Beginning to write a client

[Greg Chagnon]

Sure can...

# gcc -I /usr/include/libpurple/ -I /usr/include/glib-2.0/ -I /usr/lib/glib-
2.0/include/ nullclient.c
/tmp/ccWmk8Ch.o: In function `purple_glib_io_destroy':
nullclient.c:(.text+0xd): undefined reference to `g_free'
/tmp/ccWmk8Ch.o: In function `purple_glib_io_invoke':
nullclient.c:(.text+0x4f): undefined reference to `g_io_channel_unix_get_fd'
/tmp/ccWmk8Ch.o: In function `glib_input_add':
nullclient.c:(.text+0x84): undefined reference to `g_malloc0'
nullclient.c:(.text+0xc6): undefined reference to `g_io_channel_unix_new'
nullclient.c:(.text+0xfa): undefined reference to `g_io_add_watch_full'
nullclient.c:(.text+0x10d): undefined reference to `g_io_channel_unref'
/tmp/ccWmk8Ch.o: In function `null_write_conv':
nullclient.c:(.text+0x16e): undefined reference to `purple_utf8_strftime'
nullclient.c:(.text+0x17b): undefined reference to
`purple_conversation_get_name'
/tmp/ccWmk8Ch.o: In function `null_ui_init':
nullclient.c:(.text+0x1b7): undefined reference to
`purple_conversations_set_ui_ops'
/tmp/ccWmk8Ch.o: In function `init_libpurple':
nullclient.c:(.text+0x1cb): undefined reference to
`purple_util_set_user_dir'
nullclient.c:(.text+0x1d7): undefined reference to
`purple_debug_set_enabled'
nullclient.c:(.text+0x1e3): undefined reference to `purple_core_set_ui_ops'
nullclient.c:(.text+0x1ef): undefined reference to
`purple_eventloop_set_ui_ops'
nullclient.c:(.text+0x1fb): undefined reference to
`purple_plugins_add_search_path'
nullclient.c:(.text+0x207): undefined reference to `purple_core_init'
nullclient.c:(.text+0x23a): undefined reference to `purple_blist_new'
nullclient.c:(.text+0x242): undefined reference to `purple_set_blist'
nullclient.c:(.text+0x247): undefined reference to `purple_blist_load'
nullclient.c:(.text+0x24c): undefined reference to `purple_prefs_load'
nullclient.c:(.text+0x258): undefined reference to
`purple_plugins_load_saved'
nullclient.c:(.text+0x25d): undefined reference to `purple_pounces_load'
/tmp/ccWmk8Ch.o: In function `signed_on':
nullclient.c:(.text+0x270): undefined reference to
`purple_connection_get_account'
/tmp/ccWmk8Ch.o: In function
`connect_to_signals_for_demonstration_purposes_only':
nullclient.c:(.text+0x2a5): undefined reference to
`purple_connections_get_handle'
nullclient.c:(.text+0x2c9): undefined reference to `purple_signal_connect'
/tmp/ccWmk8Ch.o: In function `main':
nullclient.c:(.text+0x2ff): undefined reference to `g_main_loop_new'
nullclient.c:(.text+0x318): undefined reference to
`purple_plugins_get_protocols'
nullclient.c:(.text+0x37b): undefined reference to `g_list_append'
nullclient.c:(.text+0x3f1): undefined reference to `g_list_nth_data'
nullclient.c:(.text+0x465): undefined reference to `purple_account_new'
nullclient.c:(.text+0x489): undefined reference to
`purple_account_set_password'
nullclient.c:(.text+0x4a4): undefined reference to
`purple_account_set_enabled'
nullclient.c:(.text+0x4b8): undefined reference to `purple_savedstatus_new'
nullclient.c:(.text+0x4c6): undefined reference to
`purple_savedstatus_activate'
nullclient.c:(.text+0x4d6): undefined reference to `g_main_loop_run'
/tmp/ccWmk8Ch.o:(.data+0x0): undefined reference to `g_timeout_add'
/tmp/ccWmk8Ch.o:(.data+0x4): undefined reference to `g_source_remove'
/tmp/ccWmk8Ch.o:(.data+0xc): undefined reference to `g_source_remove'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status


On 5/18/07, Mark Doliner <mark at kingant.net> wrote:
>
> Quite possibly.  Are you getting an error message or something?  If so,
> could
> we see it?
>
> -Mark
>
> On Fri, 18 May 2007 09:02:39 -0400, Greg Chagnon wrote
> > OK, so I have nullclient.c and defines.h, but when I compile I seem
> > to be missing some libs.  I have libpuple, libpurple-devel, libtk,
> > libtcl, and glib-devel installed.  Anything else that I'm missing?
> >
> > On 5/17/07, Sadrul Habib Chowdhury <imadil at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > * Greg Chagnon had this to say on [17 May 2007, 16:28:18 -0400]:
> > > > Hi All,
> > > > I'm new to this list and libpurple but wanted to ask a rather open
> ended
> > > > question.  I'd like to write a very basic command line IM
> client.  The
> > > only
> > > > functionality it would have to have is to connect to a server, send
> an
> > > IM,
> > > > and be able to receive an IM and verify its message against what was
> > > sent.
> > > > At a later date I'd add in conferencing and file transfer.  So I'm
> > > asking
> > > > for anything that could get me started on writing a client in
> C++.  I
> > > tend
> > > > to work best by seeing examples.
> > > >
> > >
> > > There is a nullclient in libpurple/example/ that allows you to create
> > > and connect to one IM service of your choice and receive messages. It
> > > was meant to be a really simple client, and adding the ability to send
> > > messages would've made it rather complicated for a 'Hello world'
> client.
> > > (
> > >
>
> http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/file/e39b5117f8df79ccfe2f383c3b0bbe8f33566991/libpurple/example/nullclient.c
> > > )
> > >
> > > There are some development FAQs for client/plugin authors in
> > > http://d.pidgin.im/wiki/Development%20FAQ, which you may find useful.
> > > You should also look at http://d.pidgin.im/wiki/WhatIsLibpurple. We
> will
> > > be glad to answer any farther questions you may have.
> > >
> > > Sadrul
> > >
> > > > The reasons I'm doing this is, first, to test a part of a network
> > > appliance
> > > > in an automated fashion.  And second, I'm seeing a lot of "How do I
> get
> > > > started" messages being posted.  So I'd also like to document my
> > > experience
> > > > and the steps that I take to write this client so that others can
> > > benefit
> > > > from it.
> > > >
> > > > Any and all information that you all could point me to would be
> *very*
> > > > helpful!
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > g
>
>
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