openbsd-ports/net/pidgin/pkg/DESCR-libpurple
jasper 07d14051ac - split pidgin into -main, -finch and -libpurple.
- add a patch that fixing linking with libpurple

this allows the use of libpurple by other IM clients, without the need of having pidgin installed.

some initial input from brad (MAINTAINER), timed out generously on the diff
feedback from ajacoutot@ and sthen@ , thanks!
2009-06-16 17:19:41 +00:00

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libpurple is intended to be the core of an IM program. When using
libpurple, you'll basically be writing a UI for this core chunk of code.
Pidgin is a GTK+ frontend to libpurple, Finch is an ncurses frontend,
etc.