It appears the correct fix is to not install the pidgin-libnotify plugin into the purple-2 lib directory as this plugin relies on GTK+ for alerts. That doesn't make sense for non-GTK purple-based apps (e.g., finch) and per the plugin guide this should not be installed as a core module. See: http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/Scripting%20and%20Plugins
The fix is simple. Change gddir to from purple-2 to pidgin in the src/Makefile.am. This was proposed nearly two years ago in the original pidgin bug entry. See: http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/10783 Yes, this should probably should be fixed upstream but there hasn't been a new release in years. To recap, if pidgin-libnotify and finch are installed simultaneously, finch gets run over by debug messages on startup. It is annoying and broken. Can someone please commit this fix? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/485844 Title: finch - debug text frequently dumped to screen To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/pidgin/+bug/485844/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
