OK, I use Homebrew and I wanted to get Hangouts to work for Bitlbee.
First, install Pidgin:
brew install pidgin
Bitlbee with libpurple support (if you already installed Bitblee without libpurple support you might need to use `reinstall` instead of `install`):
brew install bitlbee --with-pidgin
If you run it, you should see a lot more protocols – but still no Hangouts.
Install Mercury and Protocol Buffers implementation in C in order to build the Hangouts Plugin for libpurple. You’ll note that there are also other dependencies but I already had all the other stuff installed. Nothing tricky to figure out for yourself, I hope. If you run into problems, leave a comment and I’ll see whether I can figure it out.
Protocol Buffers implementation in C
brew install hg brew install protobuf-c hg clone https://bitbucket.org/EionRobb/purple-hangouts cd putple-hangouts make make install
When you start Bitlbee, make sure you use `-F` instead of `-D` or you’ll get an error as soon as you try to sign into an account using `libpurple`.
If you restart Bitblee now, the `plugins` command should list `hangouts`.
Set it up:
account add hangouts <your email address> account on
You’ll be contacted by a fake account called `purple_request` with instructions on how to get the OAuth token. It will link you to a YouTube video but the description of the video are the real instructions.
Answer `purple_request` with the token and you should be up and running.
#Bitlbee #Hangouts
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Also on the Bitlbee Wiki.
– Alex 2017-08-17 15:23 UTC