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Adjust the NLA code to prevent hang on exit for Windows XP and Windows Vista. The crux of the issue is this: WSANPIoctl() waits for a network state change and apparently WSACleanup() waits for the ioctl to return before cleaning up. That function is triggered initially 30 seconds after the first initialization of Pidgin, which is why Pidgin can exit properly in the first 30 seconds of execution. committer: John Bailey <[e-mail]>

For information on writing a plugin for Purple, Pidgin or Finch, go
http://developer.pidgin.im and click on API.  From there, see the HOWTOs in the
"Related Pages" section.

You can also generate this documentation locally by installing
doxygen and graphviz dot, then running "make docs" in the
source tree.  The documentation will be in the docs/html directory.