Plugin list

Plugins form a fundamental layer in the Licq architecture. They communicate with the Licq daemon to allow user interfaces and other functions to be built. Creating a plugin is fairly tricky as there is little documentation and the daemon interface is somewhat complicated. A good place to start is the PLUGINS.HOWTO, and the Licq header files.

Installing a plugin is, however, simple. First, unpack the plugin to the "plugins" directory in the main Licq source tree. Then build and install it (ie place it in /usr/local/lib/licq). Then run licq using the "-p" option and the name of the plugin (minus the leading "licq_" and tailing ".so"). For example, the qt-gui plugin may be loaded by doing licq -p qt-gui where the plugin has been installed as /usr/local/lib/licq/licq_qt-gui.so.

After the first time, any plugins will load automatically at startup without the need for the -p option.

There are many plugins for Licq. Some of them aren't working anymore. List here which ones work and which have some issues.

Working Plugins

• Qt GUI
• IcQnD Gtk-2 GUI
• On Screen Display
• Remote Management Service
• Console
• Licq web

Needs to be Tested

• Jons GTK+ Gui
• GTK+Licq
• Nicq
• Forwarder
• Auto-Responder
• Update Hosts
• Mailchecker