[email protected] <[email protected]> [16-04-19 19:04]: > Hi, > > on the way to a hopefully working im-client with otr/encryption I next > checked pidgin > > I set the use flags like this > > Installed versions: 2.10.11(18:48:35 04/19/16)(dbus doc gnutls > gstreamer gtk ncurses nls perl python sasl tk xscreensaver -aqua > -debug -eds -gadu -groupwise -idn -meanwhile -mxit > -networkmanager -prediction -silc -spell -tcl -zephyr -zeroconf > PYTHON_SINGLE_TARGET="python2_7 -python3_3 -python3_4" > PYTHON_TARGETS="python2_7 -python3_3 -python3_4") > > Furthermore I installed this additional plugins: > [I] x11-plugins/pidgin-encryption > Available versions: 3.1 {nls} > Installed versions: 3.1(18:27:33 04/19/16)(nls) > Homepage: http://pidgin-encrypt.sourceforge.net/ > Description: Pidgin IM Encryption PlugIn > > [I] x11-plugins/pidgin-extprefs > Available versions: 0.7-r1 > Installed versions: 0.7-r1(18:27:59 04/19/16) > Homepage: http://gaim-extprefs.sourceforge.net > Description: Extra preferences that are desired but not are not > considered worthy of inclusion in Pidgin itself > > [I] x11-plugins/pidgin-gpg > Available versions: ~0.9 (~)0.9.3 > Installed versions: 0.9.3(18:28:25 04/19/16) > Homepage: https://github.com/Draghtnod/Pidgin-GPG > Description: Pidgin GPG/OpenPGP (XEP-0027) plugin > > [I] x11-plugins/pidgin-hotkeys > Available versions: 0.2.4 > Installed versions: 0.2.4(18:28:49 04/19/16) > Homepage: http://pidgin-hotkeys.sourceforge.net/ > Description: Pidgin plugin to define global hotkeys for various > actions > > [I] x11-plugins/pidgin-indicator > Available versions: (~)0.9 > Installed versions: 0.9(18:29:15 04/19/16) > Homepage: https://github.com/philipl/pidgin-indicator > Description: Indicator plugin for Pidgin > > [I] x11-plugins/pidgin-otr > Available versions: 4.0.2 > Installed versions: 4.0.2(18:29:35 04/19/16) > Homepage: http://www.cypherpunks.ca/otr/ > Description: (OTR) Messaging allows you to have private > conversations over instant messaging > > [I] x11-plugins/pidgin-privacy-please > Available versions: 0.7.1 {LINGUAS="de pl ru"} > Installed versions: 0.7.1(18:30:03 04/19/16)(LINGUAS="-de -pl -ru") > Homepage: https://code.google.com/p/pidgin-privacy-please/ > Description: pidgin plugin to stop spammers from annoying you > > [I] x11-plugins/pidgin-xmpp-receipts > Available versions: 0.6 > Installed versions: 0.6(18:30:13 04/19/16) > Homepage: > https://www.assembla.com/spaces/pidgin-xmpp-receipts/documents > Description: Implementation of xmpp message delivery receipts > (XEP-0184) for Pidgin > > [I] x11-themes/pidgin-penguins-smileys > Available versions: (~)1.0 > Installed versions: 1.0(18:27:07 04/19/16) > Homepage: http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=62566 > Description: Penguins pidgin smiley theme > > > The compilation runs fine resulting in a pidgin executable which does > simply nothing. > Called from the commandline the cursor jumps from behind 'pidgin' into > next line on pressing <RETURN>. > Nothing else happens. > > What I am doing wrong here? > > Best regards, > Meino > > > > > > > > > >
Ok, one additional finding: sudo pidgin displays a starting dialog (account setup). I did not proceed to not to "pollute" the installation with root permissions. I checked the implemented groups but found nothing appropiate to add my uid to. Remains the one question: How can I fix it? Best regards, Meino
