| 1 | # BitlBee |
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| 3 |  |
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| 5 | [](https://travis-ci.org/bitlbee/bitlbee) |
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| 6 | [](https://scan.coverity.com/projects/4028) |
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| 8 | An IRC to other chat networks gateway |
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| 10 | Main website: http://www.bitlbee.org/ |
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| 12 | Bug tracker: http://bugs.bitlbee.org/ |
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| 14 | Wiki: http://wiki.bitlbee.org/ |
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| 16 | License: GPLv2 |
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| 17 | |
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| 18 | ## Installation |
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| 20 | BitlBee is available in the package managers of most distros. |
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| 22 | For debian/ubuntu/etc you may use the nightly APT repository: http://code.bitlbee.org/debian/ |
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| 24 | You can also use a public server (such as `im.bitlbee.org`) instead of installing it: http://bitlbee.org/main.php/servers.html |
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| 26 | ## Compiling |
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| 28 | If you wish to compile it yourself, ensure you have the following packages and their headers: |
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| 30 | * glib 2.16 or newer (not to be confused with glibc) |
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| 31 | * gnutls |
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| 32 | * python 2 or 3 (for the user guide) |
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| 34 | Some optional features have additional dependencies, such as libpurple, libotr, libevent, etc. |
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| 35 | NSS and OpenSSL are also available but not as well supported as GnuTLS. |
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| 37 | Once you have the dependencies, building should be a matter of: |
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| 39 | ./configure |
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| 40 | make |
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| 41 | sudo make install |
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| 43 | ## Development tips |
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| 45 | * To enable debug symbols: `./configure --debug=1` |
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| 46 | * To get some additional debug output for some protocols: `BITLBEE_DEBUG=1 ./bitlbee -Dnv` |
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| 47 | * Use github pull requests against the 'develop' branch to submit patches. |
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| 48 | * The coding style based on K&R with tabs and 120 columns. See `./doc/uncrustify.cfg` for the parameters used to reformat the code. |
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| 49 | * Mappings of bzr revisions to git commits (for historical purposes) are available in `./doc/git-bzr-rev-map` |
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| 50 | * See also `./doc/README` and `./doc/HACKING` |
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| 52 | ## Help? |
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| 54 | Join **#BitlBee** on OFTC (**irc.oftc.net**) (OFTC, *not* FreeNode!) |
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