pidgin/nest

Fix some issues with the main 2.x.y build page found in review

2019-09-03, Gary Kramlich
a0d9a9319c2c
Parents 0acd529e6923
Children 259b8f46e099
Fix some issues with the main 2.x.y build page found in review
1 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
  • +18 -10
    hugo/content/building/2.x.y/_index.md
    • --- a/hugo/content/building/2.x.y/_index.md Tue Sep 03 21:55:05 2019 -0500
    +++ b/hugo/content/building/2.x.y/_index.md Tue Sep 03 22:20:39 2019 -0500
    @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
    title: 2.x.y
    date: 2019-01-11T03:13:47.000Z
    anchor: 2.x.y
    -lastmod: 2019-02-04T00:21:57.000Z
    +lastmod: 2019-09-04T02:46:13.000Z
    ---
    # Building
    @@ -14,10 +14,11 @@
    ## Packaged Dependencies
    -These dependencies are ones that should be found in your distributions package
    +These dependencies are ones that should be found in your distribution's package
    manager.
    ### I have the source; how do I build this thing?
    +
    Assuming you have all of the necessary libraries and their headers installed
    (see the next few questions), you compile libpurple, Pidgin and Finch just like
    most applications:
    @@ -44,6 +45,7 @@
    question.
    ## Why can't I compile Pidgin?
    +
    You're probably missing some dependencies. The `configure` script will tell you
    when you are missing required dependencies. Remember that if you're using an
    RPM-based (RedHat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, SUSE, Mandriva, etc.) or
    @@ -55,6 +57,7 @@
    [Community](/community) to get help.
    ## How do I install the dependencies on Debian or Ubuntu?
    +
    You need to install the development headers; these are the `-dev` packages. A
    simple `apt-get build-dep pidgin` will find and install all of the required
    header packages for you.
    @@ -69,27 +72,32 @@
    _Administration_ which has some magic checkboxes to do this for you.
    ## How do I install the dependencies on Fedora (or similar)?
    -RPM-based distribution users may find `yum-builddep pidgin-VERSION.src.rpm`
    +
    +RPM-based distribution users may find `yum-builddep pidgin`
    useful if a source RPM is available and the distribution uses the yum tools.
    -Note that the `yum-builddep` command is in the `yum-utils` package, which is not
    -necessarily installed by default.
    +Note that on current Fedora, you would use `dnf builddep pidgin`, which is in
    +the `dnf-plugins-core` package. If you're still using yum, the `yum-builddep`
    +command is in the `yum-utils` package, which is not necessarily installed by
    +default.
    ## How do I apply the patch "something.diff"?
    -Type `patch -p0 < something.diff` from the top level of the source directory
    -(`pidgin/`, not `pidgin/pidgin/` or `pidgin/finch/`). If that does not work,
    -try `patch -p1 < something.diff`.
    +
    +Type `patch -p1 < something.diff` from the top level of the source directory
    +(`pidgin/`, not `pidgin/pidgin/` or `pidgin/finch/`).
    ## Is there a way to compile without some protocols?
    +
    There are actually two ways:
    - Run `./configure` with the `--with-static-prpls` option with the
    `--disable-plugins` option. This will let you choose which protocols to
    include by specifying them as a comma-separated list, such as the following
    (but note that you won't be able to use any other protocols or plugins):
    - `./configure --disable-plugins --with-static-prpls=irc,yahoo`
    + `./configure --disable-plugins --with-static-prpls=irc,bonjour`
    - Use the `--with-dynamic-prpls` option to `./configure` by specifying a
    - comma-separated list, like so: `./configure --with-dynamic-prpls=aim,icq,yahoo`
    + comma-separated list, like so: `./configure --with-dynamic-prpls=irc,xmpp`
    ## Can I compile just Finch, not Pidgin?
    +
    Sure. Pass `--disable-gtkui` to `./configure`.
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