[Pidgin] #8106: failure to parse all xml files except prefs.xml at startup

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#8106: failure to parse all xml files except prefs.xml at startup
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 Reporter:  johnlumby  |        Owner:           
     Type:  defect     |       Status:  closed   
Milestone:             |    Component:  libpurple
  Version:  2.5.3      |   Resolution:  invalid  
 Keywords:             |  
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Comment(by johnlumby):

 ls -li /usr/local/lib/libxml2.so.2
  611174 lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           16 Jan 11 11:05
 /usr/local/lib/libxml2.so.2 -> libxml2.so.2.7.2
 /mnt/old9boot/pidgin-2.5.3:0 ls -li /usr/local/lib/libxml2.so.2.7.2
  613766 -rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root      3349679 Jan 11 11:05
 /usr/local/lib/libxml2.so.2.7.2
 /mnt/old9boot/pidgin-2.5.3:0 ls -li /usr/lib/libxml2.so*
  313603 lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           16 Oct 31  2004
 /usr/lib/libxml2.so.2 -> libxml2.so.2.4.2
  313602 -rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root       652891 Aug 15  2001
 /usr/lib/libxml2.so.2.4.2


 Original distro is quote old  -  RedHat 7.2  -  but heavily upgraded since
 then.
 But I usually do not erase old stuff in /usr/lib and/usr/bin even when
 superceded by new versions  in /usr/local just in case something still
 using it.
 Actually I thought I had exported the LD_LIBRARY_PATH but I had switched
 to a different id.

 I think maybe it might be a good thing for pidgin make to set rpaths in
 the binaries to avoid this, although I know there are pros and cons of
 rpaths.     Anyway I am kicking myself I didn't realize.


 BTW  -  I still have this error from libjabber  (different from the
 libjabber error from when using wrong libxml2) but assume I can ignore it
 as I don't use jabber:
 (10:22:25) plugins: /usr/local/lib/purple-2/libjabber.so is not usable
 because the 'purple_init_plugin' symbol could not be found.  Does the
 plugin call the PURPLE_INIT_PLUGIN() macro?

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