Compile time error when trying to build on win32

[Michael Yin]

Michael Yin wrote:
> So I'm trying to build pidgin on Windows using the instructions on 
> http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/BuildingWinPidgin.
>
> while in the directory 
> PIDGIN_DEV\pidgin-mtn\libpurple\plugins\perl\common, it comes up with 
> the following error,
>
> Account.c: In function `boot_Purple__Account':
> Account.c:1430: error: `PL_unitcheckav' undeclared (first use in this 
> function)
>
> I was using the manual instructions, then tried with the BEF which 
> ended giving me the same error.
>
> Any thoughts?
>

It turns out that pidgin doesn't compile with Perl 5.10.

-mike