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hoehermann / purple-gowhatsapp

Pidgin/libpurple plug-in for WhatsApp Web.
GNU General Public License v3.0
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Installation instructions help #127

Closed Industry closed 2 years ago

Industry commented 2 years ago

Not an issue at all but a question on installation and usage.

I dropped the nightly build DLL into \PortableApps\PidginPortable\Data\settings\.purple\plugins\libwhatsmeow.dll but it's not showing up under the available accounts. Where do the other dependencies go?

Thank you!

hoehermann commented 2 years ago

These static builds are self-contained, there are no further dependencies (that is also why the files are so huge). The pixmaps with the protocol logo are optional.

I have not tested the Windows builds in a while, there might be something wrong with them. At the moment, I do not have access to a Windows machine. Can I get back to you in a fortnight?

Alternatively you may try to start Pidgin in debug mode: Right-Click next to the pidgin.exe while holding down shift, select "open PowerShell here", paste into the console window: pidgin.exe -d > pidgin.txt Wait for Pidgin to start, then close it. Examine the newly created text-file for any mentions of whatsmeow and post them here.

Industry commented 2 years ago

It might have been a configuration issue on my end. When I followed the instructions to do the debug, Pidgin ran with the plugin loaded and everything working fine.
Appreciate the quick response!