IRC Plugin unable to load

[Gary Allpike]

(01:58:27) plugins: /usr/lib/purple-2/libirc.so is not loadable: undefined symbol: sasl_client_step

IRC plugin is unable to load due to error above.

Seems to be related to this:

https://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/bbd52f93184e

[Gary Allpike (garyallpike)]

Sorry - forgot package version.

Version: 1:2.10.7-0ubuntu1

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Robbie Williamson (robbiew)]

There appears to be a fix documented upstream:
   https://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/15517
"When building with SASL support, the IRC plugin needs to link against libsasl2, otherwise it will fail to load with the following error:
(03:20:54) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libirc.so
(03:20:54) plugins: /usr/lib/purple-2/libirc.so is not loadable: undefined symbol: sasl_client_step
This is a new issue in Pidgin 2.10.7 since it's the first release that adds SASL support for IRC (​https://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/bbd52f93184e)."

[Robbie Williamson (robbiew)]

Attaching the patch from the upstream bug.

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[Didier Roche-Tolomelli (didrocks)]

@Robbie: seems you didn't attach the patch (xml file? ;)), but thanks for the pointer to the upstream bug, stole the good patch, and confirmed, it fixes it on raring :)

[Robbie Williamson (robbiew)]

@Didier: Whoops...I blame Chrome Browser, cause it's easier than saying I messed up ;-). I've verified the fix as well, Thanks!!

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package pidgin - 1:2.10.7-0ubuntu2

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pidgin (1:2.10.7-0ubuntu2) raring; urgency=low

  * debian/patches/git_pidgin-fix-irc.patch:
    - upstream patch for being able to use IRC with pidgin for those kind
      of users… (LP: #1128273)
 -- Didier Roche <email address hidden> Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:31:08 +0000