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(Slightly modified) patch from fqueze to avoid exceptions with newer win32 CRTs. I modified it to use g_return_val_if_reached() because we need to track down and fix the places where invalid fds are being used. Fixes #7608

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.