Thank you for your bug. The package is not built with that option on purpose:
" gaim (1:2.0.0+beta5-4) unstable; urgency=medium ... * Don't build with Cyrus-SASL, support is too unstable (Closes: #400002, 401295)..." The Depends bug has been fixed to Debian and to Ubuntu with the new sync with Debian ** Changed in: gaim (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low Status: Unconfirmed => Fix Released -- Proper SASL support https://launchpad.net/bugs/76448 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs