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WeeChat FAQ, 2005-02-06 |
WeeChat FAQ, 2005-05-21 |
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Intended audience: |
Intended audience: |
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Q: I heard about many GUI for WeeChat. How can I compile/use them? |
Q: I heard about many GUI for WeeChat. How can I compile/use them? |
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A: Curses GUI is built by default. |
A: Curses GUI is built by default. |
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To build Gtk or Qt GUI you've to specify extra options to ./configure script: |
To build Gtk, wxWidgets or Qt GUI you've to specify extra options to |
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./configure script: |
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--enable-gtk to enable Gtk GUI |
--enable-gtk to enable Gtk GUI |
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--enable-wxwidgets to enable wxWidgets GUI |
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--enable-qt to enable Qt QUI |
--enable-qt to enable Qt QUI |
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Type ./configure --help to see available options. |
Type ./configure --help to see available options. |
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WARNING: only Curses GUI is ok today. Other GUI are under development! |
WARNING: only Curses GUI is ok today. Other GUI are under development! |
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Q: I can't compile WeeChat CVS. |
Q: I can't compile WeeChat CVS. |
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A: Check that you have latest version of autoconf and automake. |
A: Check that you have latest version of autoconf and automake. |
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WeeChat has been developed with autoconf version 2.56 and automake |
WeeChat has been developed with autoconf version 2.59 and automake |
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version 1.7. |
version 1.9.5. |
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You should have at least these versions in order to compile WeeChat CVS. |
You should have at least these versions in order to compile WeeChat CVS. |
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If you can't or don't want to install these versions, you can download and |
If you can't or don't want to install these versions, you can download and |
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install "devel package", a package built almost every day, based on CVS. |
install "devel package", a package built almost every day, based on CVS. |
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A: Because WeeChat is very light and has new features. |
A: Because WeeChat is very light and has new features. |
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Some new features: |
Some new features: |
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* many GUI (Curses, Gtk, Qt), |
* many GUI (Curses, Gtk, wxWidgets, Qt), |
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* extensible with scripts (Perl, Python, Ruby), |
* extensible with scripts (Perl, Python, Ruby), |
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* developed from scratch (not based on any other IRC client) |
* developed from scratch (not based on any other IRC client) |
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* multi-platform |
* multi-platform |
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* 100% GPL and free |
* 100% GPL and free |
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This is the "geekest" IRC client ;) |
This is the "geekest" IRC client ;) |
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More info on this page: http://weechat.flashtux.org/features.php |
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2.2 |
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Q: I've launched WeeChat, but I'm lost, what can I do? |
Q: I've launched WeeChat, but I'm lost, what can I do? |
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A: For help you can type /help. For help about a command, type /help command. |
A: For help you can type /help. For help about a command, type /help command. |
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Keys and commands are listed in documentation. |
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2.3 |
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Q: How can I load Perl scripts? |
Q: How can I load Perl scripts? |
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Are Perl scripts compatible with X-chat or/and Irssi ? |
Are Perl scripts compatible with X-chat or/and Irssi ? |
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A: You can use /perl command to load scripts |
A: You can use /perl command to load scripts (default path is |
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(default path is ~/.weechat/perl). |
~/.weechat/perl). |
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Note that scripts in ~/.weechat/perl/autoload are automatically loaded |
Note that scripts in ~/.weechat/perl/autoload are automatically loaded |
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when WeeChat is starting up. |
when WeeChat is starting up. |
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WeeChat perl scripts are compatible with X-Chat, but not with Irssi, |
WeeChat Perl scripts are 80% compatible with X-Chat, but not with Irssi. |
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2.6 |
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Q: How can I load Python scripts? |
Q: How can I load Python scripts? |
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Are Python scripts compatible with X-chat or/and Irssi ? |
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A: Today Python interface is not developed, so you can't load any Python script. |
A: You can use /python command to load scripts (default path is |
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~/.weechat/python). |
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Note that scripts in ~/.weechat/python/autoload are automatically loaded |
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when WeeChat is starting up. |
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WeeChat Python scripts are 80% compatible with X-Chat, but not with Irssi. |
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2.7 |
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3.4 |
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Q: Will WeeChat be ported to *BSD, QNX, MacOS X, Microsoft Windows ? |
Q: What is the list of supported platforms for WeeChat? |
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A: Yes. Future versions will be available for these OS. |
A: Today WeeChat was succesfully tested on these platforms: |
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- GNU/Linux (any distribution / i386, AMD64, Sparc) |
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- FreeBSD |
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- NetBSD |
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- OpenBSD |
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- Microsoft Windows (with Cygwin and some code changes) |
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3.5 |
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Q: Will WeeChat be ported to QNX or other operating systems? |
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A: Yes. Future versions will be available for these OS. |
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We need help for such systems, any help is welcome :) |
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Q: I want to help WeeChat developers. What can I do? |
Q: I want to help WeeChat developers. What can I do? |
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A: There's many tasks to do (code, documentation, ...) |
A: There's many tasks to do (code, documentation, ...) |
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http://weechat.flashtux.org/support.php |
http://weechat.flashtux.org/support.php |
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3.6 |
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Q: Can I give money or other things to WeeChat developers? |
Q: Can I give money or other things to WeeChat developers? |
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A: Beer is welcome :) |
A: Beer is welcome :) |
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Otherwise Paypal account is: flashcode@free.fr (no limit for gifts :) |