skype is really stale

[clayton <langexnet%bbn.cn@localhost>]

Hi,

I am somewhat new to NetBSD and trying to build a NetBSD desktop to see
how close I can come to my Debian Linux desktop capabilities (I am
*really* impressed with how fast one of my java apps runs on NetBSD....)

Skype seems to be my first iceberg.

Current version in pkgsrc is skype_staticQT-1.2.0.18, which is giving
me some problems (crappy audio, can't access my USB headphones) that I
think the latest and greatest skype version 1.4.0.99 might do better
with.

I tried a couple of simple Makefile hacks:
* changed skype_staticQT-1.2.0.18 to skype_staticQT-1.4.0.99, which
found nothing to download.
* changed skype_staticQT-1.2.0.18 to skype-1.4.0.99, which downloaded
skype-1.4.0.99.tar.bz2 from skype, but had some fatal errors on "make
install".

My limited knowledge of pkgsrc and building-from-source leaves me
unsure where to go from here.

Is it possible to get a newer Skype? Does this require some support
from the folks at Skype? I would be happy to help someone more
knowledgeable if that would speed the process.

Clayton