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burnit
Thu May 31 2007, 10:03
Hi,

on Skype for Linux it says:

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At this stage, packaged versions are not available. For now, simply move the 'skype' executable from the archive into /usr/bin and the sounds into /usr/share/skype/sounds


It is currently possible to have the binary in /usr/local/bin, but sounds in /usr/local/share/skype/sounds won't be found! So one has to put them under /usr/share.

As long as it is not possible to use the OS's package management, the files should be placed in /usr/local, at least for debian based systems.

Thanks!
Martin Swift
Thu May 31 2007, 15:26
QUOTE(burnit @ Thu May 31 2007, 10:03) [snapback]401187[/snapback]
It is currently possible to have the binary in /usr/local/bin, but sounds in /usr/local/share/skype/sounds won't be found!

OK, this is a bit of a long shot since the sound files aren't libraries and in light of this post on command line options, but if you're desperate and don't want to wait for the next release, you could experiment with:
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LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/usr/local/share/skype" skype

and
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skype --resources-path /usr/local/share/skype/sounds


QUOTE(burnit @ Thu May 31 2007, 10:03) [snapback]401187[/snapback]
As long as it is not possible to use the OS's package management, the files should be placed in /usr/local, at least for debian based systems.

Each distribution has its ideosyncracies as to how strictly they adhere to the FHS and how they interpret the ambiguities. I'd think it would be more efficient to make it possible to point to various files and libraries depending on users' choice of setup (e.g. with flags and environment variables) than cater to specific distributions.
berkus
Sat Jun 2 2007, 07:45
QUOTE(Martin Swift @ Thu May 31 2007, 17:26) [snapback]401290[/snapback]

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skype --resources-path /usr/local/share/skype/sounds



There isn't --resources-path option at the moment in 1.4.
Martin Swift
Sat Jun 2 2007, 14:46
QUOTE(berkus @ Sat Jun 2 2007, 07:45) [snapback]401915[/snapback]

There isn't --resources-path option at the moment in 1.4.

Will the LD_LIBRARY_PATH variable point Skype to the sounds?
Andypoo
Mon Jun 4 2007, 21:28
QUOTE(Martin Swift @ Sat Jun 2 2007, 14:46) [snapback]402017[/snapback]

Will the LD_LIBRARY_PATH variable point Skype to the sounds?

No.

Andrew.
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