| Port details |
- skype P2P VoIP software
- 2.1.0.81_3,1 net-im
 =5      2.1.0.81_3,1Version of this port present on the latest quarterly branch.  BROKEN: uses non existing libsigcpp20
 DEPRECATED: Broken for more than 6 months
 This port expired on: 2019-03-05
 IGNORE: is marked as broken: uses non existing libsigcpp20
 RESTRICTED: Redistribution prohibited.
- There is no maintainer for this port.
- Any concerns regarding this port should be directed to the FreeBSD Ports mailing list via ports@FreeBSD.org
- Port Added: 2011-05-09 17:52:37
- Last Update: 2019-03-06 21:49:01
- SVN Revision: 494849
- People watching this port, also watch:: firefox, libdrm, tmux, postfix, webcamd
- License: not specified in port
- WWW:
- http://www.skype.com/
- Description:
- Skype is a free program that uses the latest P2P technology to bring
affordable and high-quality voice communications to people all over
the world.
WWW: http://www.skype.com/
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- This port has been deleted.
- PKGNAME: skype
- Flavors: there is no flavor information for this port.
- distinfo:
- SHA256 (skype_static-2.1.0.81.tar.bz2) = 5cbdc7c07b47af01607ac6d0b7285368866f92a244f52aed68c4f7c227d466ae
SIZE (skype_static-2.1.0.81.tar.bz2) = 27555345
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- Dependencies
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- Runtime dependencies:
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- webcamd : multimedia/webcamd
- linux-c6-alsa-lib>0 : audio/linux-c6-alsa-lib
- linux-c6-alsa-plugins-oss>0 : audio/linux-c6-alsa-plugins-oss
- linux-c6-dri>0 : graphics/linux-c6-dri
- linux-c6-expat>0 : textproc/linux-c6-expat
- linux-c6-fontconfig>0 : x11-fonts/linux-c6-fontconfig
- linux-c6-libasyncns>0 : dns/linux-c6-libasyncns
- linux-c6-xorg-libs>0 : x11/linux-c6-xorg-libs
- linux-c6-libv4l>0 : multimedia/linux-c6-libv4l
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Configuration Options:- ===> The following configuration options are available for skype-2.1.0.81_3,1:
DOCS=on: Build and/or install documentation
VIDEO=on: Video support
===> Use 'make config' to modify these settings
- Options name:
- N/A
- USES:
- cpe linux tar:bzip2
- pkg-message:
- 1. Minimum OS version.
Skype is a Linux binary package that we run on FreeBSD via our Linux compat.
In order for Skype to work OK, you need your kernel and modules to be:
- post 2011-05-03 in on HEAD
- post 2011-05-08 in on 7,8-STABLE
The port tries to check for this, but there is a smaller or bigger interval for
which this can't be done automatically. So in case of any trouble please make
sure you run kernel/modules built from sources after above dates.
Tests were only done on HEAD and 8-STABLE with linux-fc10, and I don't think it
can work with fc4.
2. Sound
Since the OSS interface was removed, Skype now uses linux-alsa compat packages.
By default you get one device corresponding to your default OSS dsp device (so
Skype will use it for ringing, incoming voice and mic). If that doesn't suit
needs, you can map the other dsp devices for example by editing
/compat/linux/etc/alsa/pcm/pcm-oss.conf. You need to (re)start Skype after you
edit this file in order to get Skype pick up the changes.
Adding the following to the stock file, and then starting Skype and choosing
in Options-->Sound Devices: Speakers: oss1
will let you use the second dsp (usually the front panel connectors for your
headphones, while still hearing the call ringing and other notification on the
first dsp device (presumably the one you connect your speakers to).
pcm.oss1 {
type oss
device /dev/dsp1
hint {
description "Open Sound System"
}
}
ctl.oss1 {
type oss
device /dev/mixer1
hint {
description "Open Sound System"
}
}
3. Video
3.1. Receiving video
Should work out of the box. Please make sure you have
Options --> Video Devices --> Enable Skype Video checked.
3.2. Sending video
Skype uses /dev/videoX (usually /dev/video0). This device node is created by
the drivers for your webcam (eg. multimedia/webcamd). If you selected the VIDEO
option (default) multimedia/webcamd will be pulled in.
First please make sure your webcam works with the drivers webcamd provides; you
can use multimedia/pwcview's pwcview(1) to check that you get a good image from
your webcam; if you get a good image, you will get video in Skype also.
It also uses v4l2 interface hence you very likely need to have linux_v4l2wrapper
kernel module (which you either have in base on recent HEAD or the port will
install for you); you need to load the module before stating Skype:
# kldload linux_v4l2wrapper
To make it permanent you can:
# echo 'linux_v4l2wrapper_load="YES"' >> /boot/loader.conf
4. SMSes
You can send SMSes with this version (provided you have Skype credit, of course).
Check Options --> SMS for details.
5. Screen sharing
You should be able to receive and send.
Please make sure you have Options --> Video Devices --> Enable Skype Video
checked to use this feature (yes, even if you don't use video).
6. Skype Access
Doesn't work and it is likely not very probable it will ever work since it
uses a lot of Linux-specific things.
7. Next version ...
.. is in net-im/skype-devel. It probably works worse that this version. Use it
at your own risk.
8. Problems and bug reports
First of all, please understand that this is a closed, binary Linux application
that makes use for some more-or-less cutting edge Linux features/interfaces,
etc. As such, making it work on FreeBSD is mainly a question of keeping our
linuxulator as close as possible to the Linux kernel, and our Linux compat
ports up to date.
When reporting problems at very least we need to know the output of:
$ uname -a; sysctl compat.linux | head -2; grep OVERRIDE_LINUX_ /etc/make.conf
the skype version you are using, and hardware details (eg. webcam) if related.
- Master Sites:
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| Commit History - (may be incomplete: for full details, see links to repositories near top of page) |
| Commit | Credits | Log message |
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2.1.0.81_3,1
06 Mar 2019 21:49:01
  |
rene |
Remove expired ports:
2019-03-05 devel/elixir-lager_logger: Broken for more than 6 months
2019-03-05 devel/gpsim: Broken for more than 6 months
2019-03-05 devel/hgview: Broken for more than 6 months
2019-03-05 games/mudmagic: Broken for more than 6 months
2019-03-05 math/mumps-mpich: Broken for more than 6 months
2019-03-05 math/sdpara: Broken for more than 6 months
2019-03-05 net/tn5250j: Broken for more than 6 months
2019-03-05 net-im/pidgin-skype: Broken for more than 6 months
2019-03-05 net-im/skype: Broken for more than 6 months
2019-03-05 net-im/skype-devel: Broken for more than 6 months
2019-03-05 science/dft_tools: Broken for more than 6 months
2019-03-05 science/triqs: Broken for more than 6 months
2019-03-05 security/hamachi: Broken for more than 6 months
2019-03-05 textproc/elixir-ex_doc: Broken for more than 6 months
2019-03-05 x11/altyo: Broken for more than 6 months
2019-03-05 x11/pantheon-terminal: Broken for more than 6 months
2019-03-05 x11-wm/e-module-everything-websearch: Broken for more than 6 months |
2.1.0.81_3,1
03 Feb 2019 20:46:36
|
antoine |
Deprecate ports broken for more than 6 months |
2.1.0.81_3,1
10 Sep 2018 13:14:52
|
mat |
Add DOCS options to ports that should have one.
Also various fixes related to said option.
PR: 230864
Submitted by: mat
exp-runs by: antoine |
2.1.0.81_3,1
28 Aug 2018 05:50:56
|
antoine |
Mark BROKEN: uses non existing libsigcpp20
Reported by: pkg-fallout |
2.1.0.81_3,1
03 Nov 2016 21:47:46
|
tijl |
Remove NVIDIA option from Linux ports now that the nvidia-driver can be
installed later. |
2.1.0.81_2,1
07 Sep 2016 12:43:22
|
tijl |
- In Uses/linux.mk use the loop variable directly when appending to
*_DEPENDS. Helper variables derived from the loop variable aren't
expanded causing *_DEPENDS to be incorrect.
- Bump all ports with more than one value in USE_LINUX.
PR: 211645
Reported by: jkim |
2.1.0.81_1,1
05 Sep 2016 19:23:42
|
tijl |
- Replace Mk/bsd.linux-apps.mk and Mk/bsd.linux-rpm.mk with
Mk/Uses/linux.mk.
- Replace USE_LINUX=yes with USES+=linux and USE_LINUX=(.*) with
USES+=linux:\1 in all ports.
- Replace USE_LINUX_APPS with USE_LINUX in all ports.
- Use INSTALL_SCRIPT instead of INSTALL_PROGRAM to install scripts in some
ports.
- When USE_LINUX_RPM is defined, simplify the way DISTFILES and EXTRACT_ONLY
are defined.
- Remove BRANDELF_DIRS and BRANDELF_FILES handling. In the very rare cases
that it is still necessary ports can run ${BRANDELF} from post-patch.
- Remove AUTOMATIC_PLIST handling. Only one port used it.
- Fix Linux MASTER_SITES.
- Replace OVERRIDE_LINUX_BASE_PORT and OVERRIDE_LINUX_NONBASE_PORTS with
default versions framework.(Only the first 15 lines of the commit message are shown above  ) |
2.1.0.81_1,1
01 Apr 2016 14:16:20
|
mat |
Remove ${PORTSDIR}/ from dependencies, categories m, n, o, and p.
With hat: portmgr
Sponsored by: Absolight |
2.1.0.81_1,1
16 Sep 2015 10:26:42
|
jbeich |
multimedia/webcamd: clarify version requirements in consumers
webcamd exposes V4L/DVB/EVDEV/etc devices with consumer ABI configured
by v4l_compat version during build. Drop >0 dummy as V4L is available
since day 1 and we only want the daemon. This syncs RUN_DEPENDS with:
multimedia/gstreamer-plugins-v4l2
multimedia/gstreamer1-plugins-v4l2 |
2.1.0.81_1,1
08 Apr 2015 17:43:10
|
amdmi3 |
- Add CPE info
Approved by: portmgr blanket |
2.1.0.81_1,1
05 Apr 2015 07:23:50
 |
xmj |
Add NVIDIA_GL description to Mk/bsd.options.desc.mk
- Add NVIDIA_GL description to Mk/bsd.options.desc.mk
- Remove NVIDIA_GL_DESC from all concerned ports
- Use options helpers where adequate.
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D1759
Approved by: koobs (mentor)
Approved by: portmgr (bapt) |
2.1.0.81_1,1
03 Feb 2015 14:51:04
|
amdmi3 |
- Remove always false OSVERSION conditions
- Fix whitespace
- Don't cat pkgmessage from Makefile |
2.1.0.81_1,1
21 Nov 2014 23:55:50
|
antoine |
Cleanup plist |
2.1.0.81_1,1
18 Aug 2014 18:41:01
|
mandree |
STAGE.
Fix skype.sh launcher script, using "$@" instead of the unsafe $@,
and fixing its shebang line to /bin/sh. |
2.1.0.81_1,1
29 Jul 2014 21:43:18
|
adamw |
Convert some more USE_BZIP2 to USES=tar:bzip2
Approved by: portmgr (not really, but touches unstaged ports) |
2.1.0.81_1,1
06 Jul 2014 15:24:02
|
bapt |
Resetting maintainership on ports that have not been staged and without any
pending PR (related to stage)
With hat: portmgr |
2.1.0.81_1,1
16 Mar 2014 08:52:27
|
antoine |
Remove checks for V4L2 wrapper, it is included in the linuxulator of all
supported versions of FreeBSD |
2.1.0.81_1,1
22 Oct 2013 13:59:54
|
amdmi3 |
- Remove manual creation and removal of share/applications, as it's now in the
mtree (categories starting with [np])
Approved by: portmgr (bdrewery) |
2.1.0.81_1,1
20 Sep 2013 22:13:35
|
bapt |
Add NO_STAGE all over the place in preparation for the staging support (cat:
net-im) |
2.1.0.81_1,1
23 May 2013 16:10:43
|
jgh |
- adoption of optionsNG framework
Approved by: portmgr (bapt) |
2.1.0.81_1,1
21 Jan 2013 18:54:24
|
itetcu |
- fix typo
PR: 174743
Submitted by: Sayetsky Anton |
2.1.0.81_1,1
07 Jun 2012 19:41:34
|
itetcu |
- mark skype and skype-devel CONFLICTing. I really don't know why they waren't
until now.
- bump PORTREVISION
I'll look for a better solution in the next days.
Submitted by: "Sulev-Madis 'ketas' Silber" <madis555@hot.ee>'s checker |
2.1.0.81,1
17 Jul 2011 16:29:42
|
nox |
Fix skype multimedia/linux_v4l2wrapper dependency on 8.
Approved by: itetcu (skype ports maintainer)
Discussed on: -multimedia |
2.1.0.81,1
12 May 2011 08:15:48
|
itetcu |
Display the package message when installing from port. |
2.1.0.81,1
11 May 2011 09:51:07
|
itetcu |
1. preserve the latest skype version that has OSS support as net-im/skype20
(but schedule it for removal soon)
2. update net-im/skype to 2.1.0.81.
- It supports sound and video, please read the pkg-message to find out how to
make it work.
- OPTIONify
Both ports are based on repocopy from net/skype.
Many thanks to: avg@, nox@, kwm@, miwi@, netchild@ and many others
PR: 147550 [1], 156860 [2] (partially based on)
Submitted by: HASHI Hiroaki <hashiz@meridiani.jp> [1],
patch from nox@ [2] |
2.0.0.72,1
09 May 2011 17:52:08
|
itetcu |
Force commit to note the repocopy net/skype --> net-im/skype.
Repocopy by: marcus@ |
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