Bug 227108

Summary:	Skype plugin does not connect
Product:	[Unmaintained] kopete	Reporter:	Kévin FERRARE <timid3000>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Kopete Developers <kopete-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	normal	CC:	pali.rohar, timid3000
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Gentoo Packages
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description Kévin FERRARE 2010-02-16 01:57:42 UTC

Version:            (using KDE 4.4.0)
Compiler:          gcc 4.3.1 
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Gentoo Packages

I am trying to use Skype via kopete (this works with pidgin on this computer).

When I try to connect my Skype account in kopete, I get the following error message (french) :
"Impossible de démarrer Skype.
Notez que vous devez installer le binaire Skype 2.0 lié dynamiquement depuis http://www.skype.com."

Which means "unable to start Skype. Please download the dynamically linked binary from http://www.skype.com."
Although Skype is installed, started and functional.

Comment 1 Pali Rohár 2010-02-26 17:58:42 UTC

Check if you have dynamic linked version of skype installed.
Only dynamic linked version has support for DBus Public API. (There is also X11 messaging Public API that is supported by dynamic and linked skype version, but not by Kopete - Skype protocol !!).

Try send strings to Skype throw DBus (be sure that skype is running):
$ qdbus com.Skype.API /com/Skype com.Skype.API.Invoke "NAME Kopete"

If output is "OK", try kopete again, if no send output.

Comment 2 Kévin FERRARE 2010-03-03 02:31:57 UTC

I updated skype to the latest beta and it worked.