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committer: Tailor Script <tailor@pidgin.im>
author | Eric Warmenhoven <eric@warmenhoven.org> |
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date | Fri, 01 Jun 2001 02:54:39 +0000 |
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2 ======================== | |
1670 | 3 Rob Flynn <rob@marko.net> IM: RobFlynn (currnet maintainer) |
163 | 4 Eric Warmenhoven <warmenhoven@yahoo.com> IM: EWarmenhoven (Gnome Boy :)) |
5 Syd Logan - Super Hacker and Resident Designated Driver | |
0 | 6 Jim Duchek <jimduchek@ou.edu> IM: Zilding (former maintainer) |
7 Mark Spencer <markster@marko.net> | |
8 | |
9 Build: | |
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11 ./configure ; make | |
12 for the stock version. ./configure --help to see what option you can get. | |
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13 You need to use gmake, BSD make will not work. |
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15 You need GTK 1.2.3. I don't wanna hear about it, if you can't get it to | |
16 work under a lower version. | |
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18 Gaim will try to compile with Gnome features if you have Gnome on your |
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19 system. If you don't have them, it will settle for simply GTK. If you |
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20 don't want Gnome bits, ./configure --disable-gnome |
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22 If you want to build as a GNOME applet: |
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23 ./configure --enable-panel ; make |
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24 then su to root and run "make install". |
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25 Afterwards panel->Add applet->Network->Gaim should be there. |
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0 | 27 Run: |
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29 type "./gaim" | |
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31 To use the other services (such as Yahoo and IRC) which are available as |
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32 plugins: |
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33 They are installed in $libdir/gaim, which usually is either /usr/lib/gaim |
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34 or /usr/local/lib/gaim, and should have a somewhat descriptive name (e.g. |
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35 libyahoo.so or irc.so). Load those plugins using the normal plugin dialog. |
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36 Then in the account editor, add a new account; the Protocol option menu |
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37 should now have another option for the protocol that you loaded. Then you |
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38 can sign that account on. |
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40 ICQ and Zephyr are currently the only two protocols that don't use the |
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41 global proxy configuration; however, if you have the proxy set to use a |
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42 SOCKS5 proxy, ICQ will use it. If the proxy options aren't robust enough |
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43 for you there are several libraries that you can link gaim against. |
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45 Notes: | |
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47 This should now compile under Solaris, Digital Unix, Irix, etc w/o a | |
48 problem. | |
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0 | 50 This compiles without warnings on Linux-x86 2.2.10 glibc2.1, GTK 1.2.3 system. |
51 If you get warnings on something else, let me know and I'll check it out. | |
52 If you get errors, upgrade to the latest GTK-1.2 before bothering me. | |
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54 The resulting executable is standalone, so you can put it in /usr/bin or | |
55 whatever. | |
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39 | 57 The panel (if you made an applet) requires certain things to be in certain |
78 | 58 places, but the Makefile/configure script should figure things out for you. |
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60 Send me bug reports. The web page is http://gaim.sourceforge.net/and the ftp |
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61 site is ftp://ftp.sourceforge.net/pub/sourceforge/gaim. We also have a |
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62 sourceforge page at http://sourceforge.net/projects/gaim/ |
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64 Keep your eyes out for updates, and I'll try to keep the program maintained. | |
65 Other contributors and patches are welcomed. Please read the FAQ first. | |
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