std::string libPurpleDllPath = CONFIG_STRING_DEFAULTED(config, "purple.libpurple_dll_path", "");

	if (!resolvePurpleFunctions(libPurpleDllPath)) {

		LOG4CXX_ERROR(logger, "Unable to load libpurple.dll or some of the needed methods");

		return false;

	}

	std::string pluginsDir = CONFIG_STRING_DEFAULTED(config, "purple.plugins_dir", "./plugins");

	LOG4CXX_INFO(logger, "Setting libpurple plugins directory to: " << pluginsDir);

	purple_plugins_add_search_path_wrapped(pluginsDir.c_str());

	std::string cacertsDir = CONFIG_STRING_DEFAULTED(config, "purple.cacerts_dir", "./ca-certs");

	LOG4CXX_INFO(logger, "Setting libpurple cacerts directory to: " << cacertsDir);

	purple_certificate_add_ca_search_path_wrapped(cacertsDir.c_str());

	std::string userDir = CONFIG_STRING_DEFAULTED(config, "service.working_dir", "./");

	LOG4CXX_INFO(logger, "Setting libpurple user directory to: " << userDir);

	purple_util_set_user_dir_wrapped(userDir.c_str());

	remove("./accounts.xml");

	remove("./blist.xml");

	purple_debug_set_ui_ops_wrapped(&debugUiOps);

	purple_core_set_ui_ops_wrapped(&coreUiOps);

	if (CONFIG_STRING_DEFAULTED(config, "service.eventloop", "") == "libev") {

		LOG4CXX_INFO(logger, "Will use libev based event loop");

	}

	else {

		LOG4CXX_INFO(logger, "Will use glib based event loop");

	}

	purple_eventloop_set_ui_ops_wrapped(getEventLoopUiOps(CONFIG_STRING_DEFAULTED(config, "service.eventloop", "") == "libev"));

	ret = purple_core_init_wrapped("spectrum");

	if (ret) {

		static int blist_handle;

		static int conversation_handle;

		purple_set_blist_wrapped(purple_blist_new_wrapped());

		purple_blist_load_wrapped();

		purple_prefs_load_wrapped();

		/* Good default preferences */

		/* The combination of these two settings mean that libpurple will never

		 * (of its own accord) set all the user accounts idle.

		 */