--- a/libpurple/xmlnode.h	Tue Jul 16 16:07:34 2013 +0530
+++ b/libpurple/xmlnode.h	Tue Jul 16 20:08:53 2013 +0530
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 
 #include <glib.h>
 
+#define PURPLE_TYPE_XMLNODE  (xmlnode_get_type())
+
 /**
  * The valid types for an xmlnode
  */
@@ -60,6 +62,11 @@
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
 /**
+ * Returns the GType for the xmlnode boxed structure.
+ */
+GType xmlnode_get_type(void);
+
+/**
  * Creates a new xmlnode.
  *
  * @param name The name of the node.