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Include 'internal.h' before all other headers to make some non-gcc compilers happy. This in particular impacts Solaris8, where the system headers set _FILE_OFFSET_BITS to 32, even when it's detected by the config scripts as 64. Refs #10523

For information on writing a plugin for Purple, Pidgin or Finch, go
http://developer.pidgin.im and click on API.  From there, see the
HOWTOs in the "Related Pages" section.

You can also generate this documentation locally by installing
doxygen and graphviz dot, then running "make docs" in the
source tree.  The documentation will be in the docs/html directory.