Ekiga for Windows
DISCLAIMER
This is the first attempt to make Ekiga run on win32 systems. It is still work in progress. Please do help, not criticise if you do find bugs. Only that way we'll be able to get this port fully working. Thanks!
Ekiga has been developed for Linux and Unix systems. A windows executable is available. These notes are designed to replace or assist replacement of the Ekiga installation for the Windows Operating System.
The main website for the improved version is at:
http://www.ekiga.org/
Specifically for Windows Users:
Links for Ekiga for Windows Operating System are at:
http://snapshots.seconix.com/win32.php
The program has been developed using the visual and font types associated with the Gnome ToolKit (GTK+ 2). These will need to be added to the Windows system to display the modules correctly.
A procedure to adopt (download and unpacking/installation) is as follows:
http://snapshots.seconix.com/win32.php
The program has been developed using the visual and font types associated with the Gnome ToolKit (GTK+ 2). These will need to be added to the Windows system to display the modules correctly.
A procedure to adopt (download and unpacking/installation) is as follows:
1. Downloads:
Download the GTK+ 2 Runtime Environment files.
These are currently available for Windows2000 and newer systems (including Windows XP) or
the older Windows 98/ME systems.
Download these from the following location (see note):
(Note: It is not necessary to download the complete GIMP package. For this ekiga installation, choose a mirror site to preserve bandwidth)
http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html
Users will need a library of functions to help with displays. Download SDL.dll from the following location (see note):
(Note: The version downloaded in the test case was SDL-1.2.11-win32.zip)
http://www.libsdl.org/download-1.2.php
Download the 'Ekiga for Windows' zip file from the following location:
http://snapshots.seconix.com/win32/ekiga.zip
Download these from the following location (see note):
(Note: It is not necessary to download the complete GIMP package. For this ekiga installation, choose a mirror site to preserve bandwidth)
http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html
Users will need a library of functions to help with displays. Download SDL.dll from the following location (see note):
(Note: The version downloaded in the test case was SDL-1.2.11-win32.zip)
http://www.libsdl.org/download-1.2.php
Download the 'Ekiga for Windows' zip file from the following location:
http://snapshots.seconix.com/win32/ekiga.zip
2. Unpacking and installation:
Unpack (unzip) the GTK+ 2 Runtime Environment.
In the example case this produced a self extracting executable.
The installation will add a path to the user environment variables (Path).
Unpack (unzip) the SDL.dll file. This SDL.dll file will need to be relocated (copied) to the main GTK directory.
Note: In the example case this will be located in...Program Files\Common Files\GTK\2.0\bin This folder contains many other dll files.
Unpack (unzip) the Ekiga file. This will create a folder named Ekiga. In this folder an executable file named ekiga.exe will be found From the Explorer File Manager, double-click on this file to start the installation. A first-time configuration procedure starts at that point. A SIP identity registration process with ekiga.net may be completed.
Create a shortcut and place it on the 'Desktop' to easily start the program in the future.
Note that the configuration druid may be run at any time from the Edit tab.
The installation will add a path to the user environment variables (Path).
Unpack (unzip) the SDL.dll file. This SDL.dll file will need to be relocated (copied) to the main GTK directory.
Note: In the example case this will be located in...Program Files\Common Files\GTK\2.0\bin This folder contains many other dll files.
Unpack (unzip) the Ekiga file. This will create a folder named Ekiga. In this folder an executable file named ekiga.exe will be found From the Explorer File Manager, double-click on this file to start the installation. A first-time configuration procedure starts at that point. A SIP identity registration process with ekiga.net may be completed.
Create a shortcut and place it on the 'Desktop' to easily start the program in the future.
Note that the configuration druid may be run at any time from the Edit tab.
How we do all this?
The scripts to build this release are contained in ekiga_build.zip (for those having problems with the zip, here's the same files as tarball).
