Changes between Version 87 and Version 88 of Using Pidgin

Timestamp:

Jan 4, 2008, 10:03:22 PM (16 years ago)

Author:

FND

Comment:

Running Windows Pidgin From a USB Drive (Portable Mode) -- upgrading; various adjustments

Using Pidgin

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 It is recommended that you edit your per-user file or the pidgin-specific file instead of the global file as the global file will be replaced when GTK+ is upgraded.
 
-=== Running Windows Pidgin From a USB Drive ===
+=== Running Windows Pidgin From a USB Drive (Portable Mode) ===
 It is relatively easy to set up Pidgin to run from a USB Drive.  Most of Pidgin is very good about not assuming that it is installed; a slightly customized launcher makes it all come together nicely.[[BR]]
 The way that this is set up, other GTK+ applications can use the same GTK+ runtime.
 
- * How to setup your USB-Drive 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 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.
+ * How to make Pidgin portable
+   * '''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 SourceForge
+   * '''Extract''' the archives to a temporary location
+   * '''Prepare''' your USB Drive: (for the purpose of explanation, this guide will assumes that your USB Drive is `U:`)
+     * Create a dedicated directory (e.g. `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 within this directory
+   * '''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 `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 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.
+     * Copy all files from the the root `pidgin-<version>-win32bin` directory
+           * if you don't want spell-checking support, omit `libgtkspell.dll`
+     * Rename `pidgin.exe` to `pidgin-portable.exe`; this will cause it to run in "portable mode" to work correctly with this configuration
+   * Similarly, create a minimal '''GTK+''' runtime installation from the GTK+ archive's `gtk_installer/gtk_install_files` directory
+     * Copy the `bin` and `etc` directories into 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
      * If you want to use a language other than en_US, create a `U:\Programs\GTK\lib\locale` directory and copy any language directories that you want from your installed GTK+ runtime's `lib\locale` directory.
      * Choose a GTK+ theme and copy the `gtkrc` file from `share\themes\<your_theme_choice>\gtk-2.0` to `U:\Programs\GTK\etc\gtk-2.0`, replacing the existing file.
-   * If you want spell-checking support, you will also need to create a minimal ASpell runtime installation from your ASpell installation.
-     * Create a `U:\Programs\Aspell` directory with a `bin` subdirectory.
-     * Copy `aspell-15.dll` into your ASpell `bin` directory.
-     * Copy the `data` and `dict` subdirectories into `U:\Programs\Aspell`.
-
+   * If you want '''spell-checking''' support, you will also need to create a minimal '''ASpell''' runtime installation from your ASpell installation
+     * Create a `U:\Programs\Aspell` directory with a `bin` subdirectory
+     * Copy `aspell-15.dll` into your ASpell `bin` directory
+     * Copy the `data` and `dict` subdirectories into `U:\Programs\Aspell`
+ * '''Upgrading''' Pidgin portable
+   * in order to upgrade Pidgin portable to a new version, download the latest [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=235&package_id=230234 zipped binaries] and extract the following contents into the Pidgin directory:
+     * everything ''except'' the follwing files and folders:
+           * the locale directory
+           * `perl.dll` and `tcl.dll` from the plugins directory
+           * `libgtkspell.dll` if applicable (see above)
+         * if desired, extract the respective language folder from the locale directory
+         * rename `pidgin.exe` to `pidgin-portable.exe`, replacing the old file of the same name
+         
 You are done! Running `U:\Programs\Pidgin\pidgin-portable.exe` will cause pidgin to run off the USB Drive, saving the settings, logs and etc. to `U:\Programs\.purple`.