Otherwise, some logging is printed during Purple initialization, which is not what we want for a console application.
Testing Done:
Ran finch, and saw no output before the terminal changed to alternate mode (or whatever it's called), and opened/closed the Debug Window.
pidgin_status_box_add(PIDGIN_STATUS_BOX(status_box),PIDGIN_STATUS_BOX_TYPE_PRIMITIVE,NULL,_("Do not disturb"),NULL,GINT_TO_POINTER(PURPLE_STATUS_UNAVAILABLE));