Re: 64bit skype client needed

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On 09/17/2014 01:54 PM, Joonas Sarajärvi wrote:
OK, I have the rpm pf skype which was built for fc18:
skype-4.2.0.11-3.fc18.x86_64.rpm
but it still depends on i686 libs and other components.

I was wondering if there is a way to extract the spec file
from it and rebuild it (i.e. relink it) with 64bit libs, by
editing the spec file, and running rpmbuild ...etc.

To make a 64-bit build of the application, you would need to actually
compile the sources with a compiler that targets the 64-bit
instruction set. This requires access to application source code.
Source code to the Skype client is not available.

My impression is that the skype "x86_64" rpm is still the same 32-bit
application that ships in their 32-bit package.

Fortunately, an x86-64 Fedora installation can easily run also 32-bit
applications.

-Joonas

I do have the 64bit src rpm for
skype-4.2.0.11-3.fc18.src.rpm

But all it does when you try to build it, is just name the binary file as a 64 bit rpm.
I am still hoping that a compiler and machine code guru will find a way
to change 32 bit code to 64 bit counterpart, and change the linkage directives
to link with the 64 bit libs.

:) hoping is not a nono :)

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