From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Nov 23 12:06:54 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5CD7FFF0 for ; Sun, 23 Nov 2014 12:06:54 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-la0-x232.google.com (mail-la0-x232.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4010:c03::232]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id BBDC4CFD for ; Sun, 23 Nov 2014 12:06:53 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-la0-f50.google.com with SMTP id pv20so6414063lab.9 for ; Sun, 23 Nov 2014 04:06:52 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=Ah7x0rlQylf1oVfaDVgfHsS2mOphlVktHA0JYQtwOiY=; b=mj060sGni7fbzoCdZWO4xhvMZnLzNeFzsHl+r1cvP5BMP9KM7qD0YAl8gFSyEMofhx HVp+jYCLSR8OkVZdVsni7tMK2I+ulQilLvqi9DgAiEhAJUFLL9Vj5N8/CuL5VQ2vERwn KPSrfQSIzSyrfGwbRcmTMn3BF7YS01nixaYsQ4xLq7XpvD9huLe5gPR0YDlvllwEwY6C 6vyX9lTtbA6G8zrc3IL8iulM7ktuHA0QtJVQL7oFzpY+pX5g5tvoGXPOGuBdHTce2bAV FQmlAeS5ME4b2n2izqmqN541HXV1F1+N7618bqLVQgkD90ijfiXPCqMutbGDH7MKb/Js 7gMg== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.112.137.234 with SMTP id ql10mr14068668lbb.91.1416744411819; Sun, 23 Nov 2014 04:06:51 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.152.184.132 with HTTP; Sun, 23 Nov 2014 04:06:51 -0800 (PST) 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> Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2014 23:06:51 +1100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: net-im/skype* vs. linux-c6-*: From: Outback Dingo To: User questions Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.18-1 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2014 12:06:54 -0000 On Sun, Nov 23, 2014 at 10:20 PM, Jerry 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" >