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[gaim-migrate @ 89] I'll save time and just post the email :-) Summary of changes: * Misc malloc/free cleanups, use g_malloc more places and other small stuff (e.g. lineardata not being freed in the error case in sound.c) * Misc signed/unsigned cleanups (use size_t more often) * read() can return -1 at any point, check return values more rigorously (read_rv variables used for this) * In can_play_audio, stat requires a pointer to an allocated stat_buf (the address of an automatic variable) * escape_text needs a buffer at least 4 times the size of the text being passed in (not 2 times); I can force core dumps with lots of newlines otherwise * There's a debug statement in netscape_command (browser.c) that was printf("Hello%d\n"); with no int for the %d; I threw in a getppid(), but the statement should probably come out eventually. Thanks, G Sumner Hayes! committer: Tailor Script <[e-mail]>

gaim
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Rob Flynn <[e-mail]> IM: RobFlynn (currnet maintainer)
Jim Duchek <[e-mail]> IM: Zilding (former maintainer)
Mark Spencer <[e-mail]>

Build:

./configure ; make 
for the stock version.  ./configure --help to see what option you can get.

You need GTK 1.2.3.  I don't wanna hear about it, if you can't get it to
work under a lower version.

Run:

type "./gaim"

If you want to build as a GNOME applet:
./configure --enable-gnome ; make
then su to root and run "make install". 
Afterwards panel->Add applet->Network->Gaim should be there.

Notes:

This should now compile under Solaris, Digital Unix, Irix, etc w/o a
problem.
This compiles without warnings on Linux-x86 2.2.10 glibc2.1, GTK 1.2.3 system.
If you get warnings on something else, let me know and I'll check it out.
If you get errors, upgrade to the latest GTK-1.2 before bothering me.

The resulting executable is standalone, so you can put it in /usr/bin or
whatever.

The panel (if you made an applet) requires certain things to be in certain
places, but the Makefile/configure script should figure things out for you.

Send me bug reports.  The web page is http://www.marko.net/gaim and the ftp
site is ftp://ftp.marko.net/pub/gaim

Keep your eyes out for updates, and I'll try to keep the program maintained.
Other contributors and patches are welcomed.  Please read the FAQ first.