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Install this package:

emerge -a net-im/pidgin

If the package is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:

autounmask net-im/pidgin

Or alternatively:

emerge --autounmask-write -a net-im/pidgin

Package Information

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

Metadata

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Raw Metadata XML 
<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

Manage flags for this package: euse -i <flag> -p net-im/pidgin | euse -E <flag> -p net-im/pidgin | euse -D <flag> -p net-im/pidgin

Flag Description 2.14.14-r3 2.14.14-r2
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) ✓ ✓

Manifest

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DIST pidgin-2.14.14.tar.bz2 8121174 bytes