[Pidgin] #1017: further explanation

[Pidgin]

#1017: further explanation
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  Reporter:  tap52384         |       Owner:  datallah              
      Type:  defect           |      Status:  new                   
  Priority:  minor            |   Milestone:                        
 Component:  winpidgin (gtk)  |     Version:  2.0                   
Resolution:                   |    Keywords:  build, pidgin, windows
   Pending:  0                |  
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Changes (by datallah):

  * owner:  => datallah
  * component:  webpage => winpidgin (gtk)

Comment:

 Replying to [comment:4 tap52384]:
 > I appreciate all the help concerning this issue; I would like specific
 instructions as to how to view and/or change $PIDGIN_DEV_ROOT (i believe
 it is your home directory by default, but I wanted to change it to
 c:\development but didn't know how).

 You don't need to change or create the variable - it is just a placeholder
 to mean "A specific location".

 > Additionally, was my picture concerning chmod 755 correct?  I thought it
 was but I would like your expert opinion...are we supposed to chmod 755
 all extracted files, or just those for Mozilla NSS?  Is chmod necessary in
 Windows?

 This actually isn't necessary anymore, there was a problem with an old NSS
 binary.  I will update the instructions.

 > Finally, is there a page that specifically talks about how to compile a
 plugin?  I figured that you would have to compile pidgin in order to
 compile a plugin, or is that an unnecessary process?

 You effectively need to compile pidgin to be able to compile plugins.  We
 don't distribute a windows development package, so you have to compile
 pidgin to make your own.

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/1017#comment:5>
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