Changes between Version 76 and Version 77 of Using Pidgin

Timestamp:

Oct 24, 2007, 10:31:02 PM (16 years ago)

Author:

datallah

Comment:

Update USB instructions for new zip binary package

Using Pidgin

@@ -282 +282 @@
 
 === What does "Windows socket error !#10060" mean, and how do I fix it? ===
-This is a horribly obtuse error message which simply means that Pidgin was unable to connect to some remote host, probably the IM server you were trying to use.  This is almost never a problem with Pidgin or its configuration; generally it indicates a network problem, firewall problem, or NAT/router problem.  If you are running a Windows firewall product, check [wiki:"Using Pidgin#windowsfirewall" the appropriate FAQ question] for possible solutions.
+This is a horribly obtuse error message which simply means that Pidgin was unable to connect to some remote host, probably the IM server you were trying to use.  This is almost never a problem with Pidgin or its configuration; generally it indicates a network problem, firewall problem, or NAT/router problem.  If you are running a Windows firewall product, check [#windowsfirewall the appropriate FAQ question] for possible solutions.
 
 === Why did my smiley theme disappear after I upgraded Pidgin? ===
@@ -309 +309 @@
 
  * How to setup your USB-Drive Pidgin
-   * Download and Install Pidgin
+   * Download the zipped binaries of [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=235&package_id=230234 Pidgin] (`pidgin-<version>-win32-bin.zip`) and [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=235&package_id=119698 GTK+] (`gtk-<version>-rev-a-installer.tar.gz`) from the sf.net site and extract the archives into a temporary location.
    * Prepare your USB Drive: (This assumes that your USB Drive is `U:` for the purpose of explanation)
      * Create a directory: `U:\Programs` (This can be whatever you want, the idea is that GTK and Pidgin are at the same level)
      * Create `GTK` and `Pidgin` directories in this directory.
-   * Copy a minimal part of your Pidgin installation to the USB Drive from the installed instance. The directory structure stays the same, but we don't need everything that is included in the standard installation.
+   * Copy a minimal part of your extracted Pidgin archive to the USB Drive from the temporary location. The directory structure stays the same, but we don't need everything that is included in the standard installation.
      * Copy the whole `pixmaps` and `sounds` directories.
-     * Create a `U:\Programs\Pidgin\plugins` directory and copy the contents of the installed `Pidgin\plugins` directory into it excluding `perl.dll`, `tcl.dll`.
+     * Create a `U:\Programs\Pidgin\plugins` directory and copy the contents of the `pidgin-<version>-win32bin\plugins` directory into it excluding `perl.dll`, `tcl.dll`.
      * If you want to use a language other than en_US, create a `U:\Programs\Pidgin\locale` directory and copy any language directories that you want from your installed `Pidgin\locale` directory.
-     * Copy the contents of your root installed Pidgin directory except `pidgin.exe`, `pidgin-uninst.exe`, and if you don't want spell-checking support, `libgtkspell.dll`.
-     * For version 2.1.0 and newer, copy `pidgin.exe` from your Pidgin directory to `U:\Programs\Pidgin` and rename it to `pidgin-portable.exe`; this will cause it to run in "portable mode" to work correctly with this configuration.
-       * The older custom [/static/win32/pidgin-portable.exe pidgin-portable.exe] is currently still available (use [/static/win32/gaim-portable.exe gaim-portable.exe] for 2.0.0beta4-6 or [/static/win32/gaim-portable.exe.pre200b4 this version] for versions older than 2.0.0beta4).
-   * In the same spirit, create a minimal GTK+ runtime installation from your GTK+ installation. This defaults to `C:\Program Files\Common Files\GTK\2.0`
+     * Copy the contents of the root `pidgin-<version>-win32bin` directory except `libgtkspell.dll` if you don't want spell-checking support.
+     * Rename `pidgin.exe` to `pidgin-portable.exe`; this will cause it to run in "portable mode" to work correctly with this configuration.
+   * In the same spirit, create a minimal GTK+ runtime installation from the GTK+ archive's `gtk_installer/gtk_install_files` directory.
      * Copy the `bin` and `etc` directories to your `U:\Programs\GTK` directory.
      * Create a `U:\Programs\GTK\lib` directory and copy the contents of the installed GTK+ runtime's `lib` directory, except the `locale` subdirectory.