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<refmeta><refentrytitle>&cmd;</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
<refmiscinfo class="date">28 Jul 2008</refmiscinfo>
<refmiscinfo class="sectdesc">&man3;</refmiscinfo>
<refmiscinfo class="software">&release;</refmiscinfo>
<refmiscinfo class="arch">generic</refmiscinfo>
<refmiscinfo class="copyright">&suncopy;</refmiscinfo>
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<indexterm><primary>&cmd;</primary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>
core IM library</primary></indexterm>
<refnamediv id="libpurple-3-name"><refname>&cmd;</refname><refpurpose>
core IM library</refpurpose></refnamediv>
<refsect1 id="libpurple-3-desc"><title>&desc-tt;</title>
<para>
&cmd; is a core library to be used by IM programs. It is used by
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>pidgin</refentrytitle> <manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
</para>
<para>
libpurple library could connect to the IM networks, manage accounts and
preferences, and other helpful things.  When using libpurple, you will
basically be writing a UI for this core code.  pidgin is a GTK+ frontend to
&cmd;.</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id="libpurple-3-file"><title>&file-tt;</title>
<para>The following files are used:</para>
<variablelist termlength="medium">
<varlistentry><term><filename>/usr/lib/&cmd;.so</filename> </term><listitem>
<para>Core IM library of Pidgin</para>
</listitem></varlistentry>
</variablelist></refsect1>
<refsect1 id="libpurple-3-attr"><title>&attr-tt;</title>
<para>See <olink targetdocent="REFMAN5" localinfo="attributes-5"><citerefentry>
<refentrytitle>attributes</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry></olink>
for descriptions of the following attributes:</para>
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<colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="1*">
<thead>
<row><entry align="center" valign="middle">ATTRIBUTE TYPE</entry><entry align="center"
valign="middle">ATTRIBUTE VALUE</entry></row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row><entry><para>Availability</para></entry><entry><para>communication/im/pidgin
</para></entry></row>
<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para>Interface stability</para></entry><entry
colname="COLSPEC1"><para>Volatile</para></entry></row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</informaltable>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id="libpurple-3-also"><title>&also-tt;</title>
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<para>
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>pidgin</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>libpurple-client</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>attributes</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>gnome-interfaces</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
</para>
<variablelist termlength="wholeline"><varlistentry>
<term><filename>&cmd information:</filename></term>
<listitem><para><programlisting>
<literal>http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/WhatIsLibpurple</literal>
</programlisting>
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry></variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id="libpurple-3-note"><title>&note-tt;</title>
<para>Written by Rick Ju, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2008.</para>
</refsect1>
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