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  well as the perl and tcl loader plugins are written in C.

 @section getting_started Getting Started
  To develop a plugin you need to have the Gaim source code.  It is generally a
  good idea to compile against the same version of Gaim that you are running.
  You may also want to develop against CVS.  While we do NOT recomend this for
  normal users, it makes sense for plugin developers to use CVS to ensure their
  plugins works with the most recent changes in Gaim.  A lot tends to
  change between versions and it's much easier to fix your plugin as things
  change rather than waiting until the release.  But please do not abuse CVS.
  Gaim puts a lot of strain on Source Forge's servers, and we do not need to
  add anymore to it.

  If you choose not to head my warnings and develop against a version of Gaim
  that is different from what you're running, then your Gaim source must at
  the very least be configured.  Note that just running configure will

	VERSION,

	"Hello World Plugin",
	"Hello World Plugin",
	NULL,
	GAIM_WEBSITE,

	plugin_load,
	NULL,
	NULL,

                                     ui where, if at all, to display this.
                                   */
	NULL,                         /* This is where you can put your name and
                                     email address.  (You are the author right?)
                                   */
	GAIM_WEBSITE,                 /* This is the website for the plugin.  This
                                     is helpful if users find bugs in your
                                     plugin so they can help to bring them to
                                     your attention.
                                   */

20389:e354528c4163

  well as the perl and tcl loader plugins are written in C.

 @section getting_started Getting Started
  To develop a plugin you need to have the Gaim source code.  It is generally a
  good idea to compile against the same version of Gaim that you are running.
  You may also want to develop against SVN.  While we do NOT recomend this for
  normal users, it makes sense for plugin developers to use SVN to ensure their
  plugins works with the most recent changes in Gaim.  A lot tends to
  change between versions and it's much easier to fix your plugin as things
  change rather than waiting until the release.  But please do not abuse SVN.
  Gaim puts a lot of strain on SourceForge's servers, and we do not need to
  add anymore to it.

  If you choose not to head my warnings and develop against a version of Gaim
  that is different from what you're running, then your Gaim source must at
  the very least be configured.  Note that just running configure will

	VERSION,

	"Hello World Plugin",
	"Hello World Plugin",
	NULL,
	"http://www.helloworld.tld",

	plugin_load,
	NULL,
	NULL,

                                     ui where, if at all, to display this.
                                   */
	NULL,                         /* This is where you can put your name and
                                     email address.  (You are the author right?)
                                   */
	"http://www.helloworld.tld",  /* This is the website for the plugin.  This
                                     is helpful if users find bugs in your
                                     plugin so they can help to bring them to
                                     your attention.
                                   */