diff --git a/cmake_modules/purpleConfig.cmake b/cmake_modules/purpleConfig.cmake
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+FIND_LIBRARY(PURPLE_LIBRARY NAMES purple)
+FIND_PATH(PURPLE_INCLUDE_DIR NAMES "purple.h" PATH_SUFFIXES libpurple )
+
+
+if( PURPLE_LIBRARY AND PURPLE_INCLUDE_DIR )
+    message( STATUS "Found libpurple: ${PURPLE_LIBRARY}, ${PURPLE_INCLUDE_DIR}")
+    set( PURPLE_FOUND 1 )
+else( PURPLE_LIBRARY AND PURPLE_INCLUDE_DIR )
+    message( FATAL_ERROR "Could NOT find libpurple" )
+endif( PURPLE_LIBRARY AND PURPLE_INCLUDE_DIR )