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[gaim-migrate @ 16525] A bunch of little things * Use GAIM_CONNECTION_IS_VALID(gc) in a lot of places where we were doing g_list_find(gaim_connections_get_all(), gc) * Get rid of a lot of places where we were doing g_list_find(gaim_connections_get_all(), gc). The handle used by the request API ensures that the ok and cancel callback functions won't be called if the gc is destroyed. However, GAIM_CONNECTION_IS_VALID(gc) is still very important for callback functions where we can't cancel the request. For example, gaim_proxy_connect() callback functions. * "Added" a function to Yahoo! that should help us notice when our buddies change their buddy icon/display picture * Some comments in a few places * Changed GAIM_CONNECTION_IS_VALID(gc) to only look through the list of "all" connections and not the list of "connecting" connections. Some time ago we changed how this was done so that the list of "all" connections now includes the "connection" connections. committer: Tailor Script <[e-mail]>

This file describes how to compile and run gaim with dbus support.
Hopefully, most of the steps from point 3 will soon be automated.


1. Make sure you have the latest version (0.34) of the dbus library
   installed, including glib bindings.  

   http://www.freedesktop.org/Software/dbus


2. Compile gaim

   ./configure --enable-dbus
   make
   make install


3. Configure your dbus instalation for gaim

   A. Find your dbus session configuration file, usually

      /etc/dbus-1/session.conf

   B. In that file, find the <servicedir> section.  This section
      contains the directory that stores files describing services,
      usually

      /usr/share/dbus-1/services

   C. Copy src/dbus-gaim.service to that directory

   D. Edit the dbus-gaim.service file you've just copied, and replace
      the path in the "Exec=" line with the path to your gaim
      executable.


4. Start Session DBUS if you haven't done it already

   eval `dbus-launch --session`
   export DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS DBUS_SESSION_BUS_PID

   These commands will set the two above shell variables.  These
   variables must be set before running any dbus-aware programs.

Start gaim as usual.  To communicate with it, use "gaim-send".  When
you execute gaim-send, the dbus system will automatically start a gaim
process if one is not running already.