Changes between Initial Version and Version 2 of Skype22ForCentOS5

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Apr 6, 2011 11:24:23 PM (15 years ago)

Author:

iva

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Skype22ForCentOS5

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+== Package, install Skype 2.2.0.25 on CentOS 5 ==
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+CentOS 5 has its own **GCC Standard C++ Library** package, but it is relatively old:
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+{{{
+$ rpm -q --provides libstdc++-4.1.2-48.el5.i386 |grep GLIBC
+libstdc++.so.6(GLIBCXX_3.4)  
+libstdc++.so.6(GLIBCXX_3.4.1)  
+libstdc++.so.6(GLIBCXX_3.4.2)  
+libstdc++.so.6(GLIBCXX_3.4.3)  
+libstdc++.so.6(GLIBCXX_3.4.4)  
+libstdc++.so.6(GLIBCXX_3.4.5)  
+libstdc++.so.6(GLIBCXX_3.4.6)  
+libstdc++.so.6(GLIBCXX_3.4.7)  
+libstdc++.so.6(GLIBCXX_3.4.8)  
+$
+}}}
+
+Precompiled version of **Skype 2.2 Beta for Linux** requires a slightly newer version, {{{libstdc++.so.6(GLIBCXX_3.4.9)}}}. Will install the {{{libstdc++}}} package from **Fedora 10**, and make sure that it won't overwrite the one that came with the CentOS.
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+1. Download, install the GCC Standard C++ Library RPM from the Fedora 10 archive.
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+{{{
+# rpm -i --relocate /usr/lib=/usr/local/lib \
+    http://archives.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora/linux/releases/10/Fedora/i386/os/Packages/libstdc++-4.3.2-7.i386.rpm
+#
+# rpm -ql libstdc++-4.3.2-7
+/usr/local/lib/libstdc++.so.6
+/usr/local/lib/libstdc++.so.6.0.10
+#
+# ( cd /usr/local/lib ; ls -log libstdc++* )
+lrwxrwxrwx 1     19 Apr  6 12:00 libstdc++.so.6 -> libstdc++.so.6.0.10
+-rwxr-xr-x 1 954544 Nov  5  2008 libstdc++.so.6.0.10
+#
+# whereis libstdc++.so.6
+libstdc++.so: /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6 /usr/local/lib/libstdc++.so.6
+#
+}}}
+
+Now will download a few files, build and install the RPM.
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+2. Download statically compiled version of Skype (to avoid installation of **Qt 4**).
+
+{{{
+# cd /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES
+# wget http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-static/skype_static-2.2.0.25.tar.bz2
+}}}
+
+3. Download a simple patch, and a {{{.spec}}} file.
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+{{{
+# url=http://punkts.org/sw/el5
+# wget $url/skype-2.2.0.25-shell.patch
+# wget $url/skype.sh
+#
+# cd /usr/src/redhat/SPECS
+# wget $url/skype.spec
+#
+}}}
+
+4. Build, then install the package.
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+{{{
+# rpmbuild -bb skype.spec
+ [...]
+#
+# rpm -i /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/skype-2.2.0.25-*.i386.rpm 
+#
+}}}
+
+What was the patch needed for?
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+{{{
+$ rpm -ql skype |grep desktop
+/usr/share/applications/skype.desktop
+$
+$ grep Exec /usr/share/applications/skype.desktop
+Exec=skype.sh
+$
+$ rpm -ql skype |grep bin/skype
+/usr/bin/skype
+/usr/bin/skype.sh
+$
+$ pr -to3 /usr/bin/skype.sh
+   #!/bin/sh
+   LD_PRELOAD=/usr/local/lib/libstdc++.so.6 /usr/bin/skype
+$
+}}}
+
+=== See Also ===
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+http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/desktop-entry-spec \\ Desktop Entry Specification
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+http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Skype \\ Skype on CentOS
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