Hi folks! I downloaded and installed the .tar from this site. I ran ./configure>make>make install but every time I attempt to start pidgin, I get this error: bigboss@bigboss-desktop:~$ pidgin -d (12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/pidgin/timestamp.so (12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/pidgin/xmppconsole.so (12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/pidgin/pidginrc.so (12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/pidgin/convcolors.so (12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/pidgin/gestures.so (12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/pidgin/iconaway.so (12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/pidgin/history.so (12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/pidgin/spellchk.so (12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/pidgin/notify.so (12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/pidgin/ticker.so (12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/pidgin/extplacement.so (12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/pidgin/relnot.so (12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/pidgin/gtkbuddynote.so (12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/pidgin/timestamp_format.so (12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/pidgin/markerline.so (12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/libqq.so (12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/libgg.so (12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/libjabber.so (12:04:03) plugins: /usr/local/lib/purple-2/libjabber.so is not usable because the 'purple_init_plugin' symbol could not be found. Does the plugin call the PURPLE_INIT_PLUGIN() macro? (12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/ssl.so (12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/libicq.so (12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/ssl-nss.so (12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/statenotify.so (12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/ssl-gnutls.so (12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/libnovell.so (12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/libzephyr.so (12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/log_reader.so (12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/offlinemsg.so (12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/liboscar.so (12:04:03) plugins: /usr/local/lib/purple-2/liboscar.so is not usable because the 'purple_init_plugin' symbol could not be found. Does the plugin call the PURPLE_INIT_PLUGIN() macro? (12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/psychic.so (12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/libmsn.so (12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/libsimple.so (12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/autoaccept.so (12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/joinpart.so (12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/idle.so (12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/libyahoo.so (12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/buddynote.so (12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/libirc.so (12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/newline.so (12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/libxmpp.so (12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/libaim.so (12:04:03) util: Reading file accounts.xml from directory /home/bigboss/.purple (12:04:03) util: Reading file status.xml from directory /home/bigboss/.purple (12:04:03) stun: using server (12:04:03) stun: using server (12:04:03) gtkblist: added visibility manager: 1 (12:04:03) docklet: created (12:04:03) util: Reading file blist.xml from directory /home/bigboss/.purple (12:04:03) prefs: Reading /home/bigboss/.purple/prefs.xml (12:04:03) prefs: Finished reading /home/bigboss/.purple/prefs.xml (12:04:03) prefs: removing pref /purple/debug/timestamps (12:04:03) plugins: Unable to find saved plugin /usr/lib/gaim/docklet.so (12:04:03) plugins: Loading saved plugin /usr/local/lib/pidgin/notify.so (12:04:03) Session Management: ICE initialized. (12:04:03) Session Management: Connecting with no previous ID (12:04:03) Session Management: Handling new ICE connection... (12:04:03) done. (12:04:03) Session Management: Connected to manager (GnomeSM) with client ID 117f000101000118392144300000052830066 (12:04:03) Session Management: Using pidgin as command (12:04:03) account: Connecting to account pipsquacktiger Segmentation fault (core dumped)
Anyone know how to fix this? Thanks!
i dont know abt compiling pidgin, but u can get debs from www.getdeb.net , install the dependencies using synaptic or normal way.
Get a backtrace. http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/GetABacktrace
Hi folks!
I downloaded and installed the .tar from this site. I ran ./configure>make>make install but every time I attempt to start pidgin, I get this error:
bigboss@bigboss-desktop:~$ pidgin -d
(12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/pidgin/timestamp.so
(12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/pidgin/xmppconsole.so
(12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/pidgin/pidginrc.so
(12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/pidgin/convcolors.so
(12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/pidgin/gestures.so
(12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/pidgin/iconaway.so
(12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/pidgin/history.so
(12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/pidgin/spellchk.so
(12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/pidgin/notify.so
(12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/pidgin/ticker.so
(12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/pidgin/extplacement.so
(12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/pidgin/relnot.so
(12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/pidgin/gtkbuddynote.so
(12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/pidgin/timestamp_format.so
(12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/pidgin/markerline.so
(12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/libqq.so
(12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/libgg.so
(12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/libjabber.so
(12:04:03) plugins: /usr/local/lib/purple-2/libjabber.so is not usable because the 'purple_init_plugin' symbol could not be found. Does the plugin call the PURPLE_INIT_PLUGIN() macro?
(12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/ssl.so
(12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/libicq.so
(12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/ssl-nss.so
(12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/statenotify.so
(12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/ssl-gnutls.so
(12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/libnovell.so
(12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/libzephyr.so
(12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/log_reader.so
(12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/offlinemsg.so
(12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/liboscar.so
(12:04:03) plugins: /usr/local/lib/purple-2/liboscar.so is not usable because the 'purple_init_plugin' symbol could not be found. Does the plugin call the PURPLE_INIT_PLUGIN() macro?
(12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/psychic.so
(12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/libmsn.so
(12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/libsimple.so
(12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/autoaccept.so
(12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/joinpart.so
(12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/idle.so
(12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/libyahoo.so
(12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/buddynote.so
(12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/libirc.so
(12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/newline.so
(12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/libxmpp.so
(12:04:03) plugins: probing /usr/local/lib/purple-2/libaim.so
(12:04:03) util: Reading file accounts.xml from directory /home/bigboss/.purple
(12:04:03) util: Reading file status.xml from directory /home/bigboss/.purple
(12:04:03) stun: using server
(12:04:03) stun: using server
(12:04:03) gtkblist: added visibility manager: 1
(12:04:03) docklet: created
(12:04:03) util: Reading file blist.xml from directory /home/bigboss/.purple
(12:04:03) prefs: Reading /home/bigboss/.purple/prefs.xml
(12:04:03) prefs: Finished reading /home/bigboss/.purple/prefs.xml
(12:04:03) prefs: removing pref /purple/debug/timestamps
(12:04:03) plugins: Unable to find saved plugin /usr/lib/gaim/docklet.so
(12:04:03) plugins: Loading saved plugin /usr/local/lib/pidgin/notify.so
(12:04:03) Session Management: ICE initialized.
(12:04:03) Session Management: Connecting with no previous ID
(12:04:03) Session Management: Handling new ICE connection... (12:04:03) done.
(12:04:03) Session Management: Connected to manager (GnomeSM) with client ID 117f000101000118392144300000052830066
(12:04:03) Session Management: Using pidgin as command
(12:04:03) account: Connecting to account pipsquacktiger
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
Anyone know how to fix this? Thanks!
i dont know abt compiling pidgin, but u can get debs from www.getdeb.net , install the dependencies using synaptic or normal way.
Get a backtrace. http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/GetABacktrace