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[gaim-migrate @ 15881] On Mon, 2006-03-13 at 15:10 -0500, Adil wrote: > Would it be `better' to not print an error message for the event > (because it is possible to have a chat-window for a disconnected > account), and popup a menu with disabled entries instead? This commit implements that. I've also removed some code duplication by having create_chat_menu() look up the prpl_info from the gc. Also, I think we should grey out the Send File menu item when a particular user doesn't have the ability to receive files, rather than not show it. It's more consistent with what we do elsewhere. I've made that change as well. 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.