Is skype only usable on intel and not on AMD64?

[Boris Samorodov]

On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 07:43:09 -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

You may be interested at:
http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=91318 

> 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


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