2.5.7 is out and fixes Yahoo problems. Please stabilise ASAP !!! dont wait 30d. compiling ATM ... more news in 20mn.
Other interesting URL: http://www.celticwolf.com/useful-information/faqs/26-pidgin-yahoo
I did cp -a pidgin-2.5.6.ebuild pidgin-2.5.7.ebuild ebuild pidgin-2.5.7.ebuild manifest emerge -v pidgin and I got connected to Yahoo, with profile pointing to the default server scs.msg.yahoo.com .
It was already in the tree when this bug was filed...
I sync every saturday ... did not expect it already in for sunday :) Please stabilise ASAP, do not wait 30d. Thanks, bye :)