Skype does not start - why ever

[antares2001]

Hello!

I've got here a fresh installed Gentoo system and recently emerged Skype. Unfortunately it does not start. It always says:

$ skype
Running artsd found
Starting artsd wrapped skype
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Running wrapped Skype failed, trying not-wrapped mode...
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When I do a start as root:

skype
No installed artsshell or esd found
Assuming you're running no sound daemon
Starting skype without a sound wrapper
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Running wrapped Skype failed, trying not-wrapped mode...
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I am using KDE 3.5 RC1 and artsshell is there. Sound works normally with all apps.

Any clue what the problem is?
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* Toshiba SM30X Notebook, Pentium-M 725 CPU, ATI Radeon 9700, 512MB RAM, 80GB
* Pentium D 820 2,8 GHz (EM64T), Geforce6, 200GB + 40GB ATA, 250GB SATA2, WinFastTV 2000XP, 1,5GB RAM
Gentoo Linux 2006.1

[CptnObvious999]

try running it as PATH=$PATH+":/usr/kde/3.5/bin" skype. The root account doesn't by default put the kde bin directory in your path of executables. Also see if your arts is using artswrappersuid equery u arts (<--that needs gentoolkit installed)

[antares2001]

No - wasn't that.

By accident I've found out where the problem is: You have to emerge libstdc++-v3 and then it works. Why ever the emerged skype does not tell this.

Greetz
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* Toshiba SM30X Notebook, Pentium-M 725 CPU, ATI Radeon 9700, 512MB RAM, 80GB
* Pentium D 820 2,8 GHz (EM64T), Geforce6, 200GB + 40GB ATA, 250GB SATA2, WinFastTV 2000XP, 1,5GB RAM
Gentoo Linux 2006.1