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author Eric Warmenhoven <eric@warmenhoven.org>
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2 ========================
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3 Rob Flynn <rob@marko.net> IM: RobFlynn (currnet maintainer)
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4 Eric Warmenhoven <warmenhoven@yahoo.com> IM: EWarmenhoven (lead devel)
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5 Syd Logan - Super Hacker and Resident Designated Driver
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6 Jim Duchek <jimduchek@ou.edu> IM: Zilding (former maintainer)
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7 Mark Spencer <markster@marko.net>
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9 Gaim is an IM client that supports many protocols, including AIM, ICQ,
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10 MSN, IRC, and Jabber. Gaim is NOT endorsed by, nor affiliated with, AOL
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11 nor any other company in ANY way.
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13 * Build:
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15 ./configure ; make
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16 for the stock version. ./configure --help to see what option you can get.
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17 You need to use gmake, BSD make will not work.
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19 You need GTK 1.2.3. I don't wanna hear about it, if you can't get it to
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20 work under a lower version.
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22 Gaim will try to compile with Gnome features if you have Gnome on your
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23 system. If you don't have them, it will settle for simply GTK. If you
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24 don't want Gnome bits, ./configure --disable-gnome
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26 If you want to build as a GNOME applet:
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27 ./configure --enable-panel ; make
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28 then su to root and run "make install".
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29 Afterwards panel->Add applet->Network->Gaim should be there.
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31 * Run:
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33 type "./gaim"
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35 To use the other services (such as Yahoo and IRC) which are available as
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36 plugins:
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37 They are installed in $libdir/gaim, which usually is either /usr/lib/gaim
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38 or /usr/local/lib/gaim, and should have a somewhat descriptive name (e.g.
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39 libyahoo.so or irc.so). Load those plugins using the normal plugin dialog.
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40 Then in the account editor, add a new account; the Protocol option menu
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41 should now have another option for the protocol that you loaded. Then you
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42 can sign that account on.
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44 ICQ and Zephyr are currently the only two protocols that don't use the
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45 global proxy configuration; however, if you have the proxy set to use a
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46 SOCKS5 proxy, ICQ will use it. If the proxy options aren't robust enough
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47 for you there are several libraries that you can link gaim against.
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49 * Plugins:
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51 If you do not wish to enable the plugin support within Gaim, run the
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52 ./configure script with the --disable-plugins option and recompile your
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53 source code. This will prevent the ability to load plugins.
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55 'make install' puts the plugins in $PREFIX/lib/gaim (PREFIX being what you
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56 specified when you ./configure'd - it defaults to /usr/local). Gaim looks
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57 for the plugins in that directory by default, but they do not have to be
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58 there to use them. Also, plugins have a .so extension by default, though
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59 they do not have to.
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61 * Notes:
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63 This should now compile under Solaris, Digital Unix, Irix, etc w/o a
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64 problem.
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66 This compiles without warnings on Linux-x86 2.2.10 glibc2.1, GTK 1.2.3 system.
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67 If you get warnings on something else, let me know and I'll check it out.
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68 If you get errors, upgrade to the latest GTK-1.2 before bothering me.
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70 The resulting executable is standalone, so you can put it in /usr/bin or
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71 whatever.
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73 The panel (if you made an applet) requires certain things to be in certain
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74 places, but the Makefile/configure script should figure things out for you.
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76 Send me bug reports. The web page is http://gaim.sourceforge.net/and the ftp
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77 site is ftp://ftp.sourceforge.net/pub/sourceforge/gaim. We also have a
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78 sourceforge page at http://sourceforge.net/projects/gaim/
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80 Keep your eyes out for updates, and I'll try to keep the program maintained.
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81 Other contributors and patches are welcomed. Please read the FAQ first. You
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82 can come ask questions in #gaim on irc.openprojects.net.