Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2014 23:06:51 +1100 From: Outback Dingo <outbackdingo@gmail.com> To: User questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: net-im/skype* vs. linux-c6-*: Message-ID: <CAKYr3zx931ydgeg3KWV75aQ8UK%2BFgFRCxuZ2a9aFhPeimn3g2A@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20141123062000.1e0441ad@scorpio> References: <20141107163008.GO1156@albert.catwhisker.org> <20141110012733.GE1239@albert.catwhisker.org> <20141111132312.GA1808@mx12.chaot.net> <3171138.bPutE9K8Gj@photon.home.palmen-it.de> <20141123062000.1e0441ad@scorpio>
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On Sun, Nov 23, 2014 at 10:20 PM, Jerry <jerry@seibercom.net> wrote: > On Sun, 23 Nov 2014 02:20:36 +0100, Felix Palmen stated: > > >Hello, > > > >Am Dienstag, 11. November 2014, 15:23:12 schrieben Sie: > >> a) as far as I know Microsoft doesn't allow any client before 4.3, that > >> would block net-im/skype and net-im/skype-devel. If you test, and find > it > >> works, can you let me know please? > >> > >> b) we're still lacking the syscalls required by Skype 4.3 in > 11.0-CURRENT, > >> although dchagin@ is making good progress. > > > >for a), it's possible to circumvent that by once connecting with 4.3, then > >downgrading to 4.2. It can be patched to report the same version string as > >4.3, but I didn't test, whether this is strictly required. Given the fact > >that 11-CURRENT can obviously run skype 4.3 just fine now, but still has > >problems with the linux pulseaudio libs (thus, rendering a skype version > >that supports sound only through pulseaudio pointless), I came up with the > >following workaround for getting a fully working skype at the moment, as > >long as there are things missing for linux-pulseaudio: > > > >1.) Get hold of an earlier version of net-im/skype4 still installing skype > >4.2, place it in net-im/skype42 for convenience > > > >2.) remove the broken flag and the pulseaudio dependency from > net-im/skype4 > >Makefile > > > >3.) install net-im/skype4, run it, log on making sure you check the > checkbox > >for automatic logon (important!). > > > >4.) exit skype, make sure no process is left over (use kill -9 if > necessary) > > > >5.) uninstall net-im/skype4, install net-im/skype42 > > > >6.) This MIGHT be unneccesary, not sure about this -- patch skype 4.2 to > >report 4.3 version string: > ># gsed -i > >"s/\x34\x2E\x32\x2E\x30\x2E\x31\x33/\x34\x2E\x33\x2E\x30\x2E\x33\x37/g" > >/usr/local/share/skype/skype > > > >Skype should now work. This assumes running a system recent enough to run > >skype 4.3 (obviously, without the pulseaudio stuff), having chosen the -c6 > >linux ports as default and having a working setup for alsa shim in > >/compat/linux/etc/alsa/pcm/pcm-oss.conf > > It never ceases to amaze me how much effort people will put into trying to > hack something to get it to work, when if the same effort were put into > making > the system truly compliant it would reward the end user with far more > benefits > and reduce future problems. In the long run, it would most likely be easier > to do too. > > not that its helps users with global skype friends... but you can download and install tox from https://tox.im/ it does literally everything skype does, its also free and encrypted. and it runs on everything, so maybe its time to get the world to switch to a free opensource application that easily replaces skype with no central authority. just my thoughts > -- > Jerry > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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