# emerge skype Calculating dependencies... done! >>> Verifying ebuild Manifests... >>> Emerging (1 of 1) net-im/skype-1.3.0.53-r1 to / >>> Downloading 'http://download.skype.com/linux/skype_staticQT-1.3.0.53-generic.tar.bz2' --18:00:22-- http://download.skype.com/linux/skype_staticQT-1.3.0.53-generic.tar.bz2 => `/usr/portage/distfiles/skype_staticQT-1.3.0.53-generic.tar.bz2' Resolving download.skype.com... 209.0.200.3, 209.0.200.2, 130.117.72.89 Connecting to download.skype.com|209.0.200.3|:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 404 Not Found 18:00:24 ERROR 404: Not Found. !!! Couldn't download 'skype_staticQT-1.3.0.53-generic.tar.bz2'. Aborting. * Fetch failed for 'net-im/skype-1.3.0.53-r1' * Messages for package net-im/skype-1.3.0.53-r1: * Fetch failed for 'net-im/skype-1.3.0.53-r1' Reproducible: Always
# grep -C2 skype /usr/portage/profiles/package.mask # Gustavo Felisberto <humpback@gentoo.org> (16 Jun 2007) # Starting 19 Jun 2007 Skype no longer provides download files for releases # 1.2 and 1.3 so if you already have the distfiles unmask skype < 1.3 # If you do not have please help test the 1.4 release and have it marked # stable. <=net-im/skype-1.4.0.0