net-im/skype-[devel] won't connect

[Artyom Mirgorodskiy]

So I try again to run pulse audio and got the following error in syslog:
linux: pid 95238 (pacat): syscall ppoll not implemented

Anybody can help how to implement this syscall on linuxulator?

On Wednesday 13 August 2014 22:09:22 Vassilis Laganakos wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 10:47:25AM -0500, Scot Hetzel wrote:
> > On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 10:38 AM, Kenta S. <kentas at hush.com> wrote:
> > > Hello. This afternoon when I try to sign onto Skype, I get:
> > >
> > > "Periodic UIC Update Failed"
> > >
> > > I haven't updated ports recently. Does anyone have an idea?
> > > I heard Skype was closing down old versions.
> > >
> > 
> > I had received the following e-mail from Skype a few days ago:
> > 
> > On Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 7:53 PM, Skype <noreply3 at emails.skype.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Your Skype for Linux version is being retired.
> > > Update today. »
> > > Can't see this email properly? Forgotten your password?
> > > Your Skype for Linux version is being retired. Update today.
> > > Dear swhetzel,
> > >
> > > We are now retiring older versions of Skype and it appears that at some
> > > point you signed into Skype with one of these. To continue signing into
> > > Skype on Linux you'll need to download the latest version. The new
> > > version comes with improved performance, the latest features and
> > > security updates, so you'll get the best possible Skype experience.
> > >
> > > If you're on the latest version of Skype, the above will not apply.
> > >
> > > Update now at http://www.skype.com/download.
> > 
> > Someone will need to update the Skype port to the latest Linux version
> > and see if it works on our current version of Linux emulation.
> > 
> 
> I've read in various places (and tested myself with a couple of version on
> Linux) that any version before skype 4.3.0.37 will not connect.
> 
> The skype port at: https://github.com/vassilisl/freebsd-ports/tree/master/net-im/skype4
> will connect (if you use the f20 ports https://github.com/vassilisl/freebsd-linux_base-f20 ;) )
> but it doesn't have sound working. Both xmj and I are working on getting
> that version of Skype on c6 and f20 linux emulation bases respectivelly,
> which basically means get it to talk to pulseaudio.
> 
> If anyone has experience with that, please shout! :)
> 
> Regards,
> Vassilis
> 
> 
> 
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Artyom Mirgorodskiy