Install Pidgin 2.6.4 from source on OpenBSD 4.6

At first, following content is just my experience to install a newer version from source, it may not works as well as you guys used on LINUX.

Do following steps:
  • You have to install following packages before you start to compile pidgin!
    • gmake
    • gstreamer
    • gnutls
    • libnss
    • python
    • cyrus-sasl2
    • tcl/tk
    • farsight
  • Well, a GTK based desktop environment is needed! (I use XFCE4, Gnome is the best!)
  • Download the source from Pidgin's official site
  • Extract the source
  • Run configure with parameters
    # ./configure --disable-vv --disable-meanwhile --disable-nm --with-gnutls-includes=/usr/local/include --with-gnutls-libs=/usr/local/lib --with-tclconfig=/usr/local/lib/tcl8.5 --with-tkconfig=/usr/local/lib/tk8.4
  • Compile
    # gmake
  • Install as root
    # sudo gmake install
If all the procedures are work properly, you can just start pidgin and enjoy it on OpenBSD 4.6 now! :)

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