GtkICQ is a program based on Mirabilis' ICQ protocol, and designed for use
with the Gtk+ widget library.  It is meant to be a high speed, high quality
alternative for Mirabilis' Java client (Mirabilis' only attempt at a Linux
client).  Though GtkICQ is quite stable at this time, it is still
development software, and most certainly contains bugs.

If you have a bug to report, or are unable to get GtkICQ working, feel free
to email the author (rkrenzis@ureach.com).  As of now, there is no mailing
list for GtkICQ, so replies may be delayed.

Also, if you're interested in helping with the GtkICQ project, send an email
to rkrenzis@ureach.com.  There is a large need for someone who can fix up
the autoconf/automake files.

REQUIREMENTS:
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* Gtk+, Gdk v1.1.2 or above
* Glib v1.1.3 or above
* X11R5 (or above) and libraries
* Linux kernel 2.0.x/greater or Unix
* Perl 5 (for running convertrc.pl script)

Following are the installation instructions for two different setups (the
titles should be self-explanatory).

NOTE: There was a new feature introduced in v0.55 which seems to be causing
some trouble.  Auto-away was recently added, but requrires the X screen
saver extensions (/usr/X11R6/lib/libXss.a on RedHat systems).  If you don't
have these libraries, then comment out the -DUSE_XSCREENSAVER line in the
appropriate Makefile.

COMPILING
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1. Untar the gtkicq-x.xx.tar.gz
   $ tar zxf gtkicq-x.xx.tar.gz
   This will create a subdirectory, gtkicq-x.xx/

2. cd gtkicq-x.xx/

3. Building:

   Run './configure'
   This will create the Makefiles and configuration header files required to
   build GtkICQ.  For configuration options, run './configure --help'.

4. Run 'make' to compile everything.

5. As root, type 'make install'

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Everything should be set up and ready to run.  If you have any problems,
feel free to contact Ryan Krenzischek <rkrenzis@ureach.com> for further
assistance.  Bug reports, feature requests, hints and patches may also be
sent to the above address.  Flames to /dev/null.
