Re: Skype wont't open

Peter
2005-03-02T05:53:06Z

> At 10:07 AM 3/2/2005 +0800, Peter wrote:
> >Is it possible that the kernel has something to do that skype will not
> >open in
> >slackware10 instead aborts with:
> >
> >skype: relocation error: /usr/lib/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3: undefined symbol:
> >XkbSetPerClientControls
> >
> >My kernel in slackware10 is 2.4.26 whereas in Fedora2 where skype works
> >flawlessly the kernel is 2.6....
> >
> >What is that anyhow XkbSetPerClientControls ?
> >
> >Besides having tried the static and dynamic version I tried as well the rpm
> >version which I have in Fedora, made a tgz file with rpm2tgz and trying to
> >run
> >it I get the identical error message.
>
> This result is somewhat puzzling, especially coming from the static version.

>
On Tue, 01 Mar 2005 19:00:42 -0800
Ray Olszewski <ray@comarre.com> wrote:

> So I did a bit of checking, though, and apparently this message means that
> libqt-mt.so.3 is unable to find one of its symbols. In this case, the
> symbol should resolve to a call to libX11.so, so the problem is likely a
> version incompatibility between the libqt-mt.so.3 you are using and
> Slackware's libX11.so.
>
> Probably the best workaround is to stop using the libqt-mt.so.3 you copied
> over from SuSE and find a version of libqt-mt.so.3 that is compiled for,
> and works with, Slackware 10. Then use the dynamic version of Skype with it.
>
> In any case, it is all but surely not a kernel issue. It is some sort of X
> issue.

Thanks Ray!

I downloaded and installed the latest qt-3.3.3-i486-3.tgz from slackware.
There is no change, all installed skype won't open, sames error message.
I checked the libX11 and the latest version is installed.