[Pidgin] #5137: Support Perl 5.10

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#5137: Support Perl 5.10
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 Reporter:  jeff         |       Owner:       
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new  
 Priority:  minor        |   Milestone:       
Component:  libpurple    |     Version:  2.4.0
 Keywords:               |     Pending:  0    
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 BuildingWinPidgin says to install Perl 5.8. The latest version on
 http://www.activestate.com/Products/activeperl/ is 5.10.0. Compiling
 Pidgin with ActivePerl 5.10.0 installed results in this error:

 {{{
                  from module.h:12,
                  from BuddyList.xs:1:
 ../../../../../win32-dev/perl58/CORE/win32iop.h:226:1: warning: "fileno"
 redefin
 ed
 In file included from ../../../../../win32-dev/perl58/CORE/win32.h:74,
                  from
 ../../../../../win32-dev/perl58/CORE/win32thread.h:4,
                  from ../../../../../win32-dev/perl58/CORE/perl.h:2055,
                  from module.h:12,
                  from BuddyList.xs:1:
 C:/cygwin/home/_/win32-dev/mingw/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.5/../../../../includ
 e/stdio.h:402:1: warning: this is the location of the previous definition
 BuddyList.c: In function `boot_Purple__BuddyList':
 BuddyList.c:1896: error: `PL_unitcheckav' undeclared (first use in this
 function
 )
 BuddyList.c:1896: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
 BuddyList.c:1896: error: for each function it appears in.)
 make[4]: *** [BuddyList.o] Error 1
 make[4]: Leaving directory `/home/_/pidgin/libpurple/plugins/perl/common'
 make[3]: *** [all] Error 2
 make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/_/pidgin/libpurple/plugins/perl'
 make[2]: *** [all] Error 2
 make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/_/pidgin/libpurple/plugins'
 make[1]: *** [all] Error 2
 make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/_/pidgin/libpurple'
 make: *** [all] Error 2
 }}}

 Also seen here: http://www.nabble.com/Compile-time-error-when-trying-to-
 build-on-win32-td14475898.html

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