New question #83770 on Pidgin: https://answers.launchpad.net/pidgin/+question/83770
Hi! Am trying to code a plugin for Pidgin and am following instructions from the pidgin website : http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/CHowTo/BasicPluginHowto which told me to do a "apt-get build-dep pidgin" but I can't seem to get all dependencies on further look up I found this: sin...@sindhu-eee:~$ sudo apt-get build-dep pidgin -o Debug::pkgProblemResolver=true Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Starting Starting 2 Investigating libstartup-notification0-dev Package libstartup-notification0-dev has broken dep on libstartup-notification0 Considering libstartup-notification0 135 as a solution to libstartup-notification0-dev 9999 Investigating libsoup2.4-dev Package libsoup2.4-dev has broken dep on libsoup2.4-1 Considering libsoup2.4-1 89 as a solution to libsoup2.4-dev 2 Holding Back libsoup2.4-dev rather than change libsoup2.4-1 Investigating libstartup-notification0-dev Package libstartup-notification0-dev has broken dep on libstartup-notification0 Considering libstartup-notification0 135 as a solution to libstartup-notification0-dev 9999 Investigating libedataserver1.2-dev Package libedataserver1.2-dev has broken dep on libsoup2.4-dev Considering libsoup2.4-dev 2 as a solution to libedataserver1.2-dev 4 Holding Back libedataserver1.2-dev rather than change libsoup2.4-dev Investigating libebook1.2-dev Package libebook1.2-dev has broken dep on libedataserver1.2-dev Considering libedataserver1.2-dev 4 as a solution to libebook1.2-dev 10001 Reinst Failed early because of libsoup2.4-1 Reinst Failed because of libsoup2.4-dev Considering libedataserver1.2-dev 4 as a solution to libebook1.2-dev 10001 Investigating libcamel1.2-dev Package libcamel1.2-dev has broken dep on libedataserver1.2-dev Considering libedataserver1.2-dev 4 as a solution to libcamel1.2-dev 9999 Considering libedataserver1.2-dev 4 as a solution to libcamel1.2-dev 9999 Investigating libstartup-notification0-dev Package libstartup-notification0-dev has broken dep on libstartup-notification0 Considering libstartup-notification0 135 as a solution to libstartup-notification0-dev 9999 Investigating libedata-book1.2-dev Package libedata-book1.2-dev has broken dep on libedataserver1.2-dev Considering libedataserver1.2-dev 4 as a solution to libedata-book1.2-dev 9999 Considering libedataserver1.2-dev 4 as a solution to libedata-book1.2-dev 9999 Done E: Build-dependencies for pidgin could not be satisfied. sin...@sindhu-eee:~$ What do I do? Is it a must for me to do a apt-get build dep in order to continue/do plugin development for pidgin? I have already installed pidgin-dev, just that building from source (./configure) it's asking me to disable a lot of things and after ./configure --disable-screensaver --disable-startup-notification --disable-gtkspell --disable-gstreamer --disable-vv I can't do anything cause it says I need libidn What do i do? -- You received this question notification because you are a member of Pidgin Rocks, which is an answer contact for Pidgin. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~pidgin-rocks Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~pidgin-rocks More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

