A few linux-f20 ports and Skype 4.3

[Artyom Mirgorodskiy]

So skype is not working at this time at FreeBSD :)
Also I did not see linux-f20-pulseaudio-libs port at git export.
When you choose sound device preferences on Skype - Skype hold.

Keep me posted. Thank you.



On Saturday 09 August 2014 12:11:18 Vassilis Laganakos wrote:
> Hi Artyom,
> 
> On Thu, Aug 07, 2014 at 11:22:59PM +0300, Artyom Mirgorodskiy wrote:
> > How I should prepare pulse audio? Previous version of Skype (including
> > 4.2.0.11) hold if linux pulse audio libs is present in system
> > 
> I knew I had forgotten to mention something :) Skype runs and connects but I
> haven't invested time getting the sound working. However it loads okay with
> both linux-f20-pulseaudio-libs and pulseaudio installed in the system; it
> just does not have sound working.
> 
> I get some weird keyboard/font mapping on Skype that I need to resolve
> as well.
> 
> I'm looking into both of these issues, and hopefuly will come with a
> solution soon (ish) :)
> 
> Cheers,
> Vassilis
> 
> > On Thursday 07 August 2014 20:43:57 Vassilis Laganakos wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > > 
> > > I hope this is the right place to email about the Linux emulation
> > > layer.
> > > 
> > > It was identified in the recent Cambrige Dev Summit the need to keep f10
> > > base working as well as add Centos6, Centos7 and Fedora 20. xmj is working
> > > on f10 and AllanJude on Centos6 and Centos7, last time we discussed about it.
> > > 
> > > So I put together a few linux-f20 ports at: https://github.com/vassilisl/freebsd-linux_base-f20
> > > that seem to be enough to have run the Skype 4.3 port that I've placed at:
> > > https://github.com/vassilisl/freebsd-ports/tree/master/net-im/skype4
> > > 
> > > The test environment is the lemul branch (put together by dchagin) on an
> > > AMD64 box, where currently linux and linux32 have beed decoupled from
> > > linprocfs, linsysfs and linux_common. Both linux32 and linux kernel modules
> > > were loaded at the same time, when skype4 launched and signed in with a test
> > > account.
> > > 
> > > The linux-f20- ports are not polished, I need at least to fill in their
> > > interdependencies and conflicts with existing ports; they have however been
> > > checked with portlint. Currently only the i686 part is present.
> > > I plan to extend them with their respective x86_64 parts, which in the past
> > > have been used to get the ARM Foundation Model work on top of the 64bit
> > > linux emulation layer.
> > > 
> > > Hope somebody finds this useful! Once the ports are in a better state and
> > > closer to submit quality I'll send them over with send-pr.
> > > 
> > > Please let me know what you think :)
> > > 
> > > Regards,
> > > Vassilis
> > > 
> > > 
> 
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Artyom Mirgorodskiy