Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:34:02 +0200 From: Alex Huth <a.huth@tmr.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Alex Huth <a.huth@tmr.net> Subject: Re: Skype Message-ID: <20100812083402.GA2297@borusse.ewmr.base> In-Reply-To: <20100811180028.GA1822@holstein.holy.cow> References: <20100811124006.GA2284@borusse.ewmr.base> <20100811180028.GA1822@holstein.holy.cow>
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On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 08:00:28AM -1000, parv@pair.com wrote: > in message <20100811124006.GA2284@borusse.ewmr.base>, > wrote Alex Huth thusly... > > > > Is anyone using skype on freebsd 8 and can tell me how to do the > > setup? Seem to be that there is no port and on the website i find > > no package for freebsd. > > Well, version 1.x does not work at all as in I was not able to log > in after generating an account via web. Version 2.x as it existed > in ports not too long ago was broken due to missing source file (not > as in raw code but as in binaries). > > Then I searched for a possible solution that led me to download ... > > http://kobyla.info/soft/distfiles/skype_static-2.0.0.72-oss.tar.bz2 > > ... in /misc/ports/distfiles; edit net/skype/Makefile to set proper > PORTVERSION; & generate net/skpe/distinfo which led to successful > install & use of skype as in I could log in with the same password & > userid generated earlier & place a call or two. > > > - parv > > -- > Thanks, works like a charm! Great!
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