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[Gaim-commits] CVS: web/htdocs faq.txt,1.86,1.87
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From: Luke S. <lsc...@us...> - 2003-10-23 18:40:33
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Update of /cvsroot/gaim/web/htdocs In directory sc8-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv11325/htdocs Modified Files: faq.txt Log Message: updates, some of which are from nosnilmot Index: faq.txt =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/gaim/web/htdocs/faq.txt,v retrieving revision 1.86 retrieving revision 1.87 diff -u -d -p -r1.86 -r1.87 --- faq.txt 16 Oct 2003 21:03:15 -0000 1.86 +++ faq.txt 23 Oct 2003 12:13:37 -0000 1.87 @@ -694,17 +694,19 @@ supported after October 15th. Q: I just upgraded Gaim and the MSN plugin will not load. Why? -A: You did not compile with SSL support. As of protocol version 9, the MSN -protocol requires the use of SSL, which gaim provides by either GnuTls or the -combination of NSS and NSPR from the Mozilla project. Install one or both of -these and recompile Gaim. +A: You did not compile with SSL support, or the SSL plugin failed to +load. As of protocol version 9, the MSN protocol requires the use of SSL, +which gaim provides by either GnuTLS or the combination of NSS and NSPR +from the Mozilla project. Install one or both of these and recompile Gaim, +and see the next question. Q: The MSN plugin won't load, but I have Mozilla NSS! A: Some distributions, including Slackware, install Mozilla NSS to a non-standard directory. The fix is simple. Edit /etc/ld.so.conf and add /usr/lib/mozilla-1.4 (or whatever -version you're using, but it's usually 1.4) to the file. Then re-run -configure and recompile Gaim. +version you're using, but it's usually 1.4) to the file, and run ldconfig as root. Then re-run +configure and recompile Gaim. You may also need to specify where the +include file are for NSS and NSPR, see ./configure --help for the options. <p> Mozilla 1.5 has a broken .pc file and does not install the necessary .h files, and so will not be detected. </p> @@ -748,8 +750,8 @@ Q: How do I compile a plugin for Gaim? A: To compile a plugin for Gaim, you must have Gaim's source code. There are two ways to get this: Tarballs, and CVS. To work with a tarball, follow the instructions below. To use CVS, follow the instructions on the <a -href="cvs.php">CVS</a> page. Please note that normally, CVS is much more -stable than the tarballs! <p> To work with a tarball, download the latest +href="cvs.php">CVS</a> page. Please note that often, CVS is much less stable +than the tarballs! <p> To work with a tarball, download the latest source code from <a href="http://gaim.sf.net/">http://gaim.sf.net/</a> and untar it with the command: <pre>tar zxvf <i>filename</i></pre> where <i>filename</i> is the file you downloaded. </p> |
