[Pidgin] #10129: Auto-merge contacts by giving them the same alias fails

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#10129: Auto-merge contacts by giving them the same alias fails
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Reporter:  dirk   |        Type:  defect             
  Status:  new    |   Component:  pidgin (gtk)       
 Version:  2.6.1  |    Keywords:  contact merge alias
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 Since Pidgin 2.5 or so, aliasing a contact to the same name of another
 contact pops up a dialog stating

 ''You currently have 2 contacts named John Doe. Would you like to merge
 them?''

 In Pidgin 2.6.1, when the ''yes'' answer is chosen (either by clicking
 ''yes'', hitting ''alt+y'' or pressing ''Enter'') the contact is renamed.
 The equal named contacts, however, are not merged; there are two contacts
 with the same alias. The expected behaviour is that there is 1 composite
 contact. In 2.5.5 this procedure worked as expected.[[BR]]
 I'm running Xubuntu 9.04(jaunty) and I verified this bug by building from
 source with options

 ''./configure --prefix=$HOME --disable-consoleui --disable-screensaver
 --disable-gtkspell --disable-gestures --disable-farsight --disable-vv
 --disable-meanwhile --disable-avahi --disable-idn''

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/10129>
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