[Pidgin] #2898: Pidgin creates incorrect prefs.xml, segfaults on next startup

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#2898: Pidgin creates incorrect prefs.xml, segfaults on next startup
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  Reporter:  Kalex         |       Owner:                                  
      Type:  defect        |      Status:  new                             
  Priority:  minor         |   Milestone:                                  
 Component:  pidgin (gtk)  |     Version:  2.1.1                           
Resolution:                |    Keywords:  crash segfault startup prefs.xml
   Pending:  0             |  
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Comment (by Kalex):

 Sorry, but I swear I've been looking for this problem on Google and
 pidgin.im and nothing has shown up!

 Anyway.

 A parent directory of my buddyicon directory is called "obrázky", so the á
 char is probably what's causing troubles. As for encoding used - beats me,
 how do I find out? :) It's originally a WinXP parition and set to mount
 automatically in fstab. But my Kubuntu installation is having problems
 interpreting filenames which such national characters. Applicatons running
 in Wine cannot even open these files and directories, but native Linux
 apps can, even if the filenames seem corrupted. I'm still struggling to
 solve these differences.

 My system is set to british english, with Slovakia being the location.

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