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2010-02-28 , 19:35
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#50
Originally Posted by fms View Post
Well, there is another little wart that comes with it: if XChat is compiled with Python support and there is no Python installed, XChat prints weird error messages on startup (about shared libraries not being found). Given that, the SB2 incompatibility, and the fact that nobody seems to need it (this is the first request for Python in months, and only because there is some obscure plugin that uses it), I simply do not want to mess with Python support.
If Python is installed, then they shouldn't show.
The only reason that people may see them is if they don't have (lib)Python installed, and that's possible because I stopped libpython from being added to XChat's dependencies automatically - I figure noone wants it installed automatically if they have no need for it.

Of course, the tradeoff, as you know, is the error messages. I can shrug them off but I can see how they may confuse new users...

True, I have no need for the plugin either, but "every little helps"... =)