Changes between Version 151 and Version 152 of Using Pidgin

Timestamp:

Jan 31, 2009, 7:44:47 PM (15 years ago)

Author:

loser

Comment:

batch script to upgrade Pidgin portable

Using Pidgin

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 In order to upgrade Pidgin portable to a new version, simply download the latest [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=235&package_id=230234 zipped binaries] and follow the steps described in the '''Pidgin''' section above.
 
+'''''Semi-Automatic Upgrade'''''
+The following batch script takes care of removing unneeded Pidgin files as described above.
+'''Do not use this if you don't understand what it's doing!'''
+{{{
+REM download: http://sourceforge.net/project/downloading.php?group_id=235&filename=pidgin-<version>-win32-bin.zip
+
+cd pidgin-<version>-win32-bin
+
+REM remove unused modules
+rmdir /S /Q ca-certs perlmod
+del plugins\perl.dll plugins\tcl.dll
+
+REM keep only relevant locale (here: DE)
+move locale\de %TEMP%
+rmdir /S /Q locale
+mkdir locale
+move %TEMP%\de locale
+
+REM disable spell-checking
+del libgtkspell.dll
+
+REM activate portable mode
+move pidgin.exe pidgin-portable.exe
+}}}
+
 == Running Linux Pidgin From a USB Drive (Portable Mode) ==
 This should be possible somehow, but it's not tested and not documented.