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Skype 2.1 Beta slackbuild for Slackware 13?

Hey all, this one's about Skype. slackbuilds.org has the old version 2.0.0.72, which works fine on Slackware 13, even without KDE installed (except only a few libraries and QT4).

Anyway there's this beta version 2.1.0.47 (which is a whole lot better than the old one), and Skype offer a standalone "static" directory, which has a working executable. However, I'd like to figure out how to install this beta version via slackbuild. When I update the version number in the available slackbuild, the installation goes fine but the program seg-faults. No other error messages, nothing.

The static source is working very well as it is, but has anyone managed to get this beta version slackbuilt?

Thanks!

-A

Why not write one yourself as I doubt you will find a beta slackbuild.

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Originally Posted by Ahmed (Post 3717709)

When I update the version number in the available slackbuild, the installation goes fine but the program seg-faults. No other error messages, nothing.

The static source is working very well as it is, but has anyone managed to get this beta version slackbuilt?

Yes, on Slackware 13.0 32bit I was able to make a test call. The slackbuild from slackbuilds.org does work with a version bump. However, this does lead to a segfault like you had mentioned. Either comment out or delete the stripping commands from the slackbuild as well. For whatever reason, if you don't strip the binary it doesn't segfault.

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Originally Posted by larryhaja (Post 3717739)

I'll try that when I get home. Thanks!

-A

Quote:

Originally Posted by larryhaja (Post 3717739)

That one did it. Thanks a lot! :) I still get some error message about missing libltdl.so.7, and refused connection to pulseaudio, but Skype's working very well, so I don't care that much.

Cheers!

-A

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Originally Posted by larryhaja (Post 3717739)

What commands are those?

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Originally Posted by cwwilson721 (Post 3725109)

What commands are those?

Code:

find $PKG | xargs file | grep -e "executable" -e "shared object" | grep ELF \

  | cut -f 1 -d : | xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null || true

I found 'em...
So bloody tired from the stupid webcam, I couldn't see straight.

All up/working.

Thanks

Hmm... For me this version of skype doesn't work. I have some strange error messages:

Code:

Inconsistency detected by ld.so: dl-open.c: 623: _dl_open: Assertion `_dl_debug_initialize (0, args.nsid)->r_state == RT_CONSISTENT' failed!

and cannot find the solution 'til now :/ Probably, the ld try to load a library from 64-bit repository, but I cannot find which one...

Code:

bash:~# ldd /usr/bin/skype

        linux-gate.so.1 =>  (0xf7f03000)

        libasound.so.2 => /usr/lib/libasound.so.2 (0xf7dfb000)

        libXv.so.1 => /usr/lib/libXv.so.1 (0xf7df6000)

        libXss.so.1 => /usr/lib/libXss.so.1 (0xf7df3000)

        libSM.so.6 => /usr/lib/libSM.so.6 (0xf7deb000)

        libICE.so.6 => /usr/lib/libICE.so.6 (0xf7dd3000)

        libXi.so.6 => /usr/lib/libXi.so.6 (0xf7dc9000)

        libXrender.so.1 => /usr/lib/libXrender.so.1 (0xf7dc0000)

        libXrandr.so.2 => /usr/lib/libXrandr.so.2 (0xf7db9000)

        libfreetype.so.6 => /usr/lib/libfreetype.so.6 (0xf7d43000)

        libfontconfig.so.1 => /usr/lib/libfontconfig.so.1 (0xf7d1a000)

        libXext.so.6 => /usr/lib/libXext.so.6 (0xf7d0c000)

        libX11.so.6 => /usr/lib/libX11.so.6 (0xf7bf0000)

        libz.so.1 => /usr/lib/libz.so.1 (0xf7bdc000)

        libgthread-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgthread-2.0.so.0 (0xf7bd8000)

        libglib-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 (0xf7b05000)

        librt.so.1 => /lib/librt.so.1 (0xf7afc000)

        libdl.so.2 => /lib/libdl.so.2 (0xf7af8000)

        libpthread.so.0 => /lib/libpthread.so.0 (0xf7adf000)

        libstdc++.so.6 => /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6 (0xf79f3000)

        libm.so.6 => /lib/libm.so.6 (0xf79cd000)

        libgcc_s.so.1 => /usr/lib/libgcc_s.so.1 (0xf79c0000)

        libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0xf7860000)

        libuuid.so.1 => /lib/libuuid.so.1 (0xf785b000)

        libxcb.so.1 => /usr/lib/libxcb.so.1 (0xf7843000)

        libXau.so.6 => /usr/lib/libXau.so.6 (0xf7840000)

        libXdmcp.so.6 => /usr/lib/libXdmcp.so.6 (0xf783b000)

        libexpat.so.1 => /usr/lib/libexpat.so.1 (0xf781b000)

        /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0xf7f04000)

For me (and I have 64multilib) I changed this:

Code:

find $PKG | xargs file | grep -e "executable" -e "shared object" | grep ELF \

  | cut -f 1 -d : | xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null || true

to this:

Code:

find $PKG | xargs file | grep -e "executable" -e "shared object" | grep ELF \

  | cut -f 1 -d : || true

And everything compiled nicely, and runs fine.

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Originally Posted by cwwilson721 (Post 3725919)

[/code]to this:

Code:

find $PKG | xargs file | grep -e "executable" -e "shared object" | grep ELF \

  | cut -f 1 -d : || true

And everything compiled nicely, and runs fine.

With the strip command removed this code basically does nothing and is the same as completely removing it.

I figured least removed, most benefit.

It worked fine, for me.

BTW, any ideas how to always make Skype launch

Code:

D_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

without using a script for it? Reason why, my cam won't work without it, and KDE always launches Skype on start., but without that PRELOAD, so video doesn't work. I have to close Skype, and start with script.

Ideas?

Or, you could use Alien Bob's skype.SlackBuild which was written for a static
Skype to begin with and needs no editing for 2.1.0.47.

Quote:

Originally Posted by cwwilson721 (Post 3725947)

BTW, any ideas how to always make Skype launch

Code:

D_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype

I think you could adjust the desktop file for skype which should be in /usr/share/applications. Just change the "Exec" line in this file.

If this doesn't work you could try to rename /usr/bin/skype to something like "skype-static" and create a script that you name "skype" with your starting line so that it starts your skype-static file with that addition.

Worked perfect...Thanks