[Pidgin] #648: msimprpl-20070502 snapshot crashes Pidgin 2.0.0

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#648: msimprpl-20070502 snapshot crashes Pidgin 2.0.0
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  Reporter:  alan.cramer  |       Owner:  jeff         
      Type:  defect       |      Status:  new          
  Priority:  minor        |   Milestone:               
 Component:  libpurple    |     Version:  2.0          
Resolution:               |    Keywords:  msim msimprpl
   Pending:  0            |  
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Changes (by jeff):

  * status:  reopened => new

Comment:

 1. OK, I added a note to the MySpaceIM page about bug reports on MTN.

 2. Noted, will split up changes further in future commits.

 3. I had a g_assert(), but in 6c917508be2823a086a4c7a18d74e9c64ec5d1c7 I
 added code to check for RC4 in libpurple on plugin initialization, and
 fail to load the plugin if it is not present.

 4. I agree; it would a good idea to merge RC4 into the official libpurple.
 From what I can tell, the purple cipher API is clean enough that it is
 possible to add RC4 support without breaking API compatibility. Nathan
 Peterson's RC4 patch adds no new API functions: it "registers" a new
 cipher using `purple_ciphers_register_cipher`, adding it to a linked list
 where it can be retrieved using `purple_ciphers_find_cipher`. This change
 seems minor enough to me to make it into 2.0.1 instead of 2.1.0 -- should
 I commit it?

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