I'm working on the Jami package on the wip-ring branch.
Reviews are welcome.

Everything is building.
The daemon seems to be fine:

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> /gnu/store/ra9j6ncjfzvdq5j2hbxsg59xy9qbwr9b-libring-20190108.1.8659b2c/lib/ring/dring -cdp
Jami Daemon 7.1.0, by Savoir-faire Linux 2004-2018
https://jami.net/
[Video support enabled]

[1547233011.825|12676|account_factory.cpp:40   ] registered SIP account
[1547233011.825|12676|account_factory.cpp:43   ] registered RING account
[1547233011.825|12676|data_transfer.cpp :663  ] [XFER] facade created, pimpl @0x66e860
[1547233011.826|12676|ringbufferpool.cpp:118  ] Ringbuffer created with id 'audiolayer_id'
[1547233011.943|12676|video_device.h    :129  ] Default video settings: 640x480, 30 FPS
[1547233011.943|12676|video_device_monitor.cpp:188  ] Manager not initialized yet
[1547233011.943|12676|manager.cpp       :639  ] Not initialized
[1547233011.943|12676|manager.cpp       :639  ] Not initialized
19:56:51.944         os_core_unix.c !pjlib 2.7.2 for POSIX initialized
[1547233011.944|12676|manager.cpp       :700  ] pjsip version 2.7.2 for x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu initialized
[1547233011.944|12676|manager.cpp       :703  ] GNU TLS version 3.5.18 initialized
[1547233011.944|12676|ice_transport.cpp :189  ] [ice] added host stun server
[1547233011.944|12676|ice_transport.cpp :189  ] [ice] added host stun server
[1547233011.944|12676|manager.cpp       :710  ] Configuration file path: /home/ambrevar/.config/ring/dring.yml
[1547233011.946|12676|pulselayer.cpp    :149  ] Waiting....
[1547233011.947|12681|pulselayer.cpp    :149  ] Waiting....
[1547233011.947|12681|pulselayer.cpp    :149  ] Waiting....
[1547233011.947|12681|pulselayer.cpp    :153  ] Connection to PulseAudio server established
[1547233011.947|12681|pulselayer.cpp    :182  ] Updating PulseAudio sink list
[1547233011.947|12681|pulselayer.cpp    :198  ] Updating PulseAudio source list
[1547233011.947|12681|pulselayer.cpp    :214  ] Updating PulseAudio server infos
[1547233011.948|12681|pulselayer.cpp    :618  ] PulseAudio server info:
    Server name: pulseaudio
    Server version: 12.2
    Default Sink alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo
    Default Source alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo
    Default Sample Specification: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
    Default Channel Map: front-left,front-right
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But then the client fails:

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> /gnu/store/6q1ysbyki4v1zidbcndvyrchm3jncs58-ring-client-gnome-20190108.1.8659b2c/bin/gnome-ring --debug
GLib-GIO-Message: 19:57:22.364: Using the 'memory' GSettings backend.  Your settings will not be saved or shared with other applications.
** (gnome-ring:12882): DEBUG: 19:57:22.365: debug enabled
** Message: 19:57:22.371: Jami GNOME client version: 32e606106920a21da416ef365fb654b5df721098
** Message: 19:57:22.371: git ref: unknown
** (gnome-ring:12882): DEBUG: 19:57:22.371: enabling autostart
** (gnome-ring:12882): DEBUG: 19:57:22.371: checking /usr/share/gnome-ring/gnome-ring.desktop
** (gnome-ring:12882): DEBUG: 19:57:22.371: checking /usr/local/share/gnome-ring/gnome-ring.desktop
** (gnome-ring:12882): DEBUG: 19:57:22.371: checking /gnu/store/6q1ysbyki4v1zidbcndvyrchm3jncs58-ring-client-gnome-20190108.1.8659b2c/share/gnome-ring/gnome-ring.desktop
** (gnome-ring:12882): DEBUG: 19:57:22.371: '/home/ambrevar/.config/autostart/gnome-ring.desktop' is already a symlink to '/gnu/store/6q1ysbyki4v1zidbcndvyrchm3jncs58-ring-client-gnome-20190108.1.8659b2c/share/gnome-ring/gnome-ring.desktop'
(gnome-ring:12882): Gtk-DEBUG: 19:57:22.862: Connecting to session manager
(gnome-ring:12882): Gtk-DEBUG: 19:57:22.862: Failed to get the GNOME session proxy: The name org.gnome.SessionManager is not owned
(gnome-ring:12882): Gtk-DEBUG: 19:57:22.863: Failed to get the Xfce session proxy: The name org.xfce.SessionManager is not owned
(gnome-ring:12882): Gtk-DEBUG: 19:57:22.863: Failed to get an inhibit portal proxy: The name org.freedesktop.portal.Desktop is not owned
/gnu/store/6q1ysbyki4v1zidbcndvyrchm3jncs58-ring-client-gnome-20190108.1.8659b2c/bin/gnome-ring: symbol lookup error: /gnu/store/zng0ix6b6icm8f8r6cqr09ykiz6rgrpg-qtbase-5.11.2/lib/qt5/plugins/sqldrivers/libqsqlite.so: undefined symbol: sqlite3_column_table_name16
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Something wrong with qtbase?

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Pierre Neidhardt
https://ambrevar.xyz/