annotate README.dbus @ 14089:10e8eb6a4910

[gaim-migrate @ 16712] Pretty large commit here. Basically I got sick of having to verify that gc is still valid on all the callback functions for gaim_proxy_connect(). The fix for this for gaim_proxy_connect() to return something that allows the connection attempt to be canceled. It's not quite there yet, but this is a good first step. I changed gaim_proxy_connect() to return a reference to a new GaimProxyConnectInfo (this used to be called PHB). Eventually this can be passed to a function that'll cancel the connection attempt. I also decided to add an error_cb instead of using connect_cb and passing a file descriptor of -1. And proxy.c will also pass an error message to callers which should explain the reason that the connection attempt failed. Oh, and proxy.c now never calls gaim_connection_error() 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.