. These 42 These commands will set the two above shell variables. These
43 variables must be set before running any dbus-aware programs. 43 variables must be set before running any dbus-aware programs.
44 44
45 Start gaim as usual. To communicate with it, use "gaim-send". When
46 you execute gaim-send, the dbus system will automatically start a gaim
47 process if one is not running already.
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46 Now you can start gaim as usual. A new program, gaim-client can be
47 used to issue commands to a running gaim process
48
49 gaim-client command1 command2 ...
50
51 At the moment there are only three commands: ping, quit, and connect.
52 When you execute gaim-client, the dbus system will automatically start
53 a gaim process if one is not running already.