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Description:
Pidgin is an instant messaging program for Windows, Linux, BSD, and other Unixes. You can talk to your friends using AIM, ICQ, Jabber/XMPP, MSN Messenger, Yahoo!, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, IRC, Novell GroupWise Messenger, QQ, Lotus Sametime, SIMPLE, and Zephyr.
Homepage:
https://pidgin.im/
License:
GPL-2

Versions

Version EAPI Keywords Slot
2.14.14-r3 8 ~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~loong ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~sparc ~x86 0/2
2.14.14-r2 8 ~alpha amd64 arm arm64 ~loong ppc ppc64 ~riscv ~sparc x86 0/2

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<pkgmetadata>
	<longdescription>
		Pidgin is an instant messaging program for Windows, Linux, BSD, and other Unixes.
		You can talk to your friends using AIM, ICQ, Jabber/XMPP, MSN Messenger, Yahoo!,
		Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, IRC, Novell GroupWise Messenger, QQ, Lotus Sametime, SIMPLE,
		and Zephyr.
	</longdescription>
	<use>
		<flag name="gadu">Enable Gadu Gadu protocol support</flag>
		<flag name="groupwise">Enable Novell Groupwise protocol support</flag>
		<flag name="gstreamer">Enables voice and video sessions</flag>
		<flag name="meanwhile">Enable meanwhile support for Sametime protocol</flag>
		<flag name="ncurses">Build finch, console interface</flag>
		<flag name="prediction">Enable Contact Availability Prediction plugin</flag>
		<flag name="python">Build libgnt (GLib Ncurses Toolkit used by finch) with python scripting support</flag>
		<flag name="xscreensaver">Use X screensaver protocol extension to monitor idle/active status based on mouse/keyboard events</flag>
		<flag name="zephyr">Enable Zephyr protocol support</flag>
	</use>
	<upstream>
		<remote-id type="sourceforge">pidgin</remote-id>
	</upstream>
</pkgmetadata>

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USE Flags

Flag Description 2.14.14-r3 2.14.14-r2
${GENTOO_PERL_USESTRING} ⚠️
aqua Include support for the Mac OS X Aqua (Carbon/Cocoa) GUI
dbus Enable dbus support for anything that needs it (gpsd, gnomemeeting, etc)
debug Enable extra debug codepaths, like asserts and extra output. If you want to get meaningful backtraces see https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Quality_Assurance/Backtraces
doc Add extra documentation (API, Javadoc, etc). It is recommended to enable per package instead of globally
eds Enable support for Evolution-Data-Server (EDS)
gadu Enable Gadu Gadu protocol support
gnutls Prefer net-libs/gnutls as SSL/TLS provider (ineffective with USE=-ssl)
groupwise Enable Novell Groupwise protocol support
gstreamer Enables voice and video sessions
gui Enable support for a graphical user interface
idn Enable support for Internationalized Domain Names
meanwhile Enable meanwhile support for Sametime protocol
ncurses Build finch, console interface
networkmanager Enable net-misc/networkmanager support
nls Add Native Language Support (using gettext - GNU locale utilities)
perl Add optional support/bindings for the Perl language
prediction Enable Contact Availability Prediction plugin
python Build libgnt (GLib Ncurses Toolkit used by finch) with python scripting support
sasl Add support for the Simple Authentication and Security Layer
spell Add dictionary support
tcl Add support the Tcl language
test Enable dependencies and/or preparations necessary to run tests (usually controlled by FEATURES=test but can be toggled independently)
tk Add support for Tk GUI toolkit
v4l Enable support for video4linux (using linux-headers or userspace libv4l libraries)
xscreensaver Use X screensaver protocol extension to monitor idle/active status based on mouse/keyboard events
zephyr Enable Zephyr protocol support
zeroconf Support for DNS Service Discovery (DNS-SD)

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