It seems that purple-url-handler requires an existing IRC account in Pidgin for the server, and if one doesn't exist it fails with an error message or, in current versions, silently.
-- Failed to open a irc address using purple-url-handler https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/139191 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
