Hi, On Wed, 31 Aug 2011 01:31:48 -0400 "we are the JOE" <purple-dissyn...@snkmail.com> wrote:
> > > > So I got tired of waiting for the ubuntu PPA for pidgin to be updated > > from 2.9.0 to 2.10.0 (advertised as being behind a couple days -- > > more like a couple weeks at this point) and decided to compile from > > source. (Running ubuntu 10.04)... After installing a dozen or more > > prerequisite packages as ./configure demanded them one at a time, i > > got make && sudo make install to run without any fatal errors. > > > > However, when running Pidgin now, About displays version 2.10.0, but > > libpurple version 2.9.0, and a number of included plugins which have > > their version listed as 2.10.0 will not run as a result -- a number of > > which I was actually using... > > > > > Fixed my own problem. If you're having the same problem and have the > same system setup, try this: > sudo cp /usr/local/lib/libpurple* /usr/lib > It is generally a bad idea to temper with the files directly under /usr/lib, because these are managed by the package manager. Instead, you could set LD_LIBRARY_PATH or something like that, and/or install pidgin using «./configure --prefix=/opt/pidgin» (a path of its own). Regards, Shlomi Fish > [ You will have to re-enable any plugins that were disabled, but their > settings should be intact. ] > > _______________________________________________ > Support@pidgin.im mailing list > Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: > http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ Understand what Open Source is - http://shlom.in/oss-fs If his programming is anything like his philosophising, he would find ten imaginary bugs in the “Hello World” program. Please reply to list if it's a mailing list post - http://shlom.in/reply . _______________________________________________ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support