Hi, msn-pecan is a "fork" of libpurple's MSN plug-in with a different development process, clear priorities, and plan forward. Considering I'm the main developer of both[1] libpurple's stock plugin, and msn-pecan, calling it a fork is a bit dubious, but whatever.
This release is almost completely concentrated on getting direct file transfers to work, and they do, pretty nicely. Not all the types of transfers are supported, but the important ones are, so most probably you wouldn't have any problems. Also featuring is a revamped Windows installer that looks much nicer, has uninstall option, and supports portable apps. Other than that it's mostly bugfixes. This will most likely be the last release candidate before 0.1 as all the features are ready, and only two bugs remain (which are pending feedback). Therefore this is also a good time to start the string freeze. I will wait a few weeks to see if there are any major bugs with -rc3, and if not, it's release time :) I want to thank all the bug reporters which have been an important part of this release, sending updated logs, trying out test branches, seding valgrind reports, and even bisecting. You rock! Issues fixed: 35 File transfers using direct connection 192 Crash after running a while: ab/pn_contactlist.c:456 197 Contact list not synchronized with MSN server 224 Not translated on Windows 180 Contact authorization happens multiple times 32 Cannot send/receive messages behind ISA proxy 114 Make win32 installer ask for Pidgin installation if not found 131 Uninstall option in Windows, etc. 230 pidgin crashes as soon as loging in a WLM account: pn_oim.c:468 234 No general API in libpurple to set your own server alias. The diffstat: Makefile | 50 ++++- ab/pn_contact.c | 42 ++++- ab/pn_contact.h | 4 + ab/pn_contactlist.c | 13 +- ab/pn_contactlist_priv.h | 2 +- cvr/pn_direct_conn.c | 531 +++++++++++++++------------------------------- cvr/pn_direct_conn.h | 28 ++- cvr/pn_msnobj.c | 13 ++ cvr/pn_msnobj.h | 3 + cvr/pn_peer_call.c | 4 - cvr/pn_peer_link.c | 42 +--- cvr/pn_peer_msg.c | 156 ++++++++------- io/pn_dc_conn.c | 256 ++++++++++++++++++++++ io/pn_dc_conn.h | 39 ++++ io/pn_http_server.c | 16 ++- io/pn_node.c | 22 +- io/pn_node_private.h | 1 + io/pn_parser.c | 4 +- io/pn_ssl_conn.c | 2 +- msn.c | 38 +++- nexus.c | 6 +- notification.c | 22 +-- pn_dp_manager.c | 22 +-- pn_dp_manager.h | 2 +- pn_oim.c | 2 +- session.c | 27 +++ switchboard.c | 2 +- win32/installer.nsi | 113 +++++++--- win32/resource.rc | 4 +- 29 files changed, 867 insertions(+), 599 deletions(-) Download from the usual place: http://code.google.com/p/msn-pecan/downloads And here's the shortlog Felipe Contreras (78): oim: fix trivial warning peer-msg: fix typo ns: remove CVR0 Trivial conn->session cleanups peer-call: remove unused stuff node: remove unused stuff directconn: generic cleanups Add initial dc_conn io object io/dc: add write_impl io/dc: add read_impl directconn: remove old implementation directconn: use new implementation directconn: fix for !GIO directconn: add new process_chunk() io/dc: add parse_impl peer-link: fix directconn reutilization contact: set contact's personal message correctly build: trivial reorganization for static extension build: fix static build plugin: follow set_alias() recommendation Reorganize contact dp update dp-manager: trivial cleanup contact: a bit more debug logging Reorganize set_object stuff msnobj: add new equal() function contact: avoid extra dp updates build: simplify pretty print nexus: trivial disconnect check Fix defered group move ns: fix defered group move contaclist: add a bit more debugging for group move contactlist: add todo item http: check for correct proxy type Trivial cleanups parser: properly mark end of string peer-link: remove unused code peer-msg: improve dc invite directconn: check for connection errors io/dc: trivial reorganization peer-link: reorganize a bit dc initial call peer-link: fix dc sending node: make channel setup overridable io/dc: override channel_setup io/dc: improve write_impl() directconn: add async_write() skeleton directconn: support delayed writes directconn: issue msg ack Cleanup dc initial call stuff directconn: keep nonce until got_nonce() directconn: avoid extra steps in send_msg() peer-msg: reorganize got_transresp() peer-msg: refactor got_transresp() peer-msg: reorganize 'listening' check peer-msg: separate address parsing peer-msg: parse also external addresses directconn: add new addrs queue directconn: new add_addr() directconn: new start() peer-msg: use new dc API directconn: keep trying all addrs session: check for pending swboards win32: cleanup installer win32: simplify dll name win32: add uninstaller win32: improve uninstaller win32: add to uninstall registry win32: remove pidgindir win32: reorganize to allow manual dir selection win32: use better icons win32: use newer mui build: generate locales separately win32: fix locale stuff build: improve install_locales target build: trivial locale cleanup build: add update_locales target build: add win32_install target win32: use files from win32 target win32: trivial improvements [1] http://felipec.wordpress.com/2009/08/05/who-wrote-pidgins-msn-not-who-you-think/ -- Felipe Contreras
