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skype-develP2P VoIP software, development version
2.2.0.35_3net-imΣ=0 2.2.0.35_3Version 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
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.
This is the development / beta / ... version.
WWW: http://www.skype.com/
===> The following configuration options are available for skype-devel-2.2.0.35_3:
DOCS=on: Build and/or install documentation
VIDEO=on: [broken] Video support
===> Use 'make config' to modify these settings
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In the current version, video doesn't work. The instructions below are left in
for completeness.
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1. 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"
}
}
2. Video
2.1. Receiving video
Should work out of the box. Please make sure you have
Options --> Video Devices --> Enable Skype Video checked.
2.2. 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
3. SMSes
You can send SMSes with this version (provided you have Skype credit, of course).
Check Options --> SMS for details.
4. 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).
5. 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.
6. 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.
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
Remove compatibility code for FreeBSD < 11.2 from all ports.
Simplify some ports where DragonFlyBSD no longer needs to be special-cased.
Submitted by: rene
Reviewed by: bapt, jbeich
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D17724
- 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
- 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 )
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
- 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
Now that the skype ports are conflicting, don't install anything skype-devel.
This brings -devel closer to the main port, and of course, fixes install/plist.
PR: 156994
Submitted by: Zhihao Yuan <lichray@gmail.com>
- Complete the move from net to net-im
- update to 2.2.0.25
- set conflicts with the otehr skype ports
- OPTIONify
Many thanks to: avg@, nox@, kwm@, miwi@, netchild@ and many others
