Is skype only usable on intel and not on AMD64?

[Erik Trulsson]

On Mon, Dec 31, 2007 at 07:43:09AM -0600, eculp wrote:
> When trying to install skype on an acer amd turrion64x2 model 5520-5679 
> using the latest Current snapshot for AMD64, I see the following:
> 
> /usr/ports/net/skype # make install
> ===>  Installing for skype-1.2.0.18,1
> ===>   skype-1.2.0.18,1 depends on file: 
> /compat/linux/usr/lib/libfontconfig.so.1 - found
> ===>   skype-1.2.0.18,1 depends on file: 
> /compat/linux/usr/lib/libexpat.so.0 - found
> ===>   skype-1.2.0.18,1 depends on file: 
> /compat/linux/usr/X11R6/lib/libGL.so.1 - not found
> ===>    Verifying install for /compat/linux/usr/X11R6/lib/libGL.so.1 in 
> /usr/ports/graphics/linux_dri
> ===>  linux_dri-7.0 is only for i386, while you are running amd64.
> *** Error code 1
> 
> Stop in /usr/ports/graphics/linux_dri.
> *** Error code 1
> 
> Maybe I am missing something in my linux emulation.  I have installed
> 
> linux_base-f7-7
> 
> and in sysctl.conf
> 
> compat.linux.osrelease=2.6.16
> 

You are not missing anything.  Skype depends on graphics/linux_dri and
graphics/linux_dri currently only works on i386.

I do not know what would be needed to make it work on other architectures as
well.


-- 
<Insert your favourite quote here.>
Erik Trulsson
ertr1013 at student.uu.se