This creates our pkg-config files on windows as well as fixes an include in
pidgin.h which can cause some issues.
This isn't usable as is, as you need a machine-file and a pkg-config wrapper
to make this all work, but that will be updated in the win32-dev.7z file thats
on data.imfreedom.org.
Testing Done:
Compiled guifications2 (which now uses meson) on windows and verified it works.
ItispossibletogetGtk2-Perltoworkwithlibpurple's Perl API, however you must not load the module with @c use, but rather with @c require. Keep this in mind if you would like to use other perl modules that are dynamically loaded. You can avoid the problem by always using @c require instead of @c use.
Inordertousethissimpleplugin,savethescripttextinafilewitha@c.plextensioninyour~/.purple/pluginsdirectory.AfterrestartingPidgin,youshouldseetheplugin("Perl Test Plugin")listedinthepluginlistunder"Tools -> Plugins".Toviewthedebugoutput,makesureyourunPidginfromtheconsolewiththe'-d'flagoropentheDebugWindowwhichisavailableinthe"Help"menu.Whenyoucheckthecheckboxnexttheplugin,youshouldseeamessageappearintheDebugWindow(orconsole);similarly,whenyouuncheckthecheckboxyoushouldseeanothermessageappear.Youhavenowcreatedaframeworkthatwillallowyoutocreatealmostanykindoflibpurplepluginyoucanimagine.