Fun Pidgin

Error: Package purple was not found in the pkg-config search path.
Perhaps you should add the directory containing `purple.pc'
to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
No package 'purple' found

In file included from directconn.c:29:cvr/slpmsg.h:28:22: error: imgstore.h: No such file or directory

Solution:
(On ubuntu) sudo aptitude install libpurple-dev libpurple0 pidgin-data

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Error: pidgin: symbol lookup error: pidgin: undefined symbol: purple_smileys_get_all

Solution: make sure /usr/local/lib is in ld.so.conf and run ldconfig as root

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Error: Conversation window crashes with WebKit/Adium Message Styles enabled

Solution: In *rare* cases, it may be nessesary to delete your libpurple/pidgin/funpidgin settings and start from scratch. *IMPORTANT* Back up your ~/.purple directory to another location before you delete it. That way you'll be able to see your logs and the preferences that must be re-applied.

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Error: Sounds don't play, only system beep and command output methods available

Solution: Install libgstreamer0.10-dev or higher before building

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Error: master-password.lo -MD -MP -MF .deps/master-password.Tpo -c -o master-password.lo master-password.c
master-password.c:2:18: error: nspr.h: No such file or directory
master-password.c:3:22: error: pk11func.h: No such file or directory
(...)
master-password.c:508: error: 'CKA_DECRYPT' undeclared (first use in this function)
master-password.c:510: warning: passing argument 4 of 'encrypt_or_decrypt_buffer' makes integer from pointer without a cast
master-password.c:510: warning: passing argument 5 of 'encrypt_or_decrypt_buffer' makes pointer from integer without a cast
master-password.c:510: warning: passing argument 6 of 'encrypt_or_decrypt_buffer' makes integer from pointer without a cast
master-password.c:510: error: too many arguments to function 'encrypt_or_decrypt_buffer'
make[4]: *** [master-password.lo] Error 1
make[4]: Leaving directory `~/funpidgin/trunk/libpurple'

Solution: install Netscape Security Services + development package before building. On ubuntu these are libnss3-dev and libnspr4-dev