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[gaim-migrate @ 16115] Resolve some unused value CIDs. This changeset just removes dead code. jabber chat.c CID 180 CID 181 msn httpconn.c CID 179 msn.c CID 185 CID 186 notification.c CID 189 slp.c CID 183 CID 184 switchboard.c CID 178 sync.c CID 187 CID 188 user.c CID 182 novell novell.c CID 190 sametime sametime.c CID 214 CID 215 yahoo yahoo.c CID 200 CID 201 CID 202 yahoo_doodle.c CID 168 CID 169 yahoo_filexfer.c CID 170 CID 171 CID 172 committer: Tailor Script <[e-mail]>

Notes on keeping GAIM OS independant
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General
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- Use G_DIR_SEPARATOR_S and G_DIR_SEPARATOR for paths

- Use g_getenv, g_snprintf, g_vsnprintf

- Use gaim_home_dir instead of g_get_home_dir or g_getenv("HOME")

- Make sure when including win32dep.h that it is the last header to
  be included.

- Open binary files when reading or writing with 'b' mode.

  e.g: fopen("somefile", "wb");

  Not doing so will open files in windows using defaut translation mode. 
  i.e. newline -> <CR><LF>

Paths
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- DATADIR, LOCALEDIR & LIBDIR are defined in wingaim as functions.
  Doing the following will therefore break the windows build:

  printf("File in DATADIR is: %s\n", DATADIR G_DIR_SEPARATOR_S "pic.png");

  it should be:

  printf("File in DATADIR is: %s%s%s\n", DATADIR, G_DIR_SEPARATOR_S, "pic.png");

PLUGINS & PROTOS
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- G_MODULE_EXPORT all functions which are to be accessed from outside the
  scope of its "dll" or "so". (E.G. gaim_plugin_init)

- G_MODULE_IMPORT all global variables which are located outside your
  dynamic library. (E.G. connections)

  (Not doing this will cause "Memory Access Violations" in Win32)